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August 28, 2008  
Subject: Windows Vista purr sound file
Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
Date: 7/24/2008 9:44:01 PM
From: =?Utf-8?B?RGFya2tY?= [Email Address Protection]

This may or may not sound crazy, but ever since I started using Windows Vista
I keep hearing a purring sound every now and then.

I'll explain to the best of my ability.

Windows Vista () will play a sound file of a cat purring at random.
Normally, I can figure out what I'm doing that makes a sound file go off, but
this time I can't. I'm NEVER -- and I do mean absolutely NEVER -- doing the
same thing when the file plays. Sometimes, when I've just left the computer
sitting, it'll play the sound file as well.

I have searched my hard drive for any and all sound files and played through
each and every one of them, but to no avail. I just can't seem to find where
it's originating from. I even went so far as to open up the Windows sound
file themes (or whatever you'd like to call them) and listened to all the
files that were there too. Still, NOTHING!

I'd appreciate any help anyone can give. I normally get around to this
forum/discussion/group close to never -- I usually don't have any problems at
all, but this is just annoying me.

If you have any advice, help, or know what's going on, please email me at

DarkkX@Comcast.net

Thank you.

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Subject: Re: Windows Vista purr sound file
Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
Date: 7/24/2008 10:07:58 PM
From: Nonny [Email Address Protection]

On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:44:01 -0700, DarkkX
<DarkkX@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>If you have any advice, help, or know what's going on, please email me at

Nope. Against the rules.

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Subject: Re: Windows Vista purr sound file
Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
Date: 7/25/2008 12:43:49 AM
From: "Steve Thackery" [Email Address Protection]

Firstly, are you absolutely sure it's a sound file playing, and not some
weird noise from a fan, a disk, or something?

If so, and it is not initiated by what you are doing, then it must be
initiated by some event not caused by you. The only thing that comes to
mind is the sound that plays for an incoming email.

It's probably worth checking.

SteveT


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Subject: Re: Windows Vista purr sound file
Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
Date: 7/25/2008 5:46:03 AM
From: "Qu0ll" [Email Address Protection]

"DarkkX" <DarkkX@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6232C4E0-1728-4261-BD83-A0FED935EEAF@microsoft.com...
> This may or may not sound crazy, but ever since I started using Windows
> Vista
> I keep hearing a purring sound every now and then.
>
> I'll explain to the best of my ability.
>
> Windows Vista () will play a sound file of a cat purring at random.
> Normally, I can figure out what I'm doing that makes a sound file go off,
> but
> this time I can't. I'm NEVER -- and I do mean absolutely NEVER -- doing
> the
> same thing when the file plays. Sometimes, when I've just left the
> computer
> sitting, it'll play the sound file as well.
>
> I have searched my hard drive for any and all sound files and played
> through
> each and every one of them, but to no avail. I just can't seem to find
> where
> it's originating from. I even went so far as to open up the Windows sound
> file themes (or whatever you'd like to call them) and listened to all the
> files that were there too. Still, NOTHING!
>
> I'd appreciate any help anyone can give. I normally get around to this
> forum/discussion/group close to never -- I usually don't have any problems
> at
> all, but this is just annoying me.

Do you have a sound scheme in place other than the default one? Perhaps it
is configured to play the purring sound when a program starts or some other
frequently occurring event. I would also look at a spyware detector and see
if something is lurking around that shouldn't be there.

> If you have any advice, help, or know what's going on, please email me at
>
> DarkkX@Comcast.net

Nope, this is a newsgroup.

--
And loving it,

-Qu0ll (Rare, not extinct)
_________________________________________________
Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com
[Replace the "SixFour" with numbers to email me]


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Subject: Re: Windows Vista purr sound file
Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
Date: 7/25/2008 5:32:50 PM
From: Hobbes [Email Address Protection]

DarkkX wrote:
> This may or may not sound crazy, but ever since I started using Windows Vista
> I keep hearing a purring sound every now and then.
>
> I'll explain to the best of my ability.
>
> Windows Vista () will play a sound file of a cat purring at random.
> Normally, I can figure out what I'm doing that makes a sound file go off, but
> this time I can't. I'm NEVER -- and I do mean absolutely NEVER -- doing the
> same thing when the file plays. Sometimes, when I've just left the computer
> sitting, it'll play the sound file as well.
>
> I have searched my hard drive for any and all sound files and played through
> each and every one of them, but to no avail. I just can't seem to find where
> it's originating from. I even went so far as to open up the Windows sound
> file themes (or whatever you'd like to call them) and listened to all the
> files that were there too. Still, NOTHING!
>
> I'd appreciate any help anyone can give. I normally get around to this
> forum/discussion/group close to never -- I usually don't have any problems at
> all, but this is just annoying me.
>
> If you have any advice, help, or know what's going on, please email me at
>
> DarkkX@Comcast.net
>
> Thank you.

does it sound like this >
http://www.ilovewavs.com/Effects/Animals/Sound%20Effect%20-%20Cat%20Purring%2001.wav

or >
http://www.ilovewavs.com/Effects/Animals/Sound%20Effect%20-%20Cat%20Purring%2002.wav


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