That's a great idea. Only problem is that I don't have a CD drive on my Surface Pro. Otherwise, that would be a great way to do it. Thanks.
Les -----Original Message----- From: Neville [mailto:nevx...@optusnet.com.au] Sent: Friday, October 30, 2015 7:37 PM To: Les Kriegler <krieg...@nycap.rr.com>; Window-Eyes Discussion List <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> Subject: Re: Windows 10 Sounds Hi Les, One way of determining whether a quiet machine has shut down is to press the open button on the CD drive. The door will only open if the machine is running. This technique can also be useful if there is a lot of background noise. HTH Neville. On 30/10/2015 10:07 PM, Les Kriegler via Talk wrote: > Nick, the problem is that the machines today don't make a sound when they > power off. ON top of that, I have a hearing loss, so that complicates > things. > > Les > > -----Original Message----- > From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+kriegler=nycap.rr....@lists.window-eyes.com] > On Behalf Of Nick Sarames via Talk > Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:19 PM > To: William Vandervest <timelor...@hotmail.com>; Window-Eyes Discussion List > <talk@lists.window-eyes.com>; Isaac <bigikemu...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Windows 10 Sounds > > According to this list, there is no startup or shutdown sound in > Windows-10. I just use my WE sounder to reassure me that the process is > beginning, then I remain very quiet and patient (which is not easy for > me to do) and wait until I hear the computer turn itself off. > > On 10/29/2015 9:08 PM, William Vandervest via Talk wrote: >> how do I get my my windows sounds like startup and shutdown, my >> startup checkbox is checked and still no startup sound, is there a win >> 10 sound scheme builder thet will do this? >> >> >> >> There Are None So Blind As Those Who Will Not See >> William and LD Lynerd >> timelor...@comcast.net >> _______________________________________________ >> Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the >> author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. >> >> For membership options, visit >> > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/nicksarames%40 > msn.com. >> For subscription options, visit >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com >> List archives can be found at >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author > and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/kriegler%40nyc > ap.rr.com. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/nevx008%40optu snet.com.au. > For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
