Vista Startup Sounds

If you don't like the start up sounds in Vista operating system when you boot up? There is a way to shut it off. There was no way to turn this sound off in earlier versions of Windows. If interested,... Click on your Start button and in the search box below it, type in the word "sound to create a search query for it.
When your results come up, find the one that simply says "Sound" and click on it. Next, choose the Sounds tab. From there, look to the bottom of the box and uncheck the option that says "Play Windows Startup Sound." When you're finished, click Apply and then OK. That's all there is to it! Once you do this, you won't have to hear all those "sometimes annoying" sounds that play while your operating system is starting up.