Fix the mail notification sound error in Mozilla

NOTE: This is fixed quite well in the stable 1.0 release, so you would better upgrade now! (get the latest Mozilla)

Do you find frustrated not being able to play your favourite sound when new mail arrives? Don't worry, I just found a fix for that.

My Mozilla is 0.9.3 (build 2001080110), running on (Japanese) MS Windows 98 Second edition. For me it worked, I think it should be the same for most versions under MS Windows at least.

Today, decided that I will fix this problem, I again started searching for "Mozilla mail sound", "mail notify problem", etc. but with no apparent result. Then in one newsgroup message, I found an explaination for the Linux distribution which gave me some clues. After some hacking the prefs.js file, I could figure out what to do. And the worst problem is that you have to use double "\\" instead of singel! Go figure out!

All you have to do is:

Quit all Mozilla windows (Mail, Navigator, Composer..). Check on on the down right corner of your screen for Mozilla icon as well. This is the Quick Launch. Right click on it and choose exit.
Locate your "prefs.js" file. Use StartMenu|Search..|Files or Folders if you cannot find it otherwise.
Open the file in your favourite text editor (NoteTab ??) and insert the two lines below, right at the end of the file. No blank lines! And use double "\\"!
user_pref("mail.biff.sound_file", "C:\\WINDOWS\\MEDIA\\NOTIFY.WAV");
user_pref("mail.biff.use_default_sound", false);
Save the file. You may make a backup (Save As..) first if you are not sure what you are doing.
Start Mozilla and check if this worked by sending a mail to yourself.
Remember to check my site ThinRope.net from time to time! (Not necessary for your sound to work though).

Have fun with Mozilla - one of the best browsers available! And it is free!