I had the exact same problem (downloaded desktop weather from the weather
channel) and lost my explorer click sound. I just spent an hour trying to
figure out how to reset. Your post helped me immediately although the click
sound is a little different and I noted on my wife's computer the complete
and start navigation sounds are not set (and she gets the click - this was
part of my troubleshooting) - regardless, it works. Thanks much mtanuska.

"matanuska" wrote:

> Thanks,
>
> That was it! I went to another unaffected user profile to find the correct
> sound to play (Windows XP Start.wav).
>
> Just for everyone's info, the offending program was the Weather Channel's
> Desktop Weather. I've been seeing sound issues come up in a few other posts
> too. That program is GONE and I sent weather.com a nasty note!
>
> Thanks again for the help.
>
>
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > Go to Control Panel > Sounds and select a sound (from pull-down menu)
> > for "Complete Navigation" and "Start Navigation", then click "apply".
> >
> > --
> > Carey Frisch
> > Microsoft MVP
> > Windows - Shell/User
> > Microsoft Community Newsgroups
> > news://msnews.microsoft.com/
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > "matanuska" wrote:
> >
> > | I recently installed a new program that must have chaged a sound setting
> > | somewhere. I no longer get the little "click" sound when I click on a link in
> > | IE. Is there any way to reset this? I've tried unistalling the offending
> > | program but that didn't work. I couldn't find anything in the "Advanced
> > | Options" tab of IE, and I also looked in "Sounds and Audio Devices" in
> > | control panel but that doesn't list events for IE, only Windows Explorer.
> > |
> > | Thanks
> >