Re: Unexpected recurring but very intermitant ding.

"Alan Montgomery" <> wrote in message
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> I have Vista Home Premium 64 bit.
> It has recently started going ding from time to time for no apparent
> reason. There is no dialog that pops up, and I haven't found any activity
> that alters the frequency of occurrence, however the occurrences are
> extremely erratic on one occasion there were several so close together
> they overlapped, I might get two or more in a five minute period or none
> for hours. I think they are becoming more frequent, but that could just be
> that I notice them more. Rebooting has no effect. AVG doesn't find
> anything.
>
> I have found nothing that tells me why it is doing it - there are no
> entries in the system events that correspond to the dings. The only thing
> I have been able to establish is that taskeng.exe does access the file
> "C:\Windows\Media\Windows Ding.wav" at the same time. This instance of
> taskeng is running under the logged in user credentials. Looking in Task
> Scheduler the task status doesn't change after a ding - indicating that an
> existing task, or the engine itself, is responsible.
>
> The list of running tasks shows the following
> MsCtfMonitor (Hidden, runs at user logon)
> SystemSoundService (runs at user logon)
> SystemTask (runs at system start)
> TMM (runs at user logon)
> UserTask (runs at user logon)
>
> The last entry for these under history is "task started", except for
> SystemTask, and UserTask, which every 8 hours are rerun so show additional
> start and stop entries. The only errors are that UserTask fails to stop,
> and is restarted, when the system is shutting down, and SystemStart fails
> when the system starts due to a lack of a network connection, but does
> start shortly thereafter.
>
> Any suggestions on what might the problem be, or on how to fix it?
>
>
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Because you mention in your question that the times when you hear _this_
sound is unpredictable, that many hours go by before it reoccurs and seems
to becoming more frequent.
I would want to eliminate any possible physical hardware problem concerning
the keyboard or mouse and their Device Drivers before trying other software
configurations or other hardware drivers.
Try to remember what changes if any, you may have made to your hardware
configuration before your system "recently started going ding from time to
time".
I would chose to first eliminate a couple of hardware possibilities that
could be causing these "extremely erratic sound".

Keyboard and Mouse *one device at a time*

If wireless check their power source and any other related hardware
associated with your wireless devices operations/connection.
Jiggle the devices around somewhat while using your email editor or in a
word processing program.
While running one of above programs put the keyboard and mouse through
their paces (one at a time), your checking for keys or buttons that maybe
weak or sticking (jiggle).
If these devices are cabled you should do the same as above. Check the
connections. Physically move the *cables* around, left, right, up and down
(jiggle...) your checking for sporadic shorts and all the above.


If none of the above reproduced the sounds _then one device at a time_, try
a different (know working) keyboard and mouse, for a while to see if your
issue disappears. Us cabled devices, UBS or legacy devices. Remember if
you able and do use legacy devices, power down your system before connecting
or disconnecting. Vista will install the drivers required when you restart
your system.

If none of the above reproduced the sound or you still have the sound issue
no matter what hardware you were using then reinstall the drivers (again one
at a time then test) for your current keyboard and mouse. As a note to
drivers I would use the Windows Vista Drivers for these two devices first to
see if issue is solved or reoccurs, before installing any of the device
manufactures drivers. (NOTE: I'm only talking about a keyboard or a mouse,
this does not apply to ALL devices.

*You can do the following before you trouble shoot, Open control panel>
Hardware and Sound> Sound> Change systems sounds, this will open the sound
dialog box, under the sounds tab you will see a scroll box under the heading
Programs. In the scroll box you can listen to each sound in order to pin
down the event sound to perhaps one program and event.*
*Then from *Device Manager* properties make note of
the drivers that you currently have installed for each or these two
devices.*

Note: As to wireless keyboard or a mouse and wireless devices in general, I
do not know much about them, I do not use wireless keyboards or pointing
devices. I have read reports of various wireless devices receiving outside
interference from an array other wireless devices some of which may have
nothing to do with your computer.

Hopefully you find no hardware problems and a driver does the trick. At any
rate by that time you'll know a few things that are not causing your issue.
Just a thought, it could be a good idea to check your external CDs, DVDs for
media you may have left in the drives and have forgotten to remove. Why I
have this thought, I have know idea.

Good luck

On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:42:21 -0000, H Brown <> wrote:

