Step 2: Now go ahead and navigate to the folder with the current startup and shutdown Windows sounds, which is C:\Windows\Media.
Step 1: Rename each WAV file to Windows XP Startup.wav and Windows XP Shutdown.wav respectively.
Let’s start with copying the audio files to the sounds directory. There are two ways to go about changing the startup and other sounds in Windows XP: simple drag and drop into the appropriate folder or using the Control Panel. Try to keep the file size small, less than 1 MB if possible. If you have an MP3, you can convert it to WAV format easily using a free online tool like Media.io. Before we get into the details, you will first want to find an appropriate audio file in WAV format. Not to mention how the start-up sound often tried to emulate much of Microsoft’s efforts to advance technology, such as the Windows 98 sound which transitions from mono to stereo.I’ll go through each operating system below to make it as easy as possible depending on your OS. If you unpack them, they reveal what the company was thinking, how they felt about their technology, and where they were headed”. These sounds are like mini time capsules. The host, Dallas Taylor, noted at the beginning of the episode: “Startup sounds may only last a few short seconds, but they can tell us a lot about the company that designed them. Hosted by Dallas Taylor, and featuring former Microsoft Lead UI Designer Jensen Harris, as well as Sound Designer Matthew Bennett, the podcast aims to present the importance of these start-up sounds as more than just face value, with the fidelity of the audio often communicating the state of current technology at the time of creation. Transitioning from the “Ta-da!” of Windows 3.1, to the ambient chimes composed by self-described “sonic landscaper” Brian Eno for Windows 95, to the more orchestral sweep of the well-known Windows XP, this podcast will take you through the history and nostalgia of the famous sounds.
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