The quick workaround is to disable sounds: add this line to custom.el: (setq sound-alist nil)
You can even turn on visible "sounds" by adding (custom-set-variables '(bell-volume 0) '(visible-bell t)) (You find all these options via Options/Advanced/Emacs/Environment/Sound/... ) mfg Gunter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

