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Solve : re: xp win startup wav file not working right?

Answer» <html><body><p>This is on a Toshiba Satellite M60 laptop os Xp Pro.<br/>I made up a wav file (about 12 sec long). It plays fine in manual mode.  I set the wav file in the sound properties to the start windows event, test it again on the test button it tests ok (plays the hole thing). but  when windows starts up, the same wav file only plays <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/6-237686" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 6">6</a> seconds (out of the 12 sec's total) and stops playing and Xp goes on and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/completes-2532986" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COMPLETES">COMPLETES</a> the start up and desktop comes up and so on.  I have seen (they work fine) other wav files that are <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/longer-1078655" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LONGER">LONGER</a> then 12 sec that work fine in the start windows event.  I can't figure out why the wav file I made won't play <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/right-239192" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RIGHT">RIGHT</a> on startup.  This is part of the hole project to get the LCARS Windows shell <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/going-1008806" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GOING">GOING</a>.  Everything else in the project is done and working.  The hangup with the start windows event sound is the only thing that is holding me up from completing this project.  I also tried a simple bat file (see it below) to start the same wav file from the startup menu.   The bat file worked but didn't play the file until the desktop was up and running. Anyone have any ideas?<br/><br/>echo<br/>cd /d c:\download"<br/>start tstart.wav<br/>end<br/><br/>Steve The windows Startup sound has a size limitation, I believe. You can try reducing the bitrate or sample size of the audio file.Bingo BC_Programmer   you were right on the bullseye.  It had nothing to do with recording file length.  All the other wav files were set to 11025hz sample rate (even wav files that were a lot more the 12 sec long).  When I modified the the recording and save it with Audacity,   Audacity as a default sets the sample rate at 44100hz.  That's what XP was squawking at,  it didn't like the sample rate.  Thanks you got me on the right path of investigation.<br/><br/>Now all I have to figure out is how to make the file play when the logon box is on the screen.  Right now with the file set in the start windows event the file doesn't play until the desktop is finished setting up and running.<br/><br/> Quote from: BC_Programmer on April 17, 2014, 04:46:57 AM</p><blockquote>The windows Startup sound has a size limitation, I believe. You can try reducing the bitrate or sample size of the audio file.<br/></blockquote></body></html>


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