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Now the Windows Vista default sounds are changed with the new ones which you just copied. Check the ‘Do this for the next … conflicts’ like in the image below and then click ‘Copy and Replace’. Windows Vista will ask if you want to overwrite. Once you are there, take the cursor to a white space, right click and, in the contextual menu, click on Paste. When all files are selected, right click and in the contextual menu click Copy. Select all the sound files by pressing Ctrl+A.

When the folders from the archive have been unpacked, go to one of its two folders and there you will see some sound files with the extension ‘.wav’.

The procedure should be similar for other sound schemes found on the Internet.įirst, download the archive containing the two sound schemes and unpack its content. To describe the procedure, I will use as an example the Glass and Pearl Sound Schemes. If you decide later that you want the default sound scheme back, you just need to copy this folder back to its initial location. Once you have done this, Paste the content to a place where it’s easy for you to remember. To do this, go to ‘C:\Windows\’, find the Media folder, right click on it and select Copy. Since installing a new Windows Vista scheme requires you to overwrite the default sound files, you should backup your original sound scheme before installing a new one. Since installing sound schemes that have their own installers is obvious and simple, I will only show you how to install a sound scheme that doesn’t come with an installer, just because I know it involves a bit more attention.īackup the original Windows Vista sound scheme Some may have their own installers, meaning that you will have to download a setup.exe file and run it to have the sound scheme up and ready, while others need some tweaking to make them work. After doing a search for vista sound scheme I ended up finding a lot. Sound schemes can be found on the Internet on several websites. Basically, a sound scheme represents all the sounds that Windows Vista plays when you make different actions such as emptying the recycle bin, deleting a file, clicking on a button, or when different events take place like: encountering an error, finishing the burning process of a DVD, etc. In this article I will show you how to change your sound scheme in Windows Vista and how to customize the system sounds.īefore following the procedure below, you might want to know what a sound scheme is. Considering that each person has its own personality and preferences, it is easy to understand why somebody would want to change their sound scheme to something more personal. The sound scheme that comes with Windows Vista is pretty good but it can become boring after a while. Sounds are part of our daily life and it only seems natural, at least while standing next to your computer, to be surrounded by likable sounds.