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From: R. C. White on 18 Oct 2009 22:48 Hi, Gary. > The registry entry the message says to export and copy contains no > values. Burke's first instruction says to: > 1. Log in as the user who installed Quicken (the one with working > sounds). When you do that, HKCU (That's for the "CURRENT user".) should have that key and it should be populated. You EXport that key (and its values). Then you log out from that user account and log in with the user who does NOT have sounds and IMport the values you just exported from the other user's HKCU. But I've had time to do a little editing on my most-recent version of this file; it is in the attachment. Please read my few notes at the top of the file. They ARE important! And, I still haven't seen Q2010, so please proceed with caution. I have basically done the first part of what Burke instructed: I have exported the working key. But then I edited the resulting file TO FIT MY SYSTEM. As I've mentioned often (and at length) in this newsgroup, in my system, I've installed Quicken into E:\QuickenW, rather than into the default folder, which would be "C:\Program Files" in 32-bit Windows or "C:\Program Files (x86)" in a 64-bit version of WinXP/Vista/Win7. So, I edited each line that points to a .WAV (sound) file to say, for example: @="E:\\QuickenW\\sounds\\qabitem.wav" Most users will need to edit this to say: @="C:\\Program Files\\sounds\\qabitem.wav" But if you are running 64-bit Windows, you should edit it to: @="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\sounds\\qabitem.wav" Notepad's Replace command (on the Edit menu) should make it easy to find all occurrences of "E:\QuickenW" and replace them with "C:\Program Files". After editing the original file to fit MY system, I saved it as a plain text file with the .reg extension. Then I simply clicked on that file in Windows Explorer to execute the default action for a .reg file, which is "Merge". This click merged my. reg file into my Registry. (Note that this action is immediate and can't be undone - but we can re-edit the file and Merge a corrected version in most cases.) Let us know how this works out for you, Gary. RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX (Retired. No longer licensed to practice public accounting.) rc(a)grandecom.net Microsoft Windows MVP (Using Quicken Deluxe 2009 and Windows Live Mail in Win7 x64) "Gary B. Berns" <gberns(a)tampabay.r*r.com> wrote in message news:8vgnd5dltim44361mv3r9ak1e637g2ae7n(a)4ax.com... > The registry entry the message says to export and copy contains no > values. Exporting it didn't do anything. When I tried the cut and > paste method, deleting the leading >>, on double clicking the file I > got the message that it was not a reg file and only binary files were > accepted. > > Gary
From: Laura on 19 Oct 2009 12:26 I have sounds in H&B 2008. I have turned them off because they are too annoying. "R. C. White" <rc(a)grandecom.net> wrote in message news:Id2dnV3KBYIPDEbXnZ2dnUVZ_qadnZ2d(a)posted.grandecom... > 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_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Quicken > > 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> > "Burke Mamlin" <bmamlin(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:a9484b8d.0203122110.54820280(a)posting.google.com... >> 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_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Quicken]. >> 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 Files\Quicken", 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_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Quicken] >> >> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Quicken\Activity Bar Item] >> >> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Quicken\Activity Bar >> Item\.Current] >> @="c:\\program files\\quicken\\sounds\\qabitem.wav" >> >> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Quicken\Activity Bar >> Item\.Default] >> @="c:\\program files\\quicken\\sounds\\qabitem.wav" >> >> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Quicken\Activity Bar Menu] >> >> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Quicken\Activity Bar >> Menu\.Current] >> @="c:\\program files\\quicken\\sounds\\qabmenu.wav" >> >> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Quicken\Activity Bar >> Menu\.Default] >> @="c:\\program files\\quicken\\sounds\\qabmenu.wav" >> >> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Quicken\Click] >> >> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Quicken\Click\.Current] >> @="c:\\program files\\quicken\\sounds\\qclick.wav" >> >> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Quicken\Click\.Default] >> @="c:\\program files\\quicken\\sounds\\qclick.wav" >> >> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Quicken\Delete] >> >> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Quicken\Delete\.Current] >> @="c:\\program files\\quicken\\sounds\\qdelete.wav" >> >> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Quicken\Delete\.Default] >> @="c:\\program files\\quicken\\sounds\\qdelete.wav" >> >> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Quicken\Memorize] >> >> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Quicken\Memorize\.Current] >> @="c:\\program files\\quicken\\sounds\\qmem.wav" >> >> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Quicken\Memorize\.Default] >> @="c:\\program files\\quicken\\sounds\\qmem.wav" >> >> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Quicken\Open Program] >> >> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Quicken\Open >> Program\.Current] >> @="c:\\program files\\quicken\\sounds\\qopen.wav" >> >> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Quicken\Open >> Program\.Default] >> @="c:\\program files\\quicken\\sounds\\qopen.wav" >> >> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Quicken\Record] >> >> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Quicken\Record\.Current] >> @="c:\\program files\\quicken\\sounds\\qrecord.wav" >> >> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Quicken\Record\.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(a)grandecom.net > Microsoft Windows MVP > (Using Quicken Deluxe 2009 and Windows Live Mail in Win7 x64) > > > "Gary B. Berns" <gberns(a)tampabay.r*r.com> wrote in message > news:iprmd5hnlc3p4nnpebv4m58169adb71uiu(a)4ax.com... >> After all these years did Intuit finally drop the entry music for >> Q2010? Mine is silent as it loads. >> ----------------------------------------------- >> Gary >
From: Gary B. Berns on 19 Oct 2009 13:59 Did everything you said and checked the registry values. They are all as you gave but still have no sound on open although the wav file is right where the registry points. Will reboot the machine and see if that helps. Gary On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:48:22 -0500, "R. C. White" <rc(a)grandecom.net> wrote: > ----------------------------------------------- Gary ..
From: Margaret on 19 Oct 2009 14:21 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
From: Laura on 19 Oct 2009 14:32
Did you remember to enable sounds in the program? It's under Startup in the Program preferences. "Gary B. Berns" <gberns(a)tampabay.r*r.com> wrote in message news:g4apd59hujmavg7gr5hiodnougou09t4lk(a)4ax.com... > Did everything you said and checked the registry values. They are all > as you gave but still have no sound on open although the wav file is > right where the registry points. Will reboot the machine and see if > that helps. > > Gary > > On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:48:22 -0500, "R. C. White" <rc(a)grandecom.net> > wrote: > >> > ----------------------------------------------- > Gary > . |