>
>
> "Alan Montgomery" <> wrote in message
> newsp.up2eiszqcvuw7y@wol-001...
>> I have Vista Home Premium 64 bit.
>> It has recently started going ding from time to time for no apparent
>> reason. There is no dialog that pops up, and I haven't found any
>> activity
>> that alters the frequency of occurrence, however the occurrences are
>> extremely erratic on one occasion there were several so close together
>> they overlapped, I might get two or more in a five minute period or none
>> for hours. I think they are becoming more frequent, but that could just
>> be
>> that I notice them more. Rebooting has no effect. AVG doesn't find
>> anything.
>>
>> I have found nothing that tells me why it is doing it - there are no
>> entries in the system events that correspond to the dings. The only
>> thing
>> I have been able to establish is that taskeng.exe does access the file
>> "C:\Windows\Media\Windows Ding.wav" at the same time. This instance of
>> taskeng is running under the logged in user credentials. Looking in Task
>> Scheduler the task status doesn't change after a ding - indicating that
>> an
>> existing task, or the engine itself, is responsible.
>>
>> The list of running tasks shows the following
>> MsCtfMonitor (Hidden, runs at user logon)
>> SystemSoundService (runs at user logon)
>> SystemTask (runs at system start)
>> TMM (runs at user logon)
>> UserTask (runs at user logon)
>>
>> The last entry for these under history is "task started", except for
>> SystemTask, and UserTask, which every 8 hours are rerun so show
>> additional
>> start and stop entries. The only errors are that UserTask fails to stop,
>> and is restarted, when the system is shutting down, and SystemStart
>> fails
>> when the system starts due to a lack of a network connection, but does
>> start shortly thereafter.
>>
>> Any suggestions on what might the problem be, or on how to fix it?
>>
>>
>> -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/
>
> Because you mention in your question that the times when you hear _this_
> sound is unpredictable, that many hours go by before it reoccurs and
> seems
> to becoming more frequent.
> I would want to eliminate any possible physical hardware problem
> concerning
> the keyboard or mouse and their Device Drivers before trying other
> software
> configurations or other hardware drivers.
> Try to remember what changes if any, you may have made to your hardware
> configuration before your system "recently started going ding from time
> to
> time".
> I would chose to first eliminate a couple of hardware possibilities that
> could be causing these "extremely erratic sound".
>
> Keyboard and Mouse *one device at a time*
>

My mouse is actually a touch pad that is part of the wireless USB keyboard
- so there is only 1 device to try, also I don't have another keyboard.
Overnight I removed the USB receiver, but I still got the 'ding' twice.

Using the computer, or keyboard, doesn't alter the occurance of the 'ding'
- it might make it more frequent but I think that is just me being more
likely to notice it.

> If wireless check their power source and any other related hardware
> associated with your wireless devices operations/connection.
> Jiggle the devices around somewhat while using your email editor or in a
> word processing program.
> While running one of above programs put the keyboard and mouse through
> their paces (one at a time), your checking for keys or buttons that
> maybe
> weak or sticking (jiggle).
> If these devices are cabled you should do the same as above. Check the
> connections. Physically move the *cables* around, left, right, up and
> down
> (jiggle...) your checking for sporadic shorts and all the above.
>

I tried this, but didn't find any thing that produced the 'ding'.

>
> If none of the above reproduced the sounds _then one device at a time_,
> try
> a different (know working) keyboard and mouse, for a while to see if your
> issue disappears. Us cabled devices, UBS or legacy devices. Remember if
> you able and do use legacy devices, power down your system before
> connecting
> or disconnecting. Vista will install the drivers required when you
> restart
> your system.
>
> If none of the above reproduced the sound or you still have the sound
> issue
> no matter what hardware you were using then reinstall the drivers (again
> one
> at a time then test) for your current keyboard and mouse. As a note to
> drivers I would use the Windows Vista Drivers for these two devices
> first to
> see if issue is solved or reoccurs, before installing any of the device
> manufactures drivers. (NOTE: I'm only talking about a keyboard or a
> mouse,
> this does not apply to ALL devices.
>
> *You can do the following before you trouble shoot, Open control panel>
> Hardware and Sound> Sound> Change systems sounds, this will open the
> sound
> dialog box, under the sounds tab you will see a scroll box under the
> heading
> Programs. In the scroll box you can listen to each sound in order to pin
> down the event sound to perhaps one program and event.*
> *Then from *Device Manager* properties make note of
> the drivers that you currently have installed for each or these two
> devices.*
>

The sound is 'windows ding' This is assigned to "default beep". Changing
the sound assigned to default beep does change the sound, so taskeng is
generating a default beep.

> Note: As to wireless keyboard or a mouse and wireless devices in
> general, I
> do not know much about them, I do not use wireless keyboards or pointing
> devices. I have read reports of various wireless devices receiving
> outside
> interference from an array other wireless devices some of which may have
> nothing to do with your computer.
>
> Hopefully you find no hardware problems and a driver does the trick. At
> any
> rate by that time you'll know a few things that are not causing your
> issue.
> Just a thought, it could be a good idea to check your external CDs, DVDs
> for
> media you may have left in the drives and have forgotten to remove. Why
> I
> have this thought, I have know idea.
>

The presence or absence of DVDs has no effect - I first noticed it while
watching a DVD.

> Good luck
>

Thank you for your help, do you have any other thoughts?

