Windows XP Startup and Shutdown Sounds aren't working!

Please Help!!!

I'm running Win XP Home Edition SP2 and I've searched Google, Windows Knowledge Base and Kelly's Corner Web Site to no avail. All other sounds are working fine.


When the PC is turned on and off the default Start Windows
and Exit Windows sound is not played through the speakers
which are turned on. All other Windows sounds are played
correctly.


I have checked the sound properties in Control
Panel/Sounds and Audio Devices /Properties and the Windows
Default Sound Scheme is selected. The corresponding .wav
files are in place i.e. Windows XP Shutdown.wav and
Windows XP Startup.wav.


Please advise how I can rectify this fault.
Thanks

 

Open Windows media player and see if you can play the wav files from there.

 

I found a fix for my problem and I'm posting it here in the hopes that it may help others. It is as follows below:

The no startup/shutdown sound was a problem possibly caused by a reg fix program that optimized the XP shutdown. I found the solution at one of the XP tweak sites. It is caused by a missing beep on error registry entry. To fix it, you'll need the TweakUI powertoy for XP from Microsoft. It's a useful tool.

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/tweakui

After installation of TweakUI, open the TweakuUI tool, by clicking [Start], All Programs, power toys for Win. XP, etc. With the TweakUI open, goto the -General- setting and then check the "Beep on errors". This should restore the startup and shutdown sounds. This worked for me.

Thank you All!