E-mail notification only makes a soft "ink" when mail arrives. I have gone into control panel - sounds and audio devices and checked that the microphone symbol is next to mail notification. In Outlook Express I have checked play sound when email arrives. I have even tried to put a different sound in control panel - sounds and audio. I opened the control panel with Outlook Express closed, as directions said. Done about everything I can think. Other sounds work well when I close programs etc. Anyone else having the email notification problem???? Oh, I even went in to "repair" OutLook Express" as well as deleting it and reinstalling. Still only get a weak "eek" sound when mail arrives. When I was using Incredimail I could hear the notification from a different room. With Outlook and Outlook Express the sound notification is worthless. I hope someone has some idea how come it isn't working. ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************