Alter Startup and Shutdown Audio Files in MS Windows

[Computer_Freak]

Follow some simple steps to change the startup and shutdown audio in windows XP:

• Click on the start button, and select either "Control Panel" or "Settings" and then "Control Panel."
• Find the 'sounds and audio devices' icon and double click on it.
• Choose the second tab along labeled 'Sounds'.
• Look under "Program Events" to find a list of sound events that you can change.
• Scroll down the list and select "Start Windows."
• Select "Exit Windows" under "Program Events" to change the sound Windows plays when your computer is shutting down.
• Choose a new sound from the drop-down list, or click "Browse" and locate the .wav file you wish to hear when Windows starts up or shuts down.
• If you don't want Windows to play any sound at start up, scroll down the list and select "None."

[Yusuf Khan]

What to do in case of windows 2000 or other older versions of windows?

[Computer_Freak]

For Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000:

• Go to the "Start" menu and select "Settings," then "Control Panel."
• Double-click on "Sounds," which you can find in the Control Panel window.
• Look under "Events" and select "Start Windows" if you have Windows 95, 98 or NT. For Windows Me or 2000, look under "Sound Events."
• Select "Exit Windows" under "Program Events" to change the sound Windows plays when your computer is shutting down.
• Choose a new sound from the drop-down list, or click "Browse" and locate the .wav file you wish to hear when Windows starts up or shuts down.
• If you don't want Windows to play any sound at start up, scroll down the list and select "None."