OFF97: Problems with "Provide Feedback with Sound" Option

• Microsoft Office 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Access 97 for Windows
• Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you run the Sounds.exe program to install additional sounds for Microsoft Office 97, the "Provide feedback with sound" option is not selected in your Microsoft Office 97 programs. When you then select the option, you may receive an error message that indicates that sounds are not installed.

STATUS

This behavior is by design of the Microsoft Office 97 Sounds program, Sounds.exe.

MORE INFORMATION

The Option Is Not Selected

The Microsoft Office 97 compact disc includes a folder called ValuPack. This folder contains other folders that include additional components designed for use with Microsoft Office 97.

One of these components, Sounds.exe, is contained in the ValuPack\Sounds folder. When you run this program, it copies sounds onto your hard disk and assigns each sound to a particular event (for example, clicking a scroll bar, saving a file, selecting a menu, and so on) in the Windows registry.

However, running the Sounds.exe program does not enable the sounds in the Office 97 programs. To do this, use the following steps for each Office 97 program:

1. Click Options on the Tools menu.

2. Click the General tab.

3. Select the "Provide feedback with sound" check box.

4. Click OK.

An Error Message Appears After You Select the Option

When you select the "Provide feedback with sound" option before you run Sounds.exe, the following warning message appears:

   Microsoft Office Sounds are not installed on your system. To install
   them, point to Microsoft on the Web (Help menu) and click Free Stuff
   to connect to the Microsoft Web site. Look for the Sounds folder, and
   then download and run the file to install and turn on the sounds.