Windows Logon Sound

[Ted]

I have created a Registry key to enable Verbose Status during bootup and have discovered that my bootup stops for about twelve seconds at "Playing Windows Logon Sound"

 

I have "Logon Sounds" disabled in Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices, but is there a way to enable bootup to skip that option completely?

[Ted]

This .dll file takes about ten seconds to load. From what I've read it's something to do with MS checking the validity of my OS.

[samr]

Hi Ted,

There is some discussion of this on Microsoft forum:

 

http://social.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/genuinewindowsxp/thread/75734425-abaa-4ce0-8e0d-3b5476274eae/

[Ted]

Hi, samr,

 

Thanks for that.

 

Actually, I had used the RemoveWGA tool they mentioned and it did remove the offending message, but I got another one in its place: wlnotify.dll which lasted about twelve seconds. I did a System Restore back to where I started so I'm back to square one!