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Posted by R. C. White on October 18, 2009, 5:57 pm
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Hi, Gary.
Ever since Windows 2000, we've been having this problem with each new
edition of Quicken. I don't yet have Q2010, so maybe it's different this
year. I expect to get Q2010 in the next few days.
In the meantime, you can search the archives here for one of the MANY times
that I've posted my QSounds.reg file (sometimes with the extension changed
to .txt so that it won't accidentally get merged into the Registry
prematurely). This simple text file puts the Quicken settings into the
Registry at:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERAppEventsSchemesAppsQuicken
EUREKA! I have found it! ;<)
In cleaning out some archives here last week, I came across the original
source of this information and I'm happy to be able to finally give credit
where it is due! The following is a copy'n'paste from my Reply on March 13,
2002, to Burke Mamlin, who had posted this in the thread, "Quicken sounds in
Windows XP/2000/NT". I have not seen Burke Mamlin in this newsgroup before
or since that thread, but we all owe him a debt of gratitude for that file.
MY version is modified to fit MY system - but after a quick glance at the
original, I think it will work better for most users. I've pasted it -
unedited - below, along with Burke's explanation. Remember that this is
over 7 years old, and I have not had time to review it completely. So try
it - cautiously - and let us know how it works for you, Gary.
<paste>
> Have you lost your quicken sounds? Did you install Quicken onto a
> machine running Windows XP/NT/2000? I may have some help for you.
> I'm using WinXP Professional and realized that my Quicken 2001 sounds
> were no longer working.
>
> A quick-fix for this may have been previouly posted. If so, I
> apologize for the redundancy. I found hints and talk of registry
> values, but didn't see a complete solution. Here's what I
> learned...hope it can help somebody.
>
> THE PROBLEM
> Quicken stores its sounds settings within the current user's registry
> settings. This means that only the user who installed Quicken gets to
> enjoy the sounds. In WinXP/NT/2000 with multiple users, you should be
> able to switch to one of the user accounts and hear the sounds (i.e.,
> the account under which Quicken was installed). If you don't have
> multiple user accounts or can't get sounds under any user, this fix
> may not work for you.
>
> THE SOLUTION
> This requires some (minimal) Windows registry changes...so, proceed
> cautiously, and don't come after me if you mess up your system in the
> process (find a geek to help you!). It's actually fairly simple,
> though.
> 1. Log in as the user who installed Quicken (the one with working
> sounds).
> 2. Run Regedit (Start->Run->type "regedit" and press return).
> 3. Navigate within the tree on the left to
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USERAppEventsSchemesAppsQuicken].
> 4. Right-click on "Quicken" and select the "Export" option. Save the
> registry export as "quickensounds.reg" and put it somewhere (e.g.,
> shared folder) where other users can get to it.
> 5. Log in as the other user(s) and double-click the quickensounds.reg
> file to enable quicken sounds. You're done.
>
> Alternatively, I'll include the .reg file contents that I created
> using the steps above. Again, making mistakes with registry entries
> can really mess up your computer, so -- if you don't know what you're
> doing -- make backups and proceed with caution! Also, I don't know
> that my registry settings for WinXP Professional and Quicken 2001
> Deluxe will apply to your system...so the five steps above are safer.
>
> If your Quicken is installed under "C:Program FilesQuicken", you can
> try copying the text between the dashed lines into a file called
> quickensounds.reg
> and then double-click the file to load your registry with the
> necessary Quicken sound links (the five steps above are safer and more
> likely to keep you out of trouble)
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USERAppEventsSchemesAppsQuicken]
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USERAppEventsSchemesAppsQuickenActivity Bar Item]
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USERAppEventsSchemesAppsQuickenActivity Bar
> Item.Current]
> @="c:\program files\quicken\sounds\qabitem.wav"
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USERAppEventsSchemesAppsQuickenActivity Bar
> Item.Default]
> @="c:\program files\quicken\sounds\qabitem.wav"
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USERAppEventsSchemesAppsQuickenActivity Bar Menu]
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USERAppEventsSchemesAppsQuickenActivity Bar
> Menu.Current]
> @="c:\program files\quicken\sounds\qabmenu.wav"
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USERAppEventsSchemesAppsQuickenActivity Bar
> Menu.Default]
> @="c:\program files\quicken\sounds\qabmenu.wav"
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USERAppEventsSchemesAppsQuickenClick]
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USERAppEventsSchemesAppsQuickenClick.Current]
> @="c:\program files\quicken\sounds\qclick.wav"
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USERAppEventsSchemesAppsQuickenClick.Default]
> @="c:\program files\quicken\sounds\qclick.wav"
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USERAppEventsSchemesAppsQuickenDelete]
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USERAppEventsSchemesAppsQuickenDelete.Current]
> @="c:\program files\quicken\sounds\qdelete.wav"
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USERAppEventsSchemesAppsQuickenDelete.Default]
> @="c:\program files\quicken\sounds\qdelete.wav"
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USERAppEventsSchemesAppsQuickenMemorize]
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USERAppEventsSchemesAppsQuickenMemorize.Current]
> @="c:\program files\quicken\sounds\qmem.wav"
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USERAppEventsSchemesAppsQuickenMemorize.Default]
> @="c:\program files\quicken\sounds\qmem.wav"
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USERAppEventsSchemesAppsQuickenOpen Program]
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USERAppEventsSchemesAppsQuickenOpen
> Program.Current]
> @="c:\program files\quicken\sounds\qopen.wav"
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USERAppEventsSchemesAppsQuickenOpen
> Program.Default]
> @="c:\program files\quicken\sounds\qopen.wav"
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USERAppEventsSchemesAppsQuickenRecord]
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USERAppEventsSchemesAppsQuickenRecord.Current]
> @="c:\program files\quicken\sounds\qrecord.wav"
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USERAppEventsSchemesAppsQuickenRecord.Default]
> @="c:\program files\quicken\sounds\qrecord.wav"
> ------------------------------------------------------
>
> I hope a few people out there wishing that Quicken still was making
> its sounds will find this post useful.
>
> -Burke
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I have to go out now, but I'll have another look at this in a day or two.
RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(Retired. No longer licensed to practice public accounting.)
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Using Quicken Deluxe 2009 and Windows Live Mail in Win7 x64)
> After all these years did Intuit finally drop the entry music for
> Q2010? Mine is silent as it loads.
> -----------------------------------------------
> Gary
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