Article ID: 158747
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Office 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Office 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Access 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition
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SYMPTOMS
When you run the Sounds.exe program to install additional sounds for
Microsoft Office 97, the "Provide feedback with sound" option is not
selected in your Microsoft Office 97 programs. When you then select the
option, you may receive an error message that indicates that sounds are not
installed.
WORKAROUND
The Option Is Not Selected
The Microsoft Office 97 compact disc includes a folder called ValuPack.
This folder contains other folders that include additional components
designed for use with Microsoft Office 97.
One of these components, Sounds.exe, is contained in the ValuPack\Sounds
folder. When you run this program, it copies sounds onto your hard disk and
assigns each sound to a particular event (for example, clicking a scroll
bar, saving a file, selecting a menu, and so on) in the Windows registry.
However, running the Sounds.exe program does not enable the sounds in the
Office 97 programs. To do this, use the following steps for each Office 97
program:
- Click Options on the Tools menu.
- Click the General tab.
- Select the "Provide feedback with sound" check box.
- Click OK.
After you complete these steps, sounds play whenever you perform certain
actions in the Office program.
An Error Message Appears After You Select the Option
When you select the "Provide feedback with sound" option before you run
Sounds.exe, the following warning message appears:
Microsoft Office Sounds are not installed on your system. To install
them, point to Microsoft on the Web (Help menu) and click Free Stuff
to connect to the Microsoft Web site. Look for the Sounds folder, and
then download and run the file to install and turn on the sounds.
If you download and run Sounds.exe from the Microsoft World Wide Web site;
or you run Sounds.exe in the ValuPack\Sounds folder on the compact disc,
you must also select the "Provide feedback with sound" check box.
You can download the Sounds.exe file from the Microsoft World Wide Web site
at the following Web address:
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