Hidden Windows XP Sound Track

Windows XP has a hidden sound track which plays as background music during Windows XP installation process, but most people can’t hear this music because they have a soundcard that won’t have drivers preinstalled on XP. Here’s a way to uncover it:

Navigate to C:\Windows\system32\oobe\images, go to Tools > Folder Options > View, check Show Hidden Files and Folders options and then uncheck Hide Protected Operating System Files. You will now notice a file called title.wma, that’s the hidden sound track!!

Easier alternative is to search for title.wma, but remember to include hidden files. Still confused? this video show help you out.  

This post was published by on November 27, 2006

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  • http://www.helloashok.com/ Ashok

    Nice info, I will check it, when I will reinstall XP, as I keep off my speaker during installation

  • http://tech-buzz.net Thilak

    Ashok: You don’t need to reinstall XP to uncover this Hidden sound track :)

  • http://bjsdomain.blogspot.com BJ

    this music is rather good!

  • http://www.wisetome.com/splat Vyoma

    Hmmm. It is a transy-dancy-kind of music. Feel like I have heard it somewhere before.

    Cool find dude.

  • http://stevenbao.com/ Steven Bao

    Excellent find Thilak! It actually sounds pretty good… good first impression if they had a soundcard, though.

    Wow, that is some sweet music.

  • http://www.anirudhsanjeev.org/ Anirudh

    I’m sure I’d heard this before. Aah, a friend who’d installed windows with an old school sound card had this music playing at that time. The new sound cards which need post-install drivers don’t play this music.

    And are you sure it’s during the install process. Only legacy drivers are loaded then. This, I remember used to play during the setup time. When you’re asked to give your name, etc.

  • http://tech-buzz.net Thilak

    Anirudh: It plays at that little intro screen where you can put in your username and stuff!

  • http://the-anix.com vaporiized

    Eh.. as much as i love Techbuzz,this sucked.
    Thanks anyway though.

  • ray

    umm yeah you hear this when you go to some help guide when you install WinXP. I was installing on a computer that is wayyy old and uses onboard sound and i heard it

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  • Leonard

    Qatar Airlines plays that tune while awaiting departure. It is quite soothing.

  • Jon

    Put it as background song on PowerPoints… makes them look really professional… :-)

  • Snoo

    Thank you for the info, it’s a very nice track and it’s an interesting fact. Definetly beats being ignorant!

  • http://noki07.deviantert.com No_Ki07

    omg i love this music ive been looking for it ages…
    thnx so so so so so so much.. ur the man man

  • Lud

    The file is located in “\Windows\System32\oobe\images”. :)

  • catalin

    it sounds like Enigma

  • Mac

    Brian Eno wrote it, he did all of the sounds for XP.

  • emulator

    how to get tis wen i instal pc? im using realtek sound drivers with instals almoust of end instalation proces. its realy cool music.

    sory for my bad english.

  • till butz

    WMA DATEI!!! NICHT FÜR SEMC XPERIA MINI