Sounds for build error/success in Visual C++?

Question

On long Visual C++ builds, it would be really helpful to hear some sort of (optional) sounds for such build/compile results as:

• individual compile error
• file compile success/failure
• build success/failure
• batch build success/failure

Does anyone know how to enable sounds for these kinds of build occurrences in Visual C++ (especially Visual C++ 2008 on Vista)?

Answer 1

CJM is almost right.

In VC++ 9 (Visual Studio 2008) Go to Control Panel's Sounds applet (Control Panel/Hardware and Sounds/Sounds in Vista).

Under the Sounds tab scroll to "Build Succeeded" under "Microsoft Visual Studio" and set a sound for this event.

If you have (or had) multiple VS on this PC (I have 6.0, 2003, 2005, and 2008) there may be multiple entries with names like "Microsoft Developer" or blanks - which I assume work in the older versions. I often end-up setting the wrong ones. It seems you'll have to close VS 2008 and reopen for this to take effect.

Someone mentioned this was broken/removed in VS 2005 - I noticed this as well.