I have read many postings, regarding other persons' difficulties in changing
their sound notification for new mail. I seem to have a unique problem,
however. My Dell laptop only gives me a "balloon pop" noise, when new mail
arrives in my Outlook Express 6 account. I have repeatedly tried to go into
the Control Panel/Sounds section, to change my notification sound to
something louder or "better" (such as a "tada" or a "Microsoft Notify"
sound). However, no matter what I do, the balloon pop still remains the
notification sound. It is extremely frustrating. All of the other sounds
(such as Start Up, Recycle Bin, etc.) are normal -- it's just the New Mail
Notification that I am unable to correct. Does anyone have any ideas???
Thanks in advance!
--
Mr. Aloha

Hi Mister-Aloha,

This should be an easy thing to do. You might try using another sound file
or copying a Windows sound file to another folder might help. There are new
mail (*wav) files at the site linked below. It would be possible to search
the Web (new mail sounds - etc.) for other files.

http://www.ilovewavs.com/Events/GotMail/GotMail.htm

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
*
"Mister-Aloha" wrote in message
...
I have read many postings, regarding other persons' difficulties in changing
their sound notification for new mail. I seem to have a unique problem,
however. My Dell laptop only gives me a "balloon pop" noise, when new mail
arrives in my Outlook Express 6 account. I have repeatedly tried to go into
the Control Panel/Sounds section, to change my notification sound to
something louder or "better" (such as a "tada" or a "Microsoft Notify"
sound). However, no matter what I do, the balloon pop still remains the
notification sound. It is extremely frustrating. All of the other sounds
(such as Start Up, Recycle Bin, etc.) are normal -- it's just the New Mail
Notification that I am unable to correct. Does anyone have any ideas???
Thanks in advance!
--
Mr. Aloha

You are changing the "new mail notification" sound aren't you?

If that won't work, you might consider OETune. www.oehelp.com/OETune/

steve

"Mister-Aloha" wrote in message
...
I have read many postings, regarding other persons' difficulties in
changing
their sound notification for new mail. I seem to have a unique problem,
however. My Dell laptop only gives me a "balloon pop" noise, when new
mail
arrives in my Outlook Express 6 account. I have repeatedly tried to go
into
the Control Panel/Sounds section, to change my notification sound to
something louder or "better" (such as a "tada" or a "Microsoft Notify"
sound). However, no matter what I do, the balloon pop still remains the
notification sound. It is extremely frustrating. All of the other sounds
(such as Start Up, Recycle Bin, etc.) are normal -- it's just the New Mail
Notification that I am unable to correct. Does anyone have any ideas???
Thanks in advance!
--
Mr. Aloha

Hi, Mr. Kuay Tim:

Thanks for the suggestion. I did, indeed, go to that website you provided
me, and I downloaded a few of the notification sounds onto my desktop. I
then retrieved them from the desktop, and inserted them into the Control
Panel/Sounds, under "New Mail Notification." Unfortunately, I STILL AM
GETTING THE BALLOON-POP!! I have no idea why the computer fails to pick up
any new sound that I put into the "New Mail Notification." I guess there is
some internal problem in my Dell loptop that prevents any other sound from
being made, when Outlook Express receives mail. This is EXTREMELY
frustrating for me, since the balloon-pop is fairly quiet, and I often miss
hearing new mail arriving. Any other ideas/recomendations?
--
Mr. Aloha


"Kuay Tim" wrote:

Hi Mister-Aloha,

This should be an easy thing to do. You might try using another sound file
or copying a Windows sound file to another folder might help. There are new
mail (*wav) files at the site linked below. It would be possible to search
the Web (new mail sounds - etc.) for other files.

http://www.ilovewavs.com/Events/GotMail/GotMail.htm

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
*
"Mister-Aloha" wrote in message
...
I have read many postings, regarding other persons' difficulties in changing
their sound notification for new mail. I seem to have a unique problem,
however. My Dell laptop only gives me a "balloon pop" noise, when new mail
arrives in my Outlook Express 6 account. I have repeatedly tried to go into
the Control Panel/Sounds section, to change my notification sound to
something louder or "better" (such as a "tada" or a "Microsoft Notify"
sound). However, no matter what I do, the balloon pop still remains the
notification sound. It is extremely frustrating. All of the other sounds
(such as Start Up, Recycle Bin, etc.) are normal -- it's just the New Mail
Notification that I am unable to correct. Does anyone have any ideas???
Thanks in advance!
--
Mr. Aloha

Hi Mr. Aloha,

I don't know the reason the sound is not being played, but there are various
Microsoft KB articles on the topic. This suggests many others have had a
like experience. You might check the path to the sound file in the Registry,
as outlined in the article linked below. I would suggest using a sound file
saved in a My Documents folder, not the desktop. Let us know what you find
(in the Registry).