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Maybe one more.
Yesterday while working at my computer reading and editing over a period of
about 4 hours or so I heard this *ding* or ding-a-ling sound, one that I did
not recognize.
As you did, I paused for few seconds to see what was going on. Could not
see anything running or see any other visual alerts, so I went about my
business on the computer.
So as I continued reading, editing and researching and for what may have
been 5
or 10 minuets later _maybe_, (I lose track of time) I hear this same
computer ding sound. That's when I thought of your post and said to my self
"Well dam!
I thought to my self that as soon as I finish my work Ill have to check out
what's going on. Later I get the sound again and really just ignore it this
time. Few minuets later I'm ready for a coffee break and a trip to the
John.
Interring the John which is 20 or 30 feet away from my computer and its 5 in
1 surround sound, I hear this same *ding* ,ding-a-ling or ping computer
tune/sound, but this sound is right on top of me. What the.*%_?, going on?
That's when my brain rebooted and I realized its my cell phone attached to
my belt wanting to be recharged. This also made me think of the coffee
machine that sits only a few feet behind my desk and computer. Not long ago
when I first put this new coffee machine in and while working with my
computer I found it makes computer sounding alerts too. I'm almost use to
its three Simi subtle ping.... ping.... ping, but still every time, I pause
for the three or four seconds it takes, mainly to make sure that in fact it
is the coffee maker and not something else.
To me its just humorous, but may not help you at all.

The next time you get this dinging or ding do a Ctrl+Alt+Delete open task
manager
and see if it will give you any clues.
When I say event I should say Task. What Task is this tied to?
Can you pin this sound down to any particular thing "task" you are doing at
the time this sound is heard?
When and what were you doing when you first heard the sound?.
How long had you been using this computer before you ever heard the sound?
What changes did you make to your computer prior to the time you first heard
the ding?
What are the events or task, you can do and NOT get this ding sound.
Which events/task are you sure to hear this ding?
Set Windows Default Beep to (None) see if you still get the sound. Test for
a while.
When you changed the the windows default Beep to a different sound then you
still got
this sound your talking about only now it's the sound you modified the
default Beep to?
The sound is 'windows ding' This is assigned to "default beep". Changing
> the sound assigned to default beep does change the sound, so taskeng is
> generating a default beep.


Assuming you have eliminated the keyboard, mouse and cables (hardware) as
suspects. You need to go on a sound snipe hunt. Open "Control
Panel">select "Hardware and Sound">under the "Sound" find and click on
"Change systems sounds" this will open the "Sound" dialog, you will see 3
tabs select the Sounds tab. You will see a scroll box and in this scroll
box will be every program you have installed that are capable of producing
some types of sound alerts.
As an example your antivirus program, maybe your printer software or others.
For the programs you installed and that are not a shipped with Vista set
each alert sound to (None) (Note: You will see at the bottom of the sound
dialog box a drop down select list and that is where you can set to (None)
and
other sounds to events) You may want to note the sound that each is
currently set to if any. You trying to eliminate your program alerts
sounds as the cause of your issue. Use your computer for as long as it
takes to verify, as an example, after all *your* program sound alerts
were set to (None) your no longer having this issue. If that, in fact is
the case, you now know it is one of your programs and not any that ships
with Vista. Now one program at a time, set the sound back as they were and
test for as long as it takes to find *the one* or eliminate it as a cause.
With the >Test in this dialog box you can hear each possible sound
alert/prompt and maybe able to zero in faster when you can identify a sound
that you know for certain its _not_ or it can't possibly be.

Conversely you may chose to set ALL event sounds in windows, windows
explore and IE and your installed programs to (None) then use your computer
and devices for a day or two
to see if you still get the ding your talking about. Should you get the
sound under this scenario then in all likely hood your back to hardware,
soundcards, speakers or cables and so forth, and so on, etcetera, etc. Your
goal is to try and pin down this sound your hearing, hopefully to one event
your doing when you get the ding sound. As I said a sound snipe hunt. If
your real lucky maybe someone reading this, who can tell the difference
between the sounds a cell phone or a coffee maker makes and those the
computer makes will jump in with the quick and sure cause and fix.

Well I've got to run. Either I have a phone call coming in, coffees ready,
battery's in the smoke alarm need changing, someone just got off the
elevator a delivery truck is backing up close by, or I just received some
new e-mail.
Nope! Its just the cat playing with his new toy that makes many ding pings
beeps and mouse and bird sounds.
Can't tell you how many times driving alone in my car, radio on_ I've
answered my cell phone but it turned out to be only all those sounds played
in
the back ground of many advertisements just to _lose_ your attention. They
need to quit it!
Good Luck



