Sounds for Messenger Events

Changing the Sounds for Windows Messenger Events

• On the Tools menu, click Options.
• On the Preferences tab, under Alerts, click Sounds, and then click the Sounds tab.
• Under Program events, scroll down to the Windows Messenger sound scheme.
• Click the sound that you want to change, and then, from the sounds that are available on your computer, click a new sound, and then click

OK.

• If you want to select additional sounds, click Browse. By default, the Media folder opens to allow you to search for additional .wav files. If the Windows Plus! Pack is installed, there is a wide choice of sounds.

Turning Off Alerts

• On the Tools menu, click Options.
• In the Options dialog box, click the Preferences tab, and then do one of the following:

For sign-in alerts: Click to clear the check box for Display alerts near the taskbar when contacts come online.
For instant message alerts: Click to clear the check box for Display alerts near the taskbar when an instant message is received. You still receive instant messages in the taskbar, but you do not receive the large, square message alert.
For e-mail alerts: Click to clear the check box for Display alerts near the taskbar when mail is received.

To temporarily turn off other kinds of alerts, go to the following Microsoft .NET

Alerts Web site: http://alerts.microsoft.com

To permanently cancel a specific alert, go to the site of the provider of that alert.

For additional online help, visit the following MSN Web site:
http://messenger.msn.com/support/helphome.asp