ShowSounds and SoundSentry both provide visual cues for audio sounds in Windows.
Windows 7 and Vista
- Select the Windows logo ‘Start’ button.
- Select ‘Control Panel’.
- In the Control Panel, select ‘Ease of Access’.
- Select ‘Ease of Access Center’.
- Select ‘Use text or visual alternatives for sounds’.
- Select the ‘Turn on visual notifications for sounds’ checkbox.
- Select the ‘Save’ button.
Windows XP
- Select the ‘Start’ button.
- Select ‘Control Panel’.
- In the Control Panel, select ‘Accessibility Options’. If there is no ‘Accessibility Options’ icon, you may need to switch Control Panel into Classic View. This can be done by selecting the words ‘Switch to Classic View’ located on the left-hand side.
- The ‘Accessibility Options’ window should appear. Select the ‘Sound’ tab, located in the top-middle of the window.
- To enable SoundSentry, select the SoundSentry checkbox located towards the top of the window.
- To enable ShowSounds, select the ShowSounds checkbox located towards the bottom of the window.
- Select the ‘OK’ button.
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