> My mouse is actually a touch pad that is part of the wireless USB
> eyboard - so there is only 1 device to try, also I don't have another
> keyboard.
> Overnight I removed the USB receiver, but I still got the 'ding' twice.
>
> Using the computer, or keyboard, doesn't alter the occurance of the
> ding' - it might make it more frequent but I think that is just me being
> more likely to notice it.
>
>> If wireless check their power source and any other related hardware
>> associated with your wireless devices operations/connection.
>> Jiggle the devices around somewhat while using your email editor or in a
>> word processing program.
>> While running one of above programs put the keyboard and mouse through
>> their paces (one at a time), your checking for keys or buttons that
>> maybe
>> weak or sticking (jiggle).
>> If these devices are cabled you should do the same as above. Check the
>> connections. Physically move the *cables* around, left, right, up and
>> down
>> (jiggle...) your checking for sporadic shorts and all the above.
>>
>
> I tried this, but didn't find any thing that produced the 'ding'.
>
>>
>> If none of the above reproduced the sounds _then one device at a time_,
>> try
>> a different (know working) keyboard and mouse, for a while to see if your
>> issue disappears. Us cabled devices, UBS or legacy devices. Remember if
>> you able and do use legacy devices, power down your system before
>> connecting
>> or disconnecting. Vista will install the drivers required when you
>> restart
>> your system.
>>
>> If none of the above reproduced the sound or you still have the sound
>> issue
>> no matter what hardware you were using then reinstall the drivers (again
>> one
>> at a time then test) for your current keyboard and mouse. As a note to
>> drivers I would use the Windows Vista Drivers for these two devices
>> first to
>> see if issue is solved or reoccurs, before installing any of the device
>> manufactures drivers. (NOTE: I'm only talking about a keyboard or a
>> mouse,
>> this does not apply to ALL devices.
>>
>> *You can do the following before you trouble shoot, Open control panel>
>> Hardware and Sound> Sound> Change systems sounds, this will open the
>> sound
>> dialog box, under the sounds tab you will see a scroll box under the
>> heading
>> Programs. In the scroll box you can listen to each sound in order to pin
>> down the event sound to perhaps one program and event.*
>> *Then from *Device Manager* properties make note of
>> the drivers that you currently have installed for each or these two
>> devices.*
>>
>
> The sound is 'windows ding' This is assigned to "default beep". Changing
> the sound assigned to default beep does change the sound, so taskeng is
> generating a default beep.
>
>> Note: As to wireless keyboard or a mouse and wireless devices in
>> general, I
>> do not know much about them, I do not use wireless keyboards or pointing
>> devices. I have read reports of various wireless devices receiving
>> outside
>> interference from an array other wireless devices some of which may have
>> nothing to do with your computer.
>>
>> Hopefully you find no hardware problems and a driver does the trick. At
>> any
>> rate by that time you'll know a few things that are not causing your
>> issue.
>> Just a thought, it could be a good idea to check your external CDs, DVDs
>> for
>> media you may have left in the drives and have forgotten to remove. Why
>> I
>> have this thought, I have know idea.
>>
>
> The presence or absence of DVDs has no effect - I first noticed it while
> watching a DVD.
>
>> Good luck
>>
>
> Thank you for your help, do you have any other thoughts?
>
> --
> Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/

Lets try to verify or eliminate one possibility that is a suspect for what
you are hearing.
Based on the first paragraph of your original post that's quoted below.
Open your default mail client. You will need to be in your Mail *not*
Newsgroups.
From the menu bar select tools (if you don't see the menu bar>Tools press
the Alt key on
your keyboard. From Tools select Options... this opens a tabbed dialog box,
select the General tab.
In the General tab under the heading Send / Receive Messages you will see
three entrees with a check box to the left of each.
Play sound when messages arrive
Send Receive Messages at startup
Check for new messages every _XXX_ minutes
Make sure "Play sound when messages arrive" is NOT checked.
Be sure to click the Apply button and OK to close the box.
Now go ahead and use your computer for as many hours as it takes
to verify the dings you have be hearing have stopped.
If in fact, this turns out to be the cause of your issue. Then as disused
previously
go into Control Panel>Hardware Sound under the Sound heading select "Change
System Sound"
in the scroll box under "Windows" scroll down and select "New Mail
Notification"
now below you see the Sounds: drop down select bar open it a pick a new .wav
sound file for
mail notification, I suggest the "tada.wav because its hard to get it
confused among the many other
possibilities. Now you can return to your mail options/ send/ receive and
set everything the way you
prefer.
This should get you thinking. I would check any other software programs,
Fax, Feeds, tool bars, etc,
etc, that have any kind of a sound notification/options.
I'm thinking recently you started getting many more emails and as many do,
your email client is running when you hear these sounds. Hopefully this
makes it a little easier for you
to track down.
Good Luck


"Alan Montgomery" <> wrote in message
newsp.up2eiszqcvuw7y@wol-001...
> I have Vista Home Premium 64 bit.
> It has recently started going ding from time to time for no apparent
> reason. There is no dialog that pops up, and I haven't found any activity
> that alters the frequency of occurrence, however the occurrences are
> extremely erratic on one occasion there were several so close together
> they overlapped, I might get two or more in a five minute period or none
> for hours. I think they are becoming more frequent, but that could just be
> that I notice them more. Rebooting has no effect. AVG doesn't find
> anything.

On Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:03:52 -0000, H Brown <> wrote:

> Lets try to verify or eliminate one possibility that is a suspect for
> what
> you are hearing.
> Based on the first paragraph of your original post that's quoted below.
> Open your default mail client. You will need to be in your Mail *not*
> Newsgroups.
> From the menu bar select tools (if you don't see the menu bar>Tools press
> the Alt key on
> your keyboard. From Tools select Options... this opens a tabbed dialog
> box,
> select the General tab.

I don't have a Options... entry in the tools menu.

Tools|Preferences...|Advanced|Notifications|Enable program sounds is
unchecked.
Tools|Mail and Chat Accounts...|<account>|Edit...|Incoming|Play sound when
new messages arrive is unchecked for all accounts.

