How to Make CMD Beep

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This is kind of fun, if you're bored with nothing to do, and involves no advanced computer skills. No hacking involved.

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  1. (Go to a windows computer and in "RUN" type in command prompt.
  2. In that type in CTRL+G, then it will make a a "^G", however many times you press it is how many times it will BEEP.
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  13. It will have a single black dot in it. Select the dot, copy it and paste it as many times as you want. Each copied dot is a beep. Save the file and presto, multiple system beeps. Have fun.
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    I did this, but it only opens the text file - no audible beep. Any ideas why?
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    It's not a batch file. Make it into beep.bat instead of beep.txt.
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    Does this require a sound card?
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    No.
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    This doesn't work in Win 8.1 command prompt: "Not recongized as an internal or extrenal command". Syntax for 8.1?
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    Create a batch file and type inside it: "echo ^G" where ^G is the character representing the beep as mentioned in this page. If it makes double beeps, add "echo off" line at the beginning of the batch file.
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      • Command prompt can screw up your whole computer if you do something wrong.
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      • When in command prompt, do NOT type in anything else, but what has been instructed, unless you know what you are doing.
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