Since I wrote the step by step instructions last year I've seen them pasted in different places on the internet but it was kovacsAtTiLa who provided the crucial information. He originally posted the link to the Microsoft patch. Go to the Sound tab and move the slider on 'Hardware Sound Acceleration Level' to Full Acceleration.Ĭredit to kovacsAtTiLa from a site called. If you still have trouble installing it use WinXP compatibility mode.Ĭlick on Start/Run and type dxdiag and click OK. Use the 'Drivers and Downloads link on the left toward the bottom to find it. Install the Sigmatel audio driver for Windows XP. Download and install the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 KB901105 update from this Microsoft page:Ĥ.
Double click on Windows Audio and change the startup type to Automatic, then Apply, Start, OK.Ģ. Scroll down until you find 'Windows Audio'. Go to Start/Run and type Services.msc followed by enter. Recommended guide: How to Open Windows 11 Sound. Optionally, click Play to preview the new startup sound or Restore to revert to the default sound.
Select the sound file and click Open to replace the default startup sound. (This should be already enabled in 2003 Standard edition). Click on Replace and browse to the location of your desired startup sound (in. Enable (auto startup) Windows Audio Service.
