How to: Play System Sounds in Visual Basic
This example uses the My.Computer.Audio.PlaySystemSound method to play a system sound.
The My.Computer.Audio.PlaySystemSound method takes as a parameter one of the shared members from the SystemSound class.
Example
Use the My.Computer.Audio.PlaySystemSound method to play the specified system sound.
The system sound Asterisk generally denotes errors. For more information, see SystemSound.
Sub PlaySystemSound()
My.Computer.Audio.PlaySystemSound(
System.Media.SystemSounds.Asterisk)
End Sub
Compiling the Code
This code example can run only within a Windows Forms or console application. For more information, see PlaySystemSound.
See Also
Tasks
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