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Song made from annoying Windows sounds


You know those annoying sounds Windows makes when an error message pops up? You know, the "you cannot delete this file, so please stop trying, and oh yeah, quick, put your fingers in your ears!" noise. While that might not be the most pleasant sound associated with Windows, it turns out that when you mix the system sounds that come with Windows 98 and XP together, you can actually make some decent music.

Now, we're not saying this song is going to top the Billboard charts anytime soon. But we're still reasonably impressed. You can download an extended MP3 of the song and read a bit more about its creation at YouTube. The person who posted the song has already answered everyone's top question: Yes, he was bored and had a bit too much free time on his hands.

[via Neatorama]
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