Comments on: AHHHHH

Question: AHHHHH

CXImran — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 07:29:41 -0800

What the heck is this darn sound in Windows?

Basically, I've had this sound coming out of my speakers every so often. It really bugged me, and after reformatting my machine, the sound was gone until today, where I heard it again.

I can't understand where it comes from.

Here's a sound clip I managed to capture:

Mp3 Sound File

It just sounds so weird.

Thanks in advance friends!

By: These Premises Are Alarmed

These Premises Are Alarmed — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 07:32:43 -0800

Could it be a web page in the background that automatically refreshes every few minutes? This happeend to me in the past, but I'm not at a windows machine right now to test.

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 07:35:01 -0800

That sounds like a screen capture "snapshot" to me.

By: logicpunk

logicpunk — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 07:43:08 -0800

I have the exact same thing happening with my computer... I haven't been irritated enough to track down the problem, but it seems like it started around the time I either installed Skype, or added a logitech quickcam to the system. From your question, though, it doesn't sound like you installed anything prior to the reappearance of the sound.

By: glibhamdreck

glibhamdreck — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 07:45:00 -0800

It's Windows' search feature -- the stupid dog. You have the "Search Companion" open in one of your windows.

By: glibhamdreck

glibhamdreck — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 07:46:32 -0800

Oh, you can right-click the dog to "Turn off the animated character"

By: CXImran

CXImran — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 07:54:56 -0800

OH MY GOSH IT IS THE DOG

If you open the search feature, and click on the dog, you hear the sound!

THANK YOU!

By: llamateur

llamateur — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 10:57:46 -0800

Just so you know you're not alone, here are two other MeFiers who've had that problem: 1, 2.

By: almostpositive

almostpositive — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 11:37:46 -0800

Ha ha! I had this same problem a few months ago. I could not figure out what the damn sound was. It happened every once and a while. I couldn't find any rogue programs in the task list. A friend told me that it might be wireless interference. It really freaked me out.

Just a few days ago I had the search thing open and I heard something like it again.

Damn dog.

By: caution live frogs

caution live frogs — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 11:53:49 -0800

Absolutely insane that a "professional" OS would include a goddamn cartoon dog as the DEFAULT OPTION. First thing I do on a fresh install is turn that bastard off.

By: donpardo

donpardo — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 13:23:25 -0800

I hate that dog. The thing I hate the most? When you turn the little cur off, he makes cute before he walks away. In my dream OS, a little kid comes out and shoots him, like old Yeller. And then the kid laughs.

Stupid dog.

By: Mr. Gunn

Mr. Gunn — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 13:53:22 -0800

GIS for "writing a letter clippy"

It looks like you're writing a letter.

By: tomble

tomble — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:03:28 -0800

Wow, I asked the same question a week ago, it was driving me INSANE. Why would they do that, it's just such a stupid thing to have? It doesn't make anything better, it just annoys people.

By: flabdablet

flabdablet — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:25:59 -0800

It looks like you're writing a suicide note. Would you like me to...

By: jacalata

jacalata — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:19:03 -0800

If anybody is still reading this, I thought I'd piggyback rather than ask the front page again: I have a sound too. It's basically a small click, always(?) preceded by a half second of hard drive activity. The dog is definitely off, and the sound only happens once, and I have installed a greasemonkey script that blocks all autorefreshes. What could it be?

By: limeonaire

limeonaire — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:49:36 -0800

Hahaha flabdablet.

By: flabdablet

flabdablet — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 20:30:18 -0800

jacalata: if it's coming from the hard drive itself, as opposed to the speakers, it's possibly thermal recalibration.

By: reklaw

reklaw — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 03:22:34 -0800

Isn't that the dog from Microsoft BOB?

By: flabdablet

flabdablet — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 05:08:14 -0800

Wikipedia says yes.

By: jacalata

jacalata — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 08:36:17 -0800

I'm still not sure flabdablet, but thanks for the suggestion!