Windows Event Sounds Cannot Be Heard During First Logon Session

ID: Q244472

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

SYMPTOMS

When you log on to a computer with a new installation of Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional or Microsoft Windows 2000 Server for the first time, the sounds that Windows 2000 assigns to certain events are not played. However, the sounds are played the next time you log on.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 2000.

MORE INFORMATION

To work around this behavior, log off the computer and then log on again, or restart the computer.

Additional query words: multimedia

Keywords : multimedia
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug