Hello,
I have noticed a strange thing with IE 8.  I do not hear the "click sound" 
when I open IE8 and click links.  However, when I play any type of video or 
something with sound, the sound comes through fine.  Then, for about 6-8 
clicks later, I hear the click sound.  After about the 8th click, the sound 
goes away again.  Does anyone have any idea why this strange thing is 
happening?

Running Windows 7 with IE8.  Thanks

Dan R wrote:

> Hello,
> I have noticed a strange thing with IE 8.  I do not hear the "click sound" 
> when I open IE8 and click links.  However, when I play any type of video or 
> something with sound, the sound comes through fine.  Then, for about 6-8 
> clicks later, I hear the click sound.  After about the 8th click, the sound 
> goes away again.  Does anyone have any idea why this strange thing is 
> happening?
> 
> Running Windows 7 with IE8.  Thanks

Do your speakers have an auto-mute function?  The click noise may not be of
sufficient volume to kick them out of auto-mute mode.

I do not believe so, as I have had these speakers for about 4years and have 
not encountered this problem before.  Is there a way I can check to be sure?

"VanguardLH" wrote:

> Dan R wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > I have noticed a strange thing with IE 8.  I do not hear the "click sound" 
> > when I open IE8 and click links.  However, when I play any type of video or 
> > something with sound, the sound comes through fine.  Then, for about 6-8 
> > clicks later, I hear the click sound.  After about the 8th click, the sound 
> > goes away again.  Does anyone have any idea why this strange thing is 
> > happening?
> > 
> > Running Windows 7 with IE8.  Thanks
> 
> Do your speakers have an auto-mute function?  The click noise may not be of
> sufficient volume to kick them out of auto-mute mode.
> .
> 

Dan R wrote:

> VanguardLH wrote:
> 
>> Dan R wrote:
>> 
>>> I do not hear the "click sound" when I open IE8 and click links. 
>>> However, when I play any type of video or something with sound, the
>>> sound comes through fine.  Then, for about 6-8 clicks later, I hear the
>>> click sound.  After about the 8th click, the sound goes away again.  
>>> Running Windows 7 with IE8. 
>> 
>> Do your speakers have an auto-mute function?  The click noise may not be of
>> sufficient volume to kick them out of auto-mute mode.
>
> I do not believe so, as I have had these speakers for about 4years and have 
> not encountered this problem before.  Is there a way I can check to be sure?

You have provided absolutely no information regarding your hardware.  The
external powered speakers have not been identified by brand and model.  The
speakers might be internal to a laptop.  Don't know since only you know, so
far, what you have.  My telescope can't look past the curvature of the
planet to see at what you are pointing.  You would have to read the manual
for your unidentified speakers you have to see if there is an auto-mute
function.  If you don't have the manual, check if the hardware maker has a
copy at their web site for download.  

I don't know how much time has elapsed by the time you get to the "8th
click".  That could be anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes since
the "7th click".  The auto-mute function (part of the speaker's control) is
probably several minutes of waiting after the volume goes below some
pre-configured threshold; i.e., auto-mute kicks in some number of *minutes*
after the volume gets too low.  However, I have seen speakers (really old
ones) that poll at set intervals to see if the volume is too low.  It is a
"green" feature that often is more of a nuisance than the user cares
regarding saving on power.

If this is a new problem and you never before encountered an automatic
muting of your speakers then they probably don't have the "green" feature of
reduced power consumption through auto-muting.


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> >> Dan R wrote:
> >> 
> >>> I do not hear the "click sound" when I open IE8 and click links. 
> >>> However, when I play any type of video or something with sound, the
> >>> sound comes through fine.  Then, for about 6-8 clicks later, I hear the
> >>> click sound.  After about the 8th click, the sound goes away again.  
> >>> Running Windows 7 with IE8. 
> >> 
> >> Do your speakers have an auto-mute function?  The click noise may not be of
> >> sufficient volume to kick them out of auto-mute mode.
> >
> > I do not believe so, as I have had these speakers for about 4years and have 
> > not encountered this problem before.  Is there a way I can check to be sure?
> 
> You have provided absolutely no information regarding your hardware.  The
> external powered speakers have not been identified by brand and model.  The
> speakers might be internal to a laptop.  Don't know since only you know, so
> far, what you have.  My telescope can't look past the curvature of the
> planet to see at what you are pointing.  You would have to read the manual
> for your unidentified speakers you have to see if there is an auto-mute
> function.  If you don't have the manual, check if the hardware maker has a
> copy at their web site for download.  
> 
> I don't know how much time has elapsed by the time you get to the "8th
> click".  That could be anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes since
> the "7th click".  The auto-mute function (part of the speaker's control) is
> probably several minutes of waiting after the volume goes below some
> pre-configured threshold; i.e., auto-mute kicks in some number of *minutes*
> after the volume gets too low.  However, I have seen speakers (really old
> ones) that poll at set intervals to see if the volume is too low.  It is a
> "green" feature that often is more of a nuisance than the user cares
> regarding saving on power.
> 
> If this is a new problem and you never before encountered an automatic
> muting of your speakers then they probably don't have the "green" feature of
> reduced power consumption through auto-muting.
> 
> 
> <netiquette>
> Do not mix top- and bottom-posting styles in your replies.  Stick with the
> established style (set by the first-level respondent) or rearrange the order
> of ALL the quoted posts to match your posting order preference.  Mixing the
> styles creates a jumbled mess.  Laziness in just using your news client's
> default style is not an excuse for creating a disorderly garbled mix.  You
> are expected to do more than just add new content somewhere and hit Send.
> Order and trim your posts.
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> .
Ouch.  Didnt think I would get the reponse I got for a simple posting.  
Hopefully this post follows "netiquette".

The speakers are external speakers connected to a desktop.  The speakers are 
Logitech Z-640 5.1 speaker system.  I went into the system sounds to check to 
make sure I had the right sound enabled under "start navigation" and I do.  
When I clicked on the sound to test, nothing came out.  When I try other 
sounds, it works fine, but I do sometimes here a loud "pop" when playing them 
continuously.  I do not know what this means but obviously there is some sort 
of problem.
For my above post, the elapsed time where I can hear a click is a range 
between 10 seconds to 40 seconds, but never beyond that.
>