No i`m sorry to say that didn`t work. I`ve been in touch with Microsoft but they are not much help. They want $88.00 for a little help. They guided me to support.microsoft.com/kb/246643 and that`s the following.
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Article ID: 246643 - Last Review: September 29, 2003 - Revision: 3.0
OL2000: Sound Not Played When You Receive a New Message
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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
256986 (
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986/EN-US/ ) Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
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* SYMPTOMS
* CAUSE
* RESOLUTION
* MORE INFORMATION
o Edit the Mail Notification Sound in the Registry
o Verify Sound Association
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SYMPTOMS
When you receive a new message, no sound is played even though you selected the...
When you receive a new message, no sound is played even though you selected the Play a sound option in Advanced Email Options.
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CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the registry entry does not contain the full path fo...
This behavior can occur if the registry entry does not contain the full path for the sound file, or no sound is selected for mail notification.
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RESOLUTION
To have Outlook play a sound when new mail arrives: On the Tools menu, click Op...
To have Outlook play a sound when new mail arrives:
1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
2. On the Preferences tab, click E-mail Options, and then click Advanced E-mail Options.
3. Under When new items arrive, click to select the Play a sound check box.
4. Click OK three times to save changes and quit all dialog boxes.
To set the sound file that is associated with new mail notifications:
1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Sounds.
2. In the Events box, click New Mail Notification.
3. Select a new sound, different from the current selection.
4. Under Preview, click Play.
5. Click OK.
If you want to return to the previous sound, repeat steps 1-5 selecting your previous sound file.
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WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems...
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
If the steps in the "Resolution" section of this article are unsuccessful, you may have missing registry information. In this event, you may need to add the appropriate registry entry and then re-associate a sound file with the New Mail Notification event.
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Edit the Mail Notification Sound in the Registry
1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. Type Regedit, and then click OK.
3. Navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\MailBeep\.current
4. Click .current. In the right pane, double-click (Default) to open the Edit String dialog box.
5. In the Value data box, type the path and file name of the .wav file you want to use, and then click OK.
6. On the Registry menu, click Exit, and then restart the computer.
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Verify Sound Association
To verify that the sound event is associated with "New Mail Notification" functions:
1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Sounds.
2. In the Events box, click New Mail Notification. The sound event should have a speaker icon beside it to indicate that this event is enabled and associated with a valid .wav file.
3. Under Preview, click the Play button.
4. Click OK.
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APPLIES TO
* Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition
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In there it mentions the "full path" do you know what i should type in there? attached
December 05, 2009, 06:52:16 AM
