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Ceyarrecks

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    Play Sound(s) on Application(s) Launch
    « on: November 09, 2016, 10:01:36 AM »
    Excuse me Please:

    While the title might seem painfully obvious, and in winXP sounds actually did play when an applications were launched.

    However, in win7proSP1, it has been noted that regardless of which .wav file is listed in Control Panel/Sound/Sounds tab under Open Program, this OS does NOT play said .wav file.

    I have attempted to do searches via Google and here and have only found a reference of the use of a batch file and sndrec32.exe from Windows XP.

    It seems sad (but not unsurprising when one considers a certain corporation being averse to accountability) that one has to rebuild functionality.

    Is there a way in which one can have x .wav played, either generically when *ANY* executable is manually or automatically launched, or more preferably, assign x .wav files to y executables?

    Thank you kindly for the assistance in this small, but distinct problem.
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    Re: Play Sound(s) on Application(s) Launch
    « Reply #1 on: November 09, 2016, 10:58:10 AM »
    I cannot reproduce your issue. Launching applications will play the sound specified in "Open Program" on Windows 7 for me.
    I was trying to dereference Null Pointers before it was cool.

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      Re: Play Sound(s) on Application(s) Launch
      « Reply #2 on: November 09, 2016, 01:48:46 PM »
      hhmm, then you are probably running a default install with EVERY service running. typical of M$. to continuously break things apart that are working perfectly fine in a previous OS.
      I am running a streamlined system, with superfluous services disabled, suggesting there is a non-intuitively named service which affects the use of the .wav files(s).
      I so chagrin this bit of research; as I spent days finding all the now additional services to enable JUST to enable networking (/e rolls eyes)
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      Re: Play Sound(s) on Application(s) Launch
      « Reply #3 on: November 09, 2016, 03:07:07 PM »
      Hmmmm...my guess is your streamlined ver of Windows...and the fact you have disabled who knows which superfluous services is most likely the cause of your current dilemna.
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      Re: Play Sound(s) on Application(s) Launch
      « Reply #4 on: November 09, 2016, 03:09:42 PM »
      Christopher...
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      Re: Play Sound(s) on Application(s) Launch
      « Reply #5 on: November 09, 2016, 04:17:06 PM »
      That's a rather important detail to omit.

      outside of the obvious services like Multimedia Class Scheduler, Windows Audio Endpoint Builder, and Windows Audio which are obviously audio related, I'm able to disable all services which have an available "Stop" option in the Services Management Console and the "Open Program" sound event still functions correctly. Remaining services aside from those:

      • Windows Event Log
      • Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework
      • User Profile Service
      • Security Accounts Manager
      • RPC Endpoint Mapper
      • Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
      • Power
      • Plug & Play
      • Group Policy Client
      • DCOM Server Process Launcher
      • Application Information

      Is  this a copy of Windows that is altered on the original Media? I've found... I mean, I've heard that torrented install media often includes changes that will break components of windows for certain configurations.
      I was trying to dereference Null Pointers before it was cool.