- 1). Click the "Start" button and select "Control Panel."
- 2). Click "Hardware and Sound" from the Control Panel.
- 3). Click "Change System Sounds" under the Sound heading. This opens a new "Sound" window.
- 4). Click the top "Sound Scheme" drop-down menu and select a new sound scheme, such as "Festival," "Garden" or "Sonata." You can also select "No Sounds" to disable all sound events within Windows.
- 5). Click an event from the "Program Events" list to select it.
- 6). Click the bottom "Sounds" drop-down menu and select a new sound from the list. Click "Test" to preview the sound before applying it.
- 7). Click "OK" to accept your new sounds.