ever since I installed windows 7 my computer makes a very annoying sound every time the web page changes. anybody know how to disable this besides turning the speakers down?

 

What kind of noise? Are you sure it comes form the speakers? Does it happen if you use a different internet browser?

 

yes it definatly comes through the speakers, its sounds like an electronic drum...hard to describe. I use internet explorer 8. Windows 7 also makes an annoying tone when changing speaker volume. If you slide the volume bar up or down as soon as you let go of the mouse it makes a very loud DINGDING! These sounds are driving me crazy...

 

I know what your talking about now. That noise has always been part of Internet Explorer. Maybe you just didn't notice it before but it was there.

As for the Ding noise when you sue the slide bar to change the volume level. That's part of windows to help you judge how loud the volume is. It has done that since at least Win XP.

I wasn't sure about the IE8 noise before because I don't use it. In fact the only times I have used it were just now when you had your question and when I first got my laptop to install Firefox.

I know that Firefox does not have any such noise and is much better than IE8.

 

I ran vista before 7 and never noticed either of these noises its just annoying late at light when your trying to do something on the computer and someone is sleeping in the other room. you accidently let go of the mouse button a little to high on the volume and DING DING. F*%! time to bust out the headphones I guess...

 

Well I just checked my mom's laptop which is still running Vista. It still has IE7 and I can't upgrade it to IE8 because it will break her work stuff.

When win 7 finishes installing on my desktop I'll check there and I'll throw IE8 on my Win XP Security DVR real quick to see if it's IE8 causing the noise.

 

thanks let me know your findings!

 

OK, well it is IE8 on 2 XP systems and both of those systems also made a click noise when changing system volume using the slider on the taskbar.

 

Just like any version of windows, you can turn off or on any sound used by the system. Change what sound for what action. Right click on the desktop and choose customization.

 

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Right-click on Desktop > Personalize > Sounds

List is comprehensive, but there is no IE setting per se

 

You are right, personalize. At work I don't have win 7 so I could not remember. But every windows I have ever had allowed for you to customize what sounds are played. It also is listed there by application, so you will see stuff pertaining to only IE.

 

Open the Control Panel.
Double click "Sounds and Devices"
Go to the "Sounds" tab
Under program events:
- scroll down to Windows Explorer - Start Navigation, select this item
- In the Sounds dropdown list, select NONE

 

the volume thing, like everyone else has said is through windows, the IE8 thing well go into the ie8 options and see if there is anything about shutting it off

 

There's a common problem running through this thread, its call Internet Explorer. Just make the switch to a better browser. If you want all the addons, go with Firefox, if you just want to browse go with chrome.

 

ok i figured it out with the advice above. in controll panel/personalization/change sound effects. The volume bar DINGDING was turned off by selecting NONE under Defalt Beep. The browser DONG was turned off by selecting NONE under Start Navigation.