> In the General tab under the heading Send / Receive Messages you will
> see
> three entrees with a check box to the left of each.
> Play sound when messages arrive
> Send Receive Messages at startup
> Check for new messages every _XXX_ minutes
> Make sure "Play sound when messages arrive" is NOT checked.
> Be sure to click the Apply button and OK to close the box.
> Now go ahead and use your computer for as many hours as it takes
> to verify the dings you have be hearing have stopped.
> If in fact, this turns out to be the cause of your issue. Then as
> disused
> previously
> go into Control Panel>Hardware Sound under the Sound heading select
> "Change
> System Sound"
> in the scroll box under "Windows" scroll down and select "New Mail
> Notification"
> now below you see the Sounds: drop down select bar open it a pick a new
> .wav
> sound file for
> mail notification, I suggest the "tada.wav because its hard to get it
> confused among the many other
> possibilities. Now you can return to your mail options/ send/ receive
> and
> set everything the way you
> prefer.
> This should get you thinking. I would check any other software programs,
> Fax, Feeds, tool bars, etc,
> etc, that have any kind of a sound notification/options.
> I'm thinking recently you started getting many more emails and as many
> do,
> your email client is running when you hear these sounds. Hopefully this
> makes it a little easier for you
> to track down.
> Good Luck
>

I have confirmed that it is "Default beep" that is the sound being
generated, and that the application accessing the file at the time is
taskeng.exe running under the logged in user credentials.

>
> "Alan Montgomery" <> wrote in message
> newsp.up2eiszqcvuw7y@wol-001...
>> I have Vista Home Premium 64 bit.
>> It has recently started going ding from time to time for no apparent
>> reason. There is no dialog that pops up, and I haven't found any
>> activity
>> that alters the frequency of occurrence, however the occurrences are
>> extremely erratic on one occasion there were several so close together
>> they overlapped, I might get two or more in a five minute period or none
>> for hours. I think they are becoming more frequent, but that could just
>> be
>> that I notice them more. Rebooting has no effect. AVG doesn't find
>> anything.
>



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"Alan Montgomery" <> wrote in message
> I don't have a Options... entry in the tools menu.


Ok Alan, what email client are you using for your default email client?
The directions I gave will work for WM or WLM.
The menu bar at the top of WLM (Windows Live Mail) reads:
File Edit View Tools Actions Help
The menu bar at the top of WM (Windows Mail) reads:
File Edit View Tools Message Help
What do you see on the _menu bar_ of the email client you are using?

The email client your are using it may be called Setting or something else.
Surly the email client you are using has a front end where you can setup
your
preferences in general, reading, sending, etc.
You will not see what I'm taking about if you are in the newsreader side of
your email client
you need to be in, say the inbox where you get and open emails not Newsgroup
Messages.
taskeng.exe may be doing this because you have installed a piece of software
that has as its
default some kind of notification sound and maybe you can find the software
and shutdown
or turn off this notification, one that is normal as far as the software is
concerned, but one that you
are not recognizing as such.

"Alan Montgomery" <> wrote
> I have confirmed that it is "Default beep" that is the sound being
> generated, and that the application accessing the file at the time is
> taskeng.exe running under the logged in user credentials.

What your looking for right now is a Notification Sound that is supposed to
happen,
but maybe you don't recognize the sound as a notification as such and
because you get the sound
off and on and for no apparent reason, then to you may go hours with out the
sound.
Reason and logic tells me you should check any feeds, toolbar add-ons,
gadgets, programs, etc that may have set a
task to run when certain events accrue, perhaps like when you get email.
(you did say you have checked for viruses,malware,etc.Right?)

The taskeng.exe may be playing a part. If so it would be nice to know what
software that you've installed that could or maybe the cause.
Go to control panel>System and Maintenance > Administrative tools >Task
Scheduler Go through it and see what's going on with everything.
If you think taskeng.exe is your problem then go to
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88...all-vista.html
For future reference Google Belarc Advisor and then install it.
Your report will be in HTML format convert that to plain text and post that
info
back to here so all will see what software and such could be in question.
You do not have to quote everything in your post just the relevant
information for the thread.
Don't use >quote for the information/text that is new to a thread.