Although the MS KB article is for OE4 the Registry entry is the same for Win
XP using OE6. The path can be entered after double-clicking on "Default" in
the right pane when you get to the end of the Registry path given in the
article. Let us know what you find.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190304/en-us

From the Article

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\.Defa ult\MailBeep\.current

4. Click .current. In the Right pane click (Default) to open the Value Data
edit window.
5. Type the path and file name of the .wav file you wish to use as your mail
notification sound.
6. Exit the Registry and restart the computer.

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
*
"Mister-Aloha" wrote in message
...
Hi, Mr. Kuay Tim:

Thanks for the suggestion. I did, indeed, go to that website you provided
me, and I downloaded a few of the notification sounds onto my desktop. I
then retrieved them from the desktop, and inserted them into the Control
Panel/Sounds, under "New Mail Notification." Unfortunately, I STILL AM
GETTING THE BALLOON-POP!! I have no idea why the computer fails to pick up
any new sound that I put into the "New Mail Notification." I guess there is
some internal problem in my Dell loptop that prevents any other sound from
being made, when Outlook Express receives mail. This is EXTREMELY
frustrating for me, since the balloon-pop is fairly quiet, and I often miss
hearing new mail arriving. Any other ideas/recomendations?
--
Mr. Aloha


"Kuay Tim" wrote:

Hi Mister-Aloha,

This should be an easy thing to do. You might try using another sound file
or copying a Windows sound file to another folder might help. There are
new
mail (*wav) files at the site linked below. It would be possible to search
the Web (new mail sounds - etc.) for other files.

http://www.ilovewavs.com/Events/GotMail/GotMail.htm

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
*
"Mister-Aloha" wrote in message
...
I have read many postings, regarding other persons' difficulties in
changing
their sound notification for new mail. I seem to have a unique problem,
however. My Dell laptop only gives me a "balloon pop" noise, when new
mail
arrives in my Outlook Express 6 account. I have repeatedly tried to go
into
the Control Panel/Sounds section, to change my notification sound to
something louder or "better" (such as a "tada" or a "Microsoft Notify"
sound). However, no matter what I do, the balloon pop still remains the
notification sound. It is extremely frustrating. All of the other sounds
(such as Start Up, Recycle Bin, etc.) are normal -- it's just the New Mail
Notification that I am unable to correct. Does anyone have any ideas???
Thanks in advance!
--
Mr. Aloha

Thanks again, Tim, for trying to help me. I did go to the Registry Edit, and
followed the exact directions shown in the OLEXP reference you provided me.
Amazingly, I STILL get the balloon-pop, after making all the
changes/modifications indicated in the OLEXP. I simply cannot change the
sound notification to anything, other than the balloon noise. I guess there
is some internal defect in my Dell laptop. But I appreciate your trying to
assist me. Guess I have to give up, eh????
--
Mr. Aloha


"Kuay Tim" wrote:

Hi Mr. Aloha,

I don't know the reason the sound is not being played, but there are various
Microsoft KB articles on the topic. This suggests many others have had a
like experience. You might check the path to the sound file in the Registry,
as outlined in the article linked below. I would suggest using a sound file
saved in a My Documents folder, not the desktop. Let us know what you find
(in the Registry).

Although the MS KB article is for OE4 the Registry entry is the same for Win
XP using OE6. The path can be entered after double-clicking on "Default" in
the right pane when you get to the end of the Registry path given in the
article. Let us know what you find.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190304/en-us

From the Article

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\.Defa ult\MailBeep\.current

4. Click .current. In the Right pane click (Default) to open the Value Data
edit window.
5. Type the path and file name of the .wav file you wish to use as your mail
notification sound.
6. Exit the Registry and restart the computer.

