How to disable annoying volume beep in windows XP

If you are like me and haven't migrated to Windows Vista or Windows 7 yet, you know that when you go to adjust the volume using the little volume slider (after you click on the little speaker icon in your system tray) the computer lets out a very loud and very annoying beep. Here are a few ways to fix that.

Method 1: disable beep in device manager

1. Right-click on My Computer
2. On the Hardware tab, click on "Device Manager"
3. On the "View" menu, select "Show hidden devices"
4. Under "Non-Plug and Play Drivers", right-click "Beep"
5. Click "Disable"
6. Answer "Yes" when asked if you really want to disable it
7. Answer "No" when asked if you want to reboot
8. Right click "Beep" again.
9. Click "Properties"
10. On the "Driver" tab, set the Startup type to Disabled
11. Click "Stop"
12. Click "OK"
13. Answer "No" when asked if you want to reboot

Method 2: disable beep in the registry

1. Open up regedit.exe through the run box, and then navigate down to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Sound
2. Find the “Beep” key on the right-hand side and change the value to “no”.

Method 3: disable beep in sounds panel

1. Open Control Panel and find the Sounds and Audio Devices panel. Choose the Sounds tab and then find “Default Beep” in the list.
2. Change the drop down list at the bottom to "none" and hit "apply".
3. Do the same for the "critical stop" sound.