How do I disable the c# message box beep?

Question

Whenever trigger a messagebox used in my C# program I get a very annoying beep from my computer. How do I disable this beep using C# code.

The code I am using is very simple.

MessageBox.show("text");

Answer 1

From the searching I've done it looks like the beep is hardwired into the Win32 message box function:

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So you need to either write your own method or stop the beep in the hardware. The former will work for everyone, the latter just for you.

Answer 2

This is going to sound weird until you have tried it. Open your command prompt, type:

net stop beep

I did a quick google and found 4 other ways:

1. local machine: sc stop beep && sc config beep start= disabled
2. remote machine: sc \remoteMachine stop beep && sc \remoteMachine config beep start= disabled
3. requires reboot: Device Manager -> View -> Show Hidden Devices -> Non Plug and Play -> Beep -> Disable
4. use TweakUI: General > Settings -> Uncheck the Beep on Errors

(from here)