Customize Windows Messenger sounds
You may have noticed that Windows Messenger uses different sounds to alert you of certain events. For example, when one of your contacts signs in, Windows Messenger plays a sound. When someone sends you a message, a different sound plays. You can choose different sounds to go along with different events in Windows Messenger.
To change your Windows Messenger sound settings:
1. | On the Tools menu, click Options. |
2. | In the Options dialog box, click the Preferences tab. |
3. | Under Alerts, click the Sounds button. |
4. | In the Sounds and Audio Device Properties dialog box, click the Sounds tab. |
5. | Under Program events, scroll down to the Windows Messenger events. |
6. | To hear the sounds assigned to the different Windows Messenger events, click a sound, and then click the Play button. 
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7. | To choose a different sound, click the Browse button, and select a different sound from the displayed list. Preview the sound by clicking the Preview play button. 
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8. | When you have chosen the sound that you want to assign to the selected action, click OK. |
9. | Click OK again to save your settings. |
Tip: You can turn off the sound effects Windows Messenger plays by clicking the Tools menu, clicking Options, and clicking the Preferences tab. In the Alerts area, clear the Play sound when contacts sign in or send a message check box. Click OK. This procedure silences Windows Messenger so that the sound effects will not play until you turn them on again.