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
*
"Mister-Aloha" wrote in message
...
Hi, Mr. Kuay Tim:

Thanks for the suggestion. I did, indeed, go to that website you provided
me, and I downloaded a few of the notification sounds onto my desktop. I
then retrieved them from the desktop, and inserted them into the Control
Panel/Sounds, under "New Mail Notification." Unfortunately, I STILL AM
GETTING THE BALLOON-POP!! I have no idea why the computer fails to pick up
any new sound that I put into the "New Mail Notification." I guess there is
some internal problem in my Dell loptop that prevents any other sound from
being made, when Outlook Express receives mail. This is EXTREMELY
frustrating for me, since the balloon-pop is fairly quiet, and I often miss
hearing new mail arriving. Any other ideas/recomendations?
--
Mr. Aloha


"Kuay Tim" wrote:

Hi Mister-Aloha,

This should be an easy thing to do. You might try using another sound file
or copying a Windows sound file to another folder might help. There are
new
mail (*wav) files at the site linked below. It would be possible to search
the Web (new mail sounds - etc.) for other files.

http://www.ilovewavs.com/Events/GotMail/GotMail.htm

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
*
"Mister-Aloha" wrote in message
...
I have read many postings, regarding other persons' difficulties in
changing
their sound notification for new mail. I seem to have a unique problem,
however. My Dell laptop only gives me a "balloon pop" noise, when new
mail
arrives in my Outlook Express 6 account. I have repeatedly tried to go
into
the Control Panel/Sounds section, to change my notification sound to
something louder or "better" (such as a "tada" or a "Microsoft Notify"
sound). However, no matter what I do, the balloon pop still remains the
notification sound. It is extremely frustrating. All of the other sounds
(such as Start Up, Recycle Bin, etc.) are normal -- it's just the New Mail
Notification that I am unable to correct. Does anyone have any ideas???
Thanks in advance!
--
Mr. Aloha

Hi Mr. Aloha,

I don't know what the reason is for the issue. Did the Registry have the
path to the balloon pop sound? As a workaround you could try substituting
another sound file for the balloon pop file. Find and rename the balloon pop
file, then move another sound you'd like to use and rename it to match the
original balloon pop name.

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
*
"Mister-Aloha" wrote in message
...
Thanks again, Tim, for trying to help me. I did go to the Registry Edit,
and
followed the exact directions shown in the OLEXP reference you provided me.
Amazingly, I STILL get the balloon-pop, after making all the
changes/modifications indicated in the OLEXP. I simply cannot change the
sound notification to anything, other than the balloon noise. I guess there
is some internal defect in my Dell laptop. But I appreciate your trying to
assist me. Guess I have to give up, eh????
--
Mr. Aloha


"Kuay Tim" wrote:

Hi Mr. Aloha,

I don't know the reason the sound is not being played, but there are
various
Microsoft KB articles on the topic. This suggests many others have had a
like experience. You might check the path to the sound file in the
Registry,
as outlined in the article linked below. I would suggest using a sound
file
saved in a My Documents folder, not the desktop. Let us know what you find
(in the Registry).

Although the MS KB article is for OE4 the Registry entry is the same for
Win
XP using OE6. The path can be entered after double-clicking on "Default"
in
the right pane when you get to the end of the Registry path given in the
article. Let us know what you find.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190304/en-us

From the Article

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\.Defa ult\MailBeep\.current

4. Click .current. In the Right pane click (Default) to open the Value
Data
edit window.
5. Type the path and file name of the .wav file you wish to use as your
mail
notification sound.
6. Exit the Registry and restart the computer.

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
*
"Mister-Aloha" wrote in message
...
Hi, Mr. Kuay Tim:

Thanks for the suggestion. I did, indeed, go to that website you provided
me, and I downloaded a few of the notification sounds onto my desktop. I
then retrieved them from the desktop, and inserted them into the Control
Panel/Sounds, under "New Mail Notification." Unfortunately, I STILL AM
GETTING THE BALLOON-POP!! I have no idea why the computer fails to pick
up
any new sound that I put into the "New Mail Notification." I guess there
is
some internal problem in my Dell loptop that prevents any other sound from
being made, when Outlook Express receives mail. This is EXTREMELY
frustrating for me, since the balloon-pop is fairly quiet, and I often
miss
hearing new mail arriving. Any other ideas/recomendations?
--
Mr. Aloha


"Kuay Tim" wrote:

Hi Mister-Aloha,

This should be an easy thing to do. You might try using another sound
file
or copying a Windows sound file to another folder might help. There are
new
mail (*wav) files at the site linked below. It would be possible to
search
the Web (new mail sounds - etc.) for other files.