H Brown



"Alan Montgomery" <> wrote in message
newsp.uqbe70bjosol0i@wol-001...
> On Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:03:52 -0000, H Brown <>
> wrote:
> I don't have a Options... entry in the tools menu.
>
> Tools|Preferences...|Advanced|Notifications|Enable program sounds is
> unchecked.
> Tools|Mail and Chat Accounts...|<account>|Edit...|Incoming|Play sound when
> new messages arrive is unchecked for all accounts.
>
>> In the General tab under the heading Send / Receive Messages you will
>> see
>> three entrees with a check box to the left of each.
>> Play sound when messages arrive
>> Send Receive Messages at startup
>> Check for new messages every _XXX_ minutes
>> Make sure "Play sound when messages arrive" is NOT checked.
>> Be sure to click the Apply button and OK to close the box.
>> Now go ahead and use your computer for as many hours as it takes
>> to verify the dings you have be hearing have stopped.
>> If in fact, this turns out to be the cause of your issue. Then as
>> disused
>> previously
>> go into Control Panel>Hardware Sound under the Sound heading select
>> "Change
>> System Sound"
>> in the scroll box under "Windows" scroll down and select "New Mail
>> Notification"
>> now below you see the Sounds: drop down select bar open it a pick a new
>> .wav
>> sound file for
>> mail notification, I suggest the "tada.wav because its hard to get it
>> confused among the many other
>> possibilities. Now you can return to your mail options/ send/ receive
>> and
>> set everything the way you
>> prefer.
>> This should get you thinking. I would check any other software programs,
>> Fax, Feeds, tool bars, etc,
>> etc, that have any kind of a sound notification/options.
>> I'm thinking recently you started getting many more emails and as many
>> do,
>> your email client is running when you hear these sounds. Hopefully this
>> makes it a little easier for you
>> to track down.
>> Good Luck
>>
>
> I have confirmed that it is "Default beep" that is the sound being
> generated, and that the application accessing the file at the time is
> taskeng.exe running under the logged in user credentials.
>
>>
>> "Alan Montgomery" <> wrote in message
>> newsp.up2eiszqcvuw7y@wol-001...
>>> I have Vista Home Premium 64 bit.
>>> It has recently started going ding from time to time for no apparent
>>> reason. There is no dialog that pops up, and I haven't found any
>>> activity
>>> that alters the frequency of occurrence, however the occurrences are
>>> extremely erratic on one occasion there were several so close together
>>> they overlapped, I might get two or more in a five minute period or none
>>> for hours. I think they are becoming more frequent, but that could just
>>> be
>>> that I notice them more. Rebooting has no effect. AVG doesn't find
>>> anything.
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/

On Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:15:46 -0000, H Brown <> wrote:

> "Alan Montgomery" <> wrote in message
>> I don't have a Options... entry in the tools menu.
>
>
> Ok Alan, what email client are you using for your default email client?

Opera

> The directions I gave will work for WM or WLM.
> The menu bar at the top of WLM (Windows Live Mail) reads:
> File Edit View Tools Actions Help
> The menu bar at the top of WM (Windows Mail) reads:
> File Edit View Tools Message Help
> What do you see on the _menu bar_ of the email client you are using?
>
> The email client your are using it may be called Setting or something
> else.
> Surly the email client you are using has a front end where you can setup
> your
> preferences in general, reading, sending, etc.
> You will not see what I'm taking about if you are in the newsreader side
> of
> your email client
> you need to be in, say the inbox where you get and open emails not
> Newsgroup
> Messages.

I have confirmed that Opera is not generating the sound.

> taskeng.exe may be doing this because you have installed a piece of
> software
> that has as its
> default some kind of notification sound and maybe you can find the
> software
> and shutdown
> or turn off this notification, one that is normal as far as the software
> is
> concerned, but one that you
> are not recognizing as such.
>

I don't believe it is software I have installed - taskeng is part of the
OS, and the only tasks that are running are all standard system tasks (see
orrigional post for specifics)

> "Alan Montgomery" <> wrote
>> I have confirmed that it is "Default beep" that is the sound being
>> generated, and that the application accessing the file at the time is
>> taskeng.exe running under the logged in user credentials.
>
> What your looking for right now is a Notification Sound that is supposed
> to
> happen,
> but maybe you don't recognize the sound as a notification as such and
> because you get the sound
> off and on and for no apparent reason, then to you may go hours with out
> the
> sound.
> Reason and logic tells me you should check any feeds, toolbar add-ons,
> gadgets, programs, etc that may have set a
> task to run when certain events accrue, perhaps like when you get email.
> (you did say you have checked for viruses,malware,etc.Right?)
>
> The taskeng.exe may be playing a part. If so it would be nice to know
> what
> software that you've installed that could or maybe the cause.
> Go to control panel>System and Maintenance > Administrative tools >Task
> Scheduler Go through it and see what's going on with everything.
> If you think taskeng.exe is your problem then go to
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88...all-vista.html
> For future reference Google Belarc Advisor and then install it.
> Your report will be in HTML format convert that to plain text and post
> that info
> back to here so all will see what software and such could be in question.
> You do not have to quote everything in your post just the relevant
> information for the thread.

