# Simple Windows Question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 9, 2001, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-windows-question/80530 "2001-09-09T17:24:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kgriffey79](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/2bfe46/32.png) [@kgriffey79](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kgriffey79)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-windows-question/80530/1 "2001-09-09T17:24:18Z")
I want to change my Windows Startup sound to a different .wav. How can I do this? I went to the desktop theme menu under control panel, but it won’t let me change the file. Do I have to make a desktop theme for this small change? And if so, how? ---
**Author:** ![kgriffey79](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/2bfe46/32.png) [@kgriffey79](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kgriffey79)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-windows-question/80530/2 "2001-09-09T17:26:20Z")
Duh! I changed it under Control Panel/Sounds, man am I an idiot. Well, I guess you can delete this post or lock it up if you want. ---
**Author:** ![ali0r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@ali0r](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ali0r)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-windows-question/80530/3 "2001-09-09T17:28:49Z")
No, you dont have to create a whole new theme…it should be as simple as…My computer \> control panel \> sounds&multimedia \> select ‘window start’ sound and change it to whatever .wav file you like 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ali0r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@ali0r](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ali0r)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-windows-question/80530/4 "2001-09-09T17:30:02Z")
_oops_ :\>