Beep doesn't work with windows 7?

[Popeye1]

I started using a script that normally works fine on a xp or vista machine, now on a windows 7 pc and the beep doesn't make any sound. Tried it on another windows 7 pc, same thing, does anyone know if it's not possible or how to make it work on win 7? The beep sound is an extremely important part of my script and to be unable to use it on updated machines is a bit poor.

Edited February 22, 2010 by Popeye1

[Popeye1]

Nobody knows this one?

[wolf9228]

All these functions Does not work

Beep

Function Reference

Beep ( [ Frequency [, Duration ]] )

http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/Beep.htm

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms679277(VS.85).aspx

Function Reference

#Include <WinAPI.au3>

_WinAPI_Beep($iFreq = 500, $iDuration = 1000)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms680356(VS.85).aspx

Function Reference

#Include <WinAPI.au3>

_WinAPI_MessageBeep([$iType = 1])

[Richard Robertson]

Beep is disabled because most machines no longer have internal speakers. If you must have an audible response, play a sound file.

[Popeye1]

Beep is disabled because most machines no longer have internal speakers. If you must have an audible response, play a sound file.

Is there something under help about how to play a sound file?

[Richard Robertson]

Yes. AutoIt has a function called SoundPlay.

[Minikori]

1) please wait 24 hours to bump a post, not 1.

2) Beep() works on mine, it's just that it doesn't use the internal speaker, it plays a windows sound.

[corgano]

I find that odd, I use beep, and it does work. It just comes out the speakers instead.

EDIT: missed Minikori's post, my bad.

I don't think beep() should be removed. If it works for some, then leave it. And maby ammend the help file with "It comes out on speakers in win 7"

Edited February 23, 2010 by corgano

[Richard Robertson]

Better yet, it should be specified that 64 bit versions of Windows Vista and Windows 7 do not support the Beep function.

[Bert]

Good to know. I use PCBeacon which has the PC speaker beep as a important part to it. I will have to make some changes to the script.

edit: grammmer

Edited February 23, 2010 by Volly

[rvdmast]

What’s up with the Beep driver in Windows 7?

"Earlier today, someone asked me why 64bit versions of windows don’t support the internal PC speaker beeps. The answer is somewhat complicated and ends up being an interesting intersection between a host of conflicting tensions in the PC ecosystem..."

[Richard Robertson]

I enjoyed that article. Good find.

[trancexx]

I enjoyed that article. Good find.

For some reason I find it to be, in lack of a better expression, shallow.

[Richard Robertson]

For some reason I find it to be, in lack of a better expression, shallow.

Care to elaborate?

[trancexx]

Care to elaborate?

It's subjective unelaborative impression, nothing else. I expected more.

[Richard Robertson]

It's subjective unelaborative impression, nothing else. I expected more.

Subjective from the writer's point of view or Microsoft's?

[trancexx]

Mine.