Missing sound

Posted by Tod on October 20, 2009, 11:04 pm

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> John Pollard wrote:

> > That's probably the discussion I was thinking of; there was at least

> > one post from Intuit in the thread I have in mind ...

> Hi John - The Intuit poster (Quick Dale, I think this link should work :h=

ttps://qlc.intuit.com/post/show_post_full_view/aYHAhWTNqr3Q6nacfArQA8)

> explained to go to the Control Panel/Sounds and do the usual checking off=

> the settings to 'fix' the reported problem - but that was already done an=

> set up correctly in the initial installation as reported by the others.

> -------------------------------------------------------------

> Regards -

> - Andrew

In that thread, Quicken Dale said "The preference from (sic) this has
been changed. We made this change based on customer feedback." I think
he saying "the preference for" this startup sound was changed to
silence based on customer feedback. As I take it, the glitch is that
it can't seem to be turned back on.

Posted by Laura on October 19, 2009, 12:26 pm

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I have sounds in H&B 2008. I have turned them off because they are too
annoying.

> 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

> </paste>

> 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

Posted by Margaret on October 19, 2009, 2:21 pm

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Laura wrote:

> I have sounds in H&B 2008. I have turned them off because they are too

> annoying.

I've been turning off my Quicken sounds for years. That "ca-ching" when
hitting Enter *especially* drove me nuts.

I'm glad that users who like the sounds can get 'em back, though. :-)

Regards,

Margaret

Posted by Laura on October 19, 2009, 2:33 pm

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> Laura wrote:

>> I have sounds in H&B 2008. I have turned them off because they are too

>> annoying.

> I've been turning off my Quicken sounds for years. That "ca-ching" when

> hitting Enter *especially* drove me nuts.

> I'm glad that users who like the sounds can get 'em back, though. :-)

> Regards,

I guess I have been lucky...I have never NOT had the option of sounds but I
have only been using it since version 2004.

Posted by Ken Blake on October 19, 2009, 3:20 pm

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On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:21:57 -0400, Margaret

> I've been turning off my Quicken sounds for years. That "ca-ching" when

> hitting Enter *especially* drove me nuts.

> I'm glad that users who like the sounds can get 'em back, though. :-)

I'm not trying to talk you into turning the sounds back on, but I did
want to point out that you can keep sounds on and easily turn any
particular sound off. Or if you don't mind having a sound when hitting
enter, but just don't like the particular sound, you can replace it
with a different sound you prefer.

--
Ken Blake
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