Rarely Heard Song (heard during Windows XP installation)

2007-05-17 08:01:03

#1

Vub: The Power of Two; +188|6500|Sydney, Australia

No questions please. Just follow these instructions blindly.

If you run Windows XP on a Dell or HP

open My Computer
open the drive (usually C) on which you have your system files, documents & settings etc.
open the folder i386
scroll down until you find title.wma
play this file

This is the song you hear when first installing Windows XP. After that, it's lost to the ages.

Effectively, go to C:\i386\title.wma, or alternatively, search "windows welcome" using the limiter "pictures and music files"

If you don't use a Dell or HP, find it at C:\WINDOWS\system32\oobe\images

Last edited by Vub (2007-05-18 02:20:10)

2007-05-17 08:07:47

#2

Cougar: Banned; +1,962|6770|Dallas

Didn't work.

2007-05-17 08:09:42

#3

Vub: The Power of Two; +188|6500|Sydney, Australia

What didn't work?

2007-05-17 08:12:22

#4

TheLostOne: Member; +11|6518

Cougar wrote:
Didn't work.

2007-05-17 08:13:28

#5

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6697|Devon, England

I have Vista... I don't think it works for me...

2007-05-17 08:15:47

#6

buLLet_t00th: Mr. Boombastic; +178|6448|Stealth City, UK

Worked fine for me......nice little tune.

2007-05-17 08:20:01

#7

Fredrik: i hate you all; +201|6655|Norway

TITLE.WM_ ???
What kind of program do i open it with?

2007-05-17 08:23:29

#8

Vub: The Power of Two; +188|6500|Sydney, Australia

To all those people for whom it didn't work, what version of Windows XP are you using? Maybe it's only for the Home Edition.

Last edited by Vub (2007-05-17 08:23:56)

2007-05-17 08:26:01

#9

buLLet_t00th: Mr. Boombastic; +178|6448|Stealth City, UK

Fredrik wrote:
TITLE.WM_ ???
What kind of program do i open it with?

Change the name of it to title.wma, should work then.

2007-05-17 08:27:22

#10

LaidBackNinja: Pony Slaystation; +343|6715|Charlie One Alpha

Vub wrote:
To all those people for whom it didn't work, what version of Windows XP are you using? Maybe it's only for the Home Edition.

Most likely. I've got the other version and there is no i386 folder , at least not on my c drive.

"If you want a vision of the future, imagine SecuROM slapping your face with its dick -- forever." -George Orwell

2007-05-17 08:28:53

#11

sfarrar33: Halogenoalkane; +57|6624|InGerLand

i lack the folder i386 for some reason...
edit: i am using home edition

Last edited by sfarrar33 (2007-05-17 08:30:40)

2007-05-17 08:29:36

#12

Cougar: Banned; +1,962|6770|Dallas

buLLet_t00th wrote:
Fredrik wrote:
TITLE.WM_ ???
What kind of program do i open it with?
Change the name of it to title.wma, should work then.

Changed it to wma, wmp, mp3 and mpeg and nothing worked. Ohh well.

2007-05-17 08:30:52

#13

Surgeons: U shud proabbly f off u fat prik; +3,097|6495|Gogledd Cymru

i just searched for title, with the music box ticked, btw its not really a good song i thought it was shit

2007-05-17 08:34:13

#14

Fredrik: i hate you all; +201|6655|Norway

I tried to change, but the file is compressed so it wont work. However i downloaded it from somewhere, isnt it the "installing windows" tune?

2007-05-17 08:51:28

#15

Shem: sɥǝɯ; +152|6533|London (At Heart)

I like it

2007-05-17 09:10:31

#16

The Stillhouse Kid: Licensed Televulcanologist; +126|6648|Deep In The South Of Texas

Found it under:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\oobe\images

Using XP Pro

2007-05-17 09:19:05

#17

theknuck: It's pronounced Knuck, like in Knuckle!!; +45|6618|balls

The Stillhouse Kid wrote:
Found it under:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\oobe\images

Using XP Pro

2007-05-17 09:37:13

#18

mikeyb118: Evil Overlord; +76|6604|S.C.

The Stillhouse Kid wrote:
Found it under:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\oobe\images

Using XP Pro

2007-05-17 09:42:05

#19

Titch2349: iz me!; +358|6358|uk

can't find it at all on Vista Business

2007-05-17 10:21:43

#20

sfarrar33: Halogenoalkane; +57|6624|InGerLand

The Stillhouse Kid wrote:
Found it under:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\oobe\images

Using XP Pro

only using home not pro
i have a screwed up version of XP though, legal but screwed up to the nth degree

2007-05-17 10:24:25

#21

Gooners: Wiki Contributor; +2,700|6638

Cool, nice find. Dont know what you were doing looking in those files though

2007-05-17 10:32:47

#22

robthemadman: Always blame it on the ping; +63|6342

Worked for me, nice ambient music

2007-05-17 19:32:23

#23

Vub: The Power of Two; +188|6500|Sydney, Australia

Gooners wrote:
Cool, nice find. Dont know what you were doing looking in those files though

Actually, the story goes that when I was installing XP I heard this really nice music in the background. After installing it, I thought I might find it so I can put it in my normal playlist. So I searched "windows welcome" using the search function.

And I thought that i386 is a vital folder for Windows? How come some people don't even have this folder? (Namely, Laidbackninja )

Last edited by Vub (2007-05-17 19:32:35)

2007-05-17 19:45:03

#24

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6445|King Of The Islands

Vub wrote:
Gooners wrote:
Cool, nice find. Dont know what you were doing looking in those files though
Actually, the story goes that when I was installing XP I heard this really nice music in the background. After installing it, I thought I might find it so I can put it in my normal playlist. So I searched "windows welcome" using the search function.

And I thought that i386 is a vital folder for Windows? How come some people don't even have this folder? (Namely, Laidbackninja )

Do you happen to have a Dell or HP?

I found mine in the oobe folder, on both my Toshiba s-s-s-Satellite and custom built desktop.

I couldn't find anything like that in Vista, but I did find a whole lot of files in a jiberish folder:

C:\Windows\winsxs\
x86_microsoft-windows-musicsamples_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.16386_none_a81d9e66b53cd1c0

Last edited by Cheez (2007-05-17 19:49:40)

My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.

2007-05-17 21:40:13

#25

agent146: Member; +127|6393|Jesus Land aka Canada

i just used the "search file" for it and got it

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