No sound when deleting a message

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I changed from Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail and after a few glitches things seem to be running reasonably well. One small problem still exists that I have not been able to correct.
When deleting a message from the In Box there is no sound. In Outlook Express I got the sound and now it is gone. I have checked the Control Panel/Sounds and there is nothing that mentions this. I have not been able to find anything in the Help menu.
How can I get the sound to occur when I delete a message from the In Box ??
Regards,
Slim

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AFAIK there is no sound when you delete a message from the inbox of Outlook Express. There is a sound when a message arrives that can be changed or turned off on the Sounds tab in Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices in Control Panel as New Mail Notification.

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AFAIK there is no sound when you delete a message from the inbox of Outlook Express. There is a sound when a message arrives that can be changed or turned off on the Sounds tab in Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices in Control Panel as New Mail Notification.

Thanks for your reply Doc. I used Outlook Express for years and there was a sound when I deleted a message from my In Box. Maybe my program was different from yours but there was a sound. All I wanted to do was regain the sound as I deleted a message from Windows Live Mail. If this is not possible with Windows Live Mail then so be it. But If there is a way to have the sound I would appreciate info on how to get it.
Best regards,
Slim

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I don’t know how you got the sound in Outlook Express; like DocWatson I don’t think there is a specific “delete mail” sound, only a “new mail” sound.

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Thanks for your reply Doc. I used Outlook Express for years and there was a sound when I deleted a message from my In Box. Maybe my program was different from yours but there was a sound. All I wanted to do was regain the sound as I deleted a message from Windows Live Mail. If this is not possible with Windows Live Mail then so be it. But If there is a way to have the sound I would appreciate info on how to get it.
Best regards,
Slim

If there was a sound, which I doubt, it would have to have been added by the OEM because, based on this Google search, I have to believe that OE does NOT play any sound file when deleting a message.

Even if you knew what the sound was, there is no place to put it in OE short of doing a major registry hack to insert it and even then another major hack would be required to have access to the sound in the GUI.

I sincerely hope that you do not feel that we are deliberately withholding information or making fun of you. The tone of your reply seems to indicate irritation at being told you may be incorrect. If there were a way to have this sound in either OE or Windows Live Mail and we knew about it or could find the answer for you we would not keep it a secret.

Windows may have secrets…. we here at Woody’s Lounge do not.

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If there was a sound, which I doubt, it would have to have been added by the OEM because, based on this Google search, I have to believe that OE does NOT play any sound file when deleting a message.

Even if you knew what the sound was, there is no place to put it in OE short of doing a major registry hack to insert it and even then another major hack would be required to have access to the sound in the GUI.

I sincerely hope that you do not feel that we are deliberately withholding information or making fun of you. The tone of your reply seems to indicate irritation at being told you may be incorrect. If there were a way to have this sound in either OE or Windows Live Mail and we knew about it or could find the answer for you we would not keep it a secret.

Windows may have secrets…. we here at Woody’s Lounge do not.

Thanks again for you reply Doc. I certainly meant no offense. I do know that you and Hans and all the others are absolutely the best in the business and would not withhold any info at all.
One thing I do notice now is that when I delete a message from the In Box in Windows Live Mail I do get a delayed sound. Not as immediate as before but it occurs every time I delete a message. I will continue to observe this and if it changes I will certaihly let you know.
I apreciate your help.
Sincerely,
Slim

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Thanks again for you reply Doc. I certainly meant no offense. I do know that you and Hans and all the others are absolutely the best in the business and would not withhold any info at all.
One thing I do notice now is that when I delete a message from the In Box in Windows Live Mail I do get a delayed sound. Not as immediate as before but it occurs every time I delete a message. I will continue to observe this and if it changes I will certaihly let you know.
I apreciate your help.
Sincerely,
Slim

Added information.
When I thought the sound was just delayed after I deleted an item in my In Box I was actually getting the sound from clicking on the next item in the In Box and not from a delayed reaction to deleting the previous item. It turns out that every time I click on any item in the In Box I get sound.
I suppose this is normal for Windows Live Mail.
Slim

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Added information.
When I thought the sound was just delayed after I deleted an item in my In Box I was actually getting the sound from clicking on the next item in the In Box and not from a delayed reaction to deleting the previous item. It turns out that every time I click on any item in the In Box I get sound.
I suppose this is normal for Windows Live Mail.
Slim

I wouldn’t know. I’m still using OE6.

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