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• Properties:

• System Process: No
• Background Process: No
• Application Process:Yes
• Common Path:
  C:\ Office Tools\ Other Office Tools\ sounds.exe
• Uses Network:No
• Uses Internet:No

Description:

The file sounds.exe is an application from the computer software Microsoft Office 97 Sounds version 4.71.0 developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is an add-on component that lets the user get the most out of Microsoft Office.

Microsoft Office 97 Sounds provides an effective form of communication between the user and the computer.

The process sounds.exe installs audio clips that can be accessed by users of the program. This allows users to have fun with audio cues while using Microsoft Office applications such as Microsoft Outlook, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Word. Through the process sounds.exe, the user will hear sounds when working with toolbars, scrollbars or dialog boxes, when zooming in or zooming out, when sending e-mail and when opening the task pane. It provides feedback for specific user actions. It makes Microsoft Office more enjoyable.

To start using Office Sounds, the user must go to the Tools menu in any Microsoft Office 97/98 program and then choose Options. In the Options dialog box, click on the General tab, select the "Provide feedback with sound" check box and then click "OK."

In clearing and selecting a specific sound, go to Windows "Start" menu, point to "Settings" then click "Control Panel" and then double-click the "Sounds and Multimedia" icon and in the "Sound Events" list, scroll down to Microsoft Office and select the sound you wish to turn on or off. Adjust the volume by sliding the Volume bar then click OK.

This add-on component energizes PowerPoint presentations with background music. It includes a variety of sound styles that suit the needs of virtually any presentation.

The process sounds.exe supports Windows 2000 Service Pack 3, Windows 98, Windows ME and Windows NT. The file sounds.exe works with Microsoft Office 97 and Microsoft XP. It is available to customers running genuine Microsoft Office.

The process sounds.exe interacts with other applications including advapi32.dll, kernel32.dll, gdi32.dll, user32.dll, comctl32.dll and version.dll

The process sounds.exe has a known file size of 426,200 bytes.

Recommendations:

This is a safe process. There is no necessity to remove this process from your system or change it in any way.

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