Change your alert sounds

To change your alert sounds

1. On the Preferences tab, under Alerts, click Sounds.

    To get there: On the Tools menu, click Options.

2. In the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties dialog box, click the Sounds tab, and in the Program events box, scroll down to the Windows Messenger category.
3. Click the sound you want to change, and then click a new sound in the Sounds list. To preview a sound, click Play.
4. If the list does not contain the sound you want, click Browse and look for other sound files (files with the extension .wav).

 Tip

To find all the sound files on your computer, click the Windows Start button, click Search, and then click All files and folders. In the All or part of the file name box, type *.wav, and then click Search. In the search results, double-click a sound to listen to it. When you find the sound you want, note its name and location, and then follow the steps above. When you reach step 4, navigate to the directory that contains the sound you want to use.

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