Rakesh,

Look at the volume/sound mixer dialog, there usually are several sound sources that have individual volume settings.

>is there any reason why
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>?chr(7) gives me a clear audible sound on a desktop and does not give me any on a laptop?
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>i have done the obvious like checking if the laptop volume is too low and also if the laptop has sound option at all.
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>i have checked this on at least 3 different laptops and cant figure out what the reason could be.
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>maybe i am doing something wrong, some setting somewhere.
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>any clues?