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> Don't use >quote for the information/text that is new to a thread.
>
> H Brown
>
>
>
> "Alan Montgomery" <> wrote in message
> newsp.uqbe70bjosol0i@wol-001...
>> On Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:03:52 -0000, H Brown <>
>> wrote:
>> I don't have a Options... entry in the tools menu.
>>
>> Tools|Preferences...|Advanced|Notifications|Enable program sounds is
>> unchecked.
>> Tools|Mail and Chat Accounts...|<account>|Edit...|Incoming|Play sound
>> when
>> new messages arrive is unchecked for all accounts.
>>
>>> In the General tab under the heading Send / Receive Messages you will
>>> see
>>> three entrees with a check box to the left of each.
>>> Play sound when messages arrive
>>> Send Receive Messages at startup
>>> Check for new messages every _XXX_ minutes
>>> Make sure "Play sound when messages arrive" is NOT checked.
>>> Be sure to click the Apply button and OK to close the box.
>>> Now go ahead and use your computer for as many hours as it takes
>>> to verify the dings you have be hearing have stopped.
>>> If in fact, this turns out to be the cause of your issue. Then as
>>> disused
>>> previously
>>> go into Control Panel>Hardware Sound under the Sound heading select
>>> "Change
>>> System Sound"
>>> in the scroll box under "Windows" scroll down and select "New Mail
>>> Notification"
>>> now below you see the Sounds: drop down select bar open it a pick a new
>>> .wav
>>> sound file for
>>> mail notification, I suggest the "tada.wav because its hard to get it
>>> confused among the many other
>>> possibilities. Now you can return to your mail options/ send/ receive
>>> and
>>> set everything the way you
>>> prefer.
>>> This should get you thinking. I would check any other software
>>> programs,
>>> Fax, Feeds, tool bars, etc,
>>> etc, that have any kind of a sound notification/options.
>>> I'm thinking recently you started getting many more emails and as many
>>> do,
>>> your email client is running when you hear these sounds. Hopefully
>>> this
>>> makes it a little easier for you
>>> to track down.
>>> Good Luck
>>>
>>
>> I have confirmed that it is "Default beep" that is the sound being
>> generated, and that the application accessing the file at the time is
>> taskeng.exe running under the logged in user credentials.
>>
>>>
>>> "Alan Montgomery" <> wrote in message
>>> newsp.up2eiszqcvuw7y@wol-001...
>>>> I have Vista Home Premium 64 bit.
>>>> It has recently started going ding from time to time for no apparent
>>>> reason. There is no dialog that pops up, and I haven't found any
>>>> activity
>>>> that alters the frequency of occurrence, however the occurrences are
>>>> extremely erratic on one occasion there were several so close together
>>>> they overlapped, I might get two or more in a five minute period or
>>>> none
>>>> for hours. I think they are becoming more frequent, but that could
>>>> just
>>>> be
>>>> that I notice them more. Rebooting has no effect. AVG doesn't find
>>>> anything.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/
>



--
Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/

>> "Alan Montgomery" <> wrote
>>> I have confirmed that it is "Default beep" that is the sound being
>>> generated, and that the application accessing the file at the time is
>>> taskeng.exe running under the logged in user credentials.
>I don't believe it is software I have installed - taskeng is part of the
>OS, and the only tasks that are running are all standard system tasks (see
>orrigional post for specifics)
>"Alan Montgomery" <> *original* post OP
newsp.up2eiszqcvuw7y@wol-001...

Hi Alan
Windows Vista Task Scheduler Engine.
Core task of the Windows Vista Task Scheduler. Unlike with previous versions
of Windows, the Vista Task Scheduler does not just work on a timer basis, it
also works on a *trigger* basis, such as : do this when the PC boots up, do
this when a remote user connects, do this when this *other program*
completes this other task, etc... This very much enhanced implementation of
the Task Scheduler not only makes it very useful for system engineers to
provide very advanced condition-based behaviour modification of PCs (e.g.
email me when this finishes), it also means that Windows Vista itself can
use the Task Scheduler for a variety of system tasks, and this is indeed
what Vista does. It uses the Task Scheduler to start vital background
processes. It is not uncommon, for example, for over 50 specific tasks to be
started and completed in this manner when your Vista PC boots up : start
sound capabilities once core kernel and drivers are fully loaded; on user
logon work out which notifications this user has configured for availability
and display the appropriate icons; etc..., etc...
The Task Scheduler Engine is absolutely vital for the proper functioning of
Windows Vista as well as for the ability for your own scheduled or
*triggered* tasks to run properly.
The above info from
http://searchtasks.answersthatwork.c...p?File=Taskeng
Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as taskeng.exe
Keyword= "Triggered"

That being said, you have a fair amount of software on your computer not to
mention feeds and other toolbars that are unreported and that can an often
do Trigger/call on Taskeng.exe . Now you may be able to pin point which
piece of software is causing taskeng to trigger this notification sound. I
think its software that has been in stalled, at this point. I can *NOT*
alienate that your not infected with *malware* ( Some malware camouflage
themselves as taskeng.exe). Or even that it is not some type of *hardware
problem*. If it is hardware the problem most likely will become more
pronounced as time goes on. Because you say it comes and goes and may not
happen again for 4 or 5 hours at a time it's a long process to track down to
one piece of software. But it can be done, if it is important enough to
you. You have many tools that come with vista to help you with that task,
"Hardware and Sound", "Task manager", Defender /software tools, System
config and others- see links below. That's what I call trying to back out
until the problem is isolated to one piece of software, and as I said in
earlier threads that's a snipe hunt that will take much time considering the
amount of software loaded/installed on your machine not counting the OS.

