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September 05, 2000 12:00 AM

How do I stop Windows 2000 from beeping?

John Savill
Windows IT Pro
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A. Perform the following steps to disable your machine's system beep:

  1. Right-click My Computer and select Manage.
  2. Expand System Tools and select Device Manager.
  3. From the View menu, select Show hidden devices.
  4. Expand Non-Plug and Play Drivers.
  5. Right-click Beep, and select Properties.
  6. Select the Drivers tab.
  7. Click Stop. You can also change the start-up type to Disabled so the beep service never starts.

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  • diljeet
    6 years ago
    Jul 15, 2006

    What about on Windows 98 plz!!!!!!!!

  • Anonymous User
    7 years ago
    Apr 06, 2005

    Fantastic!!! The program we use at work beeps with every quuestion it asks... so annoying! THANKS HEAPS!!!

  • Anonymous User
    7 years ago
    Mar 31, 2005

    2 years of occasional poking about in the registry are now over!! Brill

  • Anonymous User
    7 years ago
    Feb 08, 2005

    still doesnt work it has been disabled for a while now but whenever i play a multi-player game online it comes back and stops as soon as i disconnect. ???

  • Anonymous User
    7 years ago
    Feb 02, 2005

    beeping is usually an indication of a hardware problem. you may want to find the source of the issue, rather than turning off the warning device.

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