Unlocking the Hidden Windows XP Audio File
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Within your computer is a hidden music track that dates back to WIN3.0
Having many hours of computer build and runtime experience, I assembled this procedure for you to try and see if you can find it.
This is your computer.
Step 1 (Windows Explorer)
Shoot over to your Windows Explorer in XP screen
Start>All Programs>Accessories>Windows Explorer
Step 2
Get to your System32 File
C:/Windows/System32
Step 3
Look for the OOBE File (this is where you want to start to locate the hidden track)
C:/Windows/System32/oobe
Step 4
Locate the Images File
C:\WINDOWS\system32\oobe\images
Step 5
Folder Options
Within Explorer goto Tools>Folder Options (you’ll need to make two changes)
Step 6
Click View
Step 7
1. Under Hidden Files and Folders Click the Show hidden files and folders radio button.
2. Uncheck Hide Protected Hidden Files and Folders
3. Click Apply and than OK
Step 8
Locate the file named “title” (this is your music track)
It’s a little over five minutes long.
"Title" Track
5 Comments
Enrique Gutierrez
November 25th, 2008
at 10:21pm
As far as I’m concerned, Steps 5 through 7 should be followed by “Apply to All Folders” for everyone, that and unchecking “Hide file extensions for known file types”.
Maybe that’s just the “super user” in me… but it saves me time constantly.
Paul
November 26th, 2008
at 12:52am
Uh… what? That’s the background music for the “OOBE” (Out Of Box Experience), the blue-backgrounded wizard on the first start where you set up your user account and activate and all that.
Dates back to Windows 3.0? The WMA file format as we know it came out around 1999. That sound file was created for Microsoft, specifically for the first-run setup.
And that long list of directions? Here’s an easier one:
Go to Start, then Run, and copy in:
C:\Windows\System32\oobe\images\title.wma
You fail it.
Backlin
November 26th, 2008
at 7:51am
I’ll have to side with Paul on this one.
Shtanto
November 26th, 2008
at 1:12pm
Nice and user friendly, but cut and paste wins.
C. Patel
December 2nd, 2008
at 7:27pm
I love this song, its so relaxing when you are in the middle of a crash to desktop
but yeah, I used this on one of my powerpoints and I got a 100%, cant tell if it was the song, or the PP itself, but ohwell