Because I can't be sure its not something other than software, like Malware
or hardware/soundcard drivers etc. *I would* reformat/flatten and do a clean
install of the my Vista HP OS. Leave everything set at *default* and use
Vista for at least a day or two and see if I still had my sound problem.
During that clean install process, let Vista update and that can take more
than just a few minutes. Be sure to create one standard user account for
yourself and anyone else that you let use your computer. The first account
created during the install is an Admin account. ( I have two admin accounts
one I use when needed and the other never, unless something happen to the
first admin account) Don't use the admin account unless its required If you
have a branded machine like "Dell or HP" etc. You would want to visit their
Support and see what they recommend you down load in in the way of
*Important* drives/fixes and such. Even then take it slow because if you
have already determined that your sound problem has disappeared anything you
down load should be one at a time then test to make sure your sound problem
has not come back. I would set a resort point for any software. Then after
I installed, in your case, test/Run and use it over an amount of time that
you feel, (no less than the 4 or 5 hours) that you have talked about. I
would NOT install any software even if I had a disc until I went to the
distributers site and see if they have a version of the soft ware or upgrade
that may work better (Compatible) with Vista. Same thing for any software
you down load. Take it slow and *test* one at a time, setting those restore
points along the way. Don't install any software that you don't use. Many
branded computers come with software you will not use or want to buy after
some trial period, uninstall all that bloat ware from your system before you
even start with the software you think you need or want. As a final note
copy your personal files after you have determined they are Virus and
malware free, to a clean external source. I say copy instead of backup
simply because you don't want to reintroduce the same problem back in to
your system from some backup, in case this is malware or virus related. You
need a good plan before you reformat and you need a good plan you can follow
for the clean install and installation of software. All this will take some
time. Some more than others, it's the planning and getting ready and
research that takes most of your time.
You most likely will need to spend some time researching the best way to
proceed. Google can be your friend.
For starters:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...rade_clean.asp

For more information that can help you use the links below.
Description of the scheduled tasks in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/939039

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

Information about programs that are known to experience a loss of
functionality when they run on a Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based computer
This article should *not* be considered a comprehensive list of programs
that
experience loss of functionality when they run on a Windows Vista SP1-based
computer.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935796

The March 2007 Windows Vista Application Compatibility Update is a package
of software updates that address common application compatibility issues in
Windows Vista. When you try to install and run certain legacy games or
applications in Windows Vista, you may experience one or more of the
following symptoms:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932246

How to update a sound card driver in Windows Vista and in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/166774

Tips for fixing common sound problems
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...033.mspx#EXGAC

Windows Vista Compatibility Center
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/

One last thing, you play a few games and may use Java VM.
You need to update your Java for the latest security fixes to 12.
If you think its being auto updated, even if your getting the visual
notifications triggers,
some of the malware, virus software or firewall your running can be blocking
java from downloading and installing those new updates.
Short of uninstalling those. Just go on line to Java and down load using
one of the method that will
download and install the latest up dates and then test it.
Some people do not use Java.

Good Luck
H Brown


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> Mozilla Foundation - XULRunner Version 1.8.1.19pre: 2008112014 *
> Nullsoft - Winamp Version 5.5.4.2165 *
> NVIDIA Control Panel Version 2.2.390.00 *
> NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 182.06 Version 7.15.11.8206 *
> NVIDIA nTune Version 5.05.54 *
> OLReg Application Version 1.00.1807 *
> OpenOffice.org 3.0 Version 3.00.9379 *
> Opera Internet Browser Version 9.64 *
> Paradox Interactive - launcher Version 1.0.0.0 *
> Perform calculation, analyze information and manage lists in spreadsheets
> by using Calc. *
> Play Hex-a-hop *
> Pollux Gamelabs - Lost Empire - Immortals Version 1.0.2.0 *
> RealNetworks, Inc. - RealPlayer (32-bit) Version 0.1.1.45 *
> RealNetworks, Inc. - RealPlayer (32-bit) Version 11.0.0.446 *
> RealNetworks, Inc. - RealPlayer (32-bit) Version 7.0.1.45 *
> RealWorld Version 2007.1 *
> Restore Default Settings *
> Rocket Division Software - StarWind Alcohol Edition Version 3.2.3 Build
> 20070527 *
> Scooter Software - Beyond Compare Version 3.0 *
> Skype Extras Manager Version 1.0.0.0 *
> Skype Version 3.8 *
> SlySoft, Inc. - AnyDVD Version 6, 0, 1, 0 *
> SlySoft, Inc. - AnyDVD Version 6.5.2.2 *
> Space Sciences Laboratory - BOINC client Version 6.2.18 *
> Stardock Corporation - Fences Installation *
> Stardock Corporation - Fences Version 1.0.0.0 *
> Strategy First - Disciples II Version 2002, 3, 28, 1 *
> Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Java(TM) Platform SE 6 U7 Version 6.0.70.6 *
> sweb.exe *
> Sysinternals - Process Explorer Version 10.21 *
> Sysinternals Procmon Version 1.12 *
> Valve Corporation - Steam Client Service Version 1, 0, 0, 1 *
> Valve Corporation - Steam Version 1.0.0.0 *
> VirtuaWin Version 4.0.1.2 *
> WinComics Application Version 1, 0, 0, 1 *
> Wizards to adjust .NET Framework security, assign trust to assemblies, and
> fix broken .NET applications. Version 1.0.5000.0 *
> Zoom Player Version 1.0.0.0 *