ok.. two options available for you: disable system sounds altogether (control pannel>sounds and multimedia [or sounds and audio devices]>Sounds tab>Sound scheme>no sound) and/or their respective programs eg msn messenger etc or install another soundcard (which i assume you are using your onboard sound?) and changeing the
My experiences are that running two sound cards (or in my case a logitech usb headset and onboard sound) you would create a shortcut for the sound properties on the desktop and just switch what sounds go where
eg: my sis wanted to listen to music and i want to watch tv.
solution: open up sound properties, set it to the onboard sound (going to speakers), click apply, open up itunes, back to properties, change it to the logitech usb headset, hit ok, open up the tv prog and walla...
it seems that programs would load the first sound driver it needs and doesnt change it 'on the fly' (i could be wrong) but yes, it does seem cumbersome but that scenario rarly happens so i havent realy researched more into it..
other opinions welcome though,
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