Going Retro in Windows 8

[Joe Tauser]

I upgraded the computer at my business desk to Windows 8.1 update 1 to see how it behaves (still running XP everywhere else).  For the most part I really like it - it didn't take too long to get used to and now that they've added the desktop-friendly features it feels downright zippy.

 

The downside is I think the new sounds are a little too "twinkle-y".  I miss the "ga-dunk" when I put a USB drive in.  Like you are really connecting something to the computer.

 

A search of the Internet for Windows XP sounds proved fruitless.  So while I was on my trusty XP programming laptop I zipped up the Media directory and grabbed them all.

 

For anyone else who wants to set back the audio experience of their machine to 2001 here they are-

http://www.jtauser.com/sounds/Media.zip

 

 

Enjoy.

 

Joe T.