http://www.ilovewavs.com/Events/GotMail/GotMail.htm

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
*
"Mister-Aloha" wrote in message
...
I have read many postings, regarding other persons' difficulties in
changing
their sound notification for new mail. I seem to have a unique problem,
however. My Dell laptop only gives me a "balloon pop" noise, when new
mail
arrives in my Outlook Express 6 account. I have repeatedly tried to go
into
the Control Panel/Sounds section, to change my notification sound to
something louder or "better" (such as a "tada" or a "Microsoft Notify"
sound). However, no matter what I do, the balloon pop still remains the
notification sound. It is extremely frustrating. All of the other
sounds
(such as Start Up, Recycle Bin, etc.) are normal -- it's just the New
Mail
Notification that I am unable to correct. Does anyone have any ideas???
Thanks in advance!
--
Mr. Aloha

One last thing, Mr. Aloha. Did we ever establish that a POP3 account is in
use?

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
*
"Mister-Aloha" wrote in message
...
Thanks again, Tim, for trying to help me. I did go to the Registry Edit,
and
followed the exact directions shown in the OLEXP reference you provided me.
Amazingly, I STILL get the balloon-pop, after making all the
changes/modifications indicated in the OLEXP. I simply cannot change the
sound notification to anything, other than the balloon noise. I guess there
is some internal defect in my Dell laptop. But I appreciate your trying to
assist me. Guess I have to give up, eh????
--
Mr. Aloha


"Kuay Tim" wrote:

Hi Mr. Aloha,

I don't know the reason the sound is not being played, but there are
various
Microsoft KB articles on the topic. This suggests many others have had a
like experience. You might check the path to the sound file in the
Registry,
as outlined in the article linked below. I would suggest using a sound
file
saved in a My Documents folder, not the desktop. Let us know what you find
(in the Registry).

Although the MS KB article is for OE4 the Registry entry is the same for
Win
XP using OE6. The path can be entered after double-clicking on "Default"
in
the right pane when you get to the end of the Registry path given in the
article. Let us know what you find.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190304/en-us

From the Article

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\.Defa ult\MailBeep\.current

4. Click .current. In the Right pane click (Default) to open the Value
Data
edit window.
5. Type the path and file name of the .wav file you wish to use as your
mail
notification sound.
6. Exit the Registry and restart the computer.

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
*
"Mister-Aloha" wrote in message
...
Hi, Mr. Kuay Tim:

Thanks for the suggestion. I did, indeed, go to that website you provided
me, and I downloaded a few of the notification sounds onto my desktop. I
then retrieved them from the desktop, and inserted them into the Control
Panel/Sounds, under "New Mail Notification." Unfortunately, I STILL AM
GETTING THE BALLOON-POP!! I have no idea why the computer fails to pick
up
any new sound that I put into the "New Mail Notification." I guess there
is
some internal problem in my Dell loptop that prevents any other sound from
being made, when Outlook Express receives mail. This is EXTREMELY
frustrating for me, since the balloon-pop is fairly quiet, and I often
miss
hearing new mail arriving. Any other ideas/recomendations?
--
Mr. Aloha


"Kuay Tim" wrote:

Hi Mister-Aloha,

This should be an easy thing to do. You might try using another sound
file
or copying a Windows sound file to another folder might help. There are
new
mail (*wav) files at the site linked below. It would be possible to
search
the Web (new mail sounds - etc.) for other files.

http://www.ilovewavs.com/Events/GotMail/GotMail.htm

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
*
"Mister-Aloha" wrote in message
...
I have read many postings, regarding other persons' difficulties in
changing
their sound notification for new mail. I seem to have a unique problem,
however. My Dell laptop only gives me a "balloon pop" noise, when new
mail
arrives in my Outlook Express 6 account. I have repeatedly tried to go
into
the Control Panel/Sounds section, to change my notification sound to
something louder or "better" (such as a "tada" or a "Microsoft Notify"
sound). However, no matter what I do, the balloon pop still remains the
notification sound. It is extremely frustrating. All of the other
sounds
(such as Start Up, Recycle Bin, etc.) are normal -- it's just the New
Mail
Notification that I am unable to correct. Does anyone have any ideas???
Thanks in advance!
--
Mr. Aloha