Can you disable system sounds for a .NET application?

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I would like to disable some or all system sounds for a .NET 3.5 application.

I cannot find anything around System.Media.SystemSounds that turns off sound settings that the user has chosen via the control panel.

[Edit] This is more for the Exlamation type sounds on certain message boxes we display. Would really like a mute for a form or dialog.

If you're using system features that the user has configured to make sound, why would you want to do otherwise? — Matti Virkkunen, Jan 25 '12 at 17:12
If your looking to disable that *ding* in a text box, you could use the following solution. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6290967/stop-the-ding-when-pressing-enter — George Johnston, Jan 25 '12 at 17:13

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 25 '12 at 17:15

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By definition, they are system sounds, not application sounds. Disabling all of them would therefore disable them for other applications, as well. Would you like using an application that arbitrarily disabled all your system sounds?

Without knowing which specific system sounds you're disabling, it's impossible to give you a more direct answer other than to simply mute the speakers.

answered Jan 25 '12 at 17:15

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I believe the OP was asking if you can mark the application such that windows generates no system sounds for it. – Superbest Apr 07 '12 at 02:26

Can you disable system sounds for a .NET application?

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