Windows Mail background sound

When Outlook Express was used, and background sound was added to a
message, you could hear the sound while composing the message.

Now, using Windows Mail on Vista, I can add background sound, and
recipients hear it okay, but I cannot hear it during composition ...so
I'm always unsure that it's there, and it's the sound I want.

I've looked high and low, but cannot find a solution. (In WinXP, the
first thing you did was check the volume control for midi & sw synth,
but those controls don't seem to be there anymore.)

I do have all the file associations in place, including midi and mid
associated with Windows Media player.

Thanks for any help.

Go to View | Source Edit in the composition window and that will enable the
3 tabs at the bottom, including the preview tab. You can also check the
source tab for the <BGSOUND > element. The volume may be set very low by
one of your sound devices and you can change it in the code to 0 (the
loudest), if that is the case. And then check your sound device volume
settings if that is the problem.

steve

"Art" <> wrote in message
news:Wj3el.6906$Db2.669@edtnps83...
> When Outlook Express was used, and background sound was added to a
> message, you could hear the sound while composing the message.
>
> Now, using Windows Mail on Vista, I can add background sound, and
> recipients hear it okay, but I cannot hear it during composition ...so
> I'm always unsure that it's there, and it's the sound I want.
>
> I've looked high and low, but cannot find a solution. (In WinXP, the first
> thing you did was check the volume control for midi & sw synth, but those
> controls don't seem to be there anymore.)
>
> I do have all the file associations in place, including midi and mid
> associated with Windows Media player.
>
> Thanks for any help.

Thank you, Steve!

All I had to do was go select Source Edit, then to the source tab, or
the preview tab, and the sound came on; I didn't have to change any
code, or any settings.

I don't understand why opening opening Source Edit corrected the
problem, but it is corrected, and my wife will be happy.

Art

Steve Cochran wrote:
> Go to View | Source Edit in the composition window and that will enable
> the 3 tabs at the bottom, including the preview tab. You can also check
> the source tab for the <BGSOUND > element. The volume may be set very
> low by one of your sound devices and you can change it in the code to 0
> (the loudest), if that is the case. And then check your sound device
> volume settings if that is the problem.
>
> steve
>
> "Art" <> wrote in message
> news:Wj3el.6906$Db2.669@edtnps83...
>> When Outlook Express was used, and background sound was added to a
>> message, you could hear the sound while composing the message.
>>
>> Now, using Windows Mail on Vista, I can add background sound, and
>> recipients hear it okay, but I cannot hear it during composition
>> ...so I'm always unsure that it's there, and it's the sound I want.
>>
>> I've looked high and low, but cannot find a solution. (In WinXP, the
>> first thing you did was check the volume control for midi & sw synth,
>> but those controls don't seem to be there anymore.)
>>
>> I do have all the file associations in place, including midi and mid
>> associated with Windows Media player.
>>
>> Thanks for any help.
>

Glad to hear it.

steve

"Art" <> wrote in message
news:dncel.7116$Db2.5044@edtnps83...
> Thank you, Steve!
>
> All I had to do was go select Source Edit, then to the source tab, or the
> preview tab, and the sound came on; I didn't have to change any code, or
> any settings.
>
> I don't understand why opening opening Source Edit corrected the problem,
> but it is corrected, and my wife will be happy.
>
> Art
>
> Steve Cochran wrote:
>> Go to View | Source Edit in the composition window and that will enable
>> the 3 tabs at the bottom, including the preview tab. You can also check
>> the source tab for the <BGSOUND > element. The volume may be set very
>> low by one of your sound devices and you can change it in the code to 0
>> (the loudest), if that is the case. And then check your sound device
>> volume settings if that is the problem.
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "Art" <> wrote in message
>> news:Wj3el.6906$Db2.669@edtnps83...
>>> When Outlook Express was used, and background sound was added to a
>>> message, you could hear the sound while composing the message.
>>>
>>> Now, using Windows Mail on Vista, I can add background sound, and
>>> recipients hear it okay, but I cannot hear it during composition ...so
>>> I'm always unsure that it's there, and it's the sound I want.
>>>
>>> I've looked high and low, but cannot find a solution. (In WinXP, the
>>> first thing you did was check the volume control for midi & sw synth,
>>> but those controls don't seem to be there anymore.)
>>>
>>> I do have all the file associations in place, including midi and mid
>>> associated with Windows Media player.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help.
>>