Windows Vista Theme Sounds Comparison (Default, Pearl, Glass and Tinker)

Comparison between Windows Vista's Default, Pearl, Glass and Tinker sound schemes. To download and install the themes directly from Microsoft, you need to have the Ultimate edition of Vista and visit Windows Update to download appropriate files, the same applies to the Tinker game (see below).*
* This is probably no longer true since Vista isn't supported anymore, but I have no way to verify this.
If you don't have the Ultimate version, you may try using this:
(the link still works as of August 2021, and according to comments, it even works for Windows 10)
www.tipandtrick...
Tinker is a logic game where you control a robot to solve puzzles, that's why sounds of the Tinker set may sound a little bit, for lack of a better word, a bit childish and mechanical at the same time.
I skipped some sounds that are either very rarely heard or are the same in all editions. Feel free to write a comment and say what you think about those sound sets.
The sound in the beggining is from Windows Media Center start up, and the sound at the end is the Windows 95 start up theme.

[@prycwrn]

for who's wondering, the installers at the link provided still work with windows 10.

[@sweetiegirl1841]

1:05 Windows XP? Is that you?

[@vyachachsel]

yep

[@Corgipon]

The shutdown sounds for Pearl and Glass sound so beautiful.

[@NicoleZelda1998]

That's To Long Way To Go.

[@Twilight7701]

1:50 my favorite part

[@fireydoesstuff_real]

Same

[@bwp70]

0:27 It's sounds like the Windows XP logoff sound.

[@slam2878]

Yes I can hear it now

[@Wc5231]

Why this is nostalgic to me when i still have these two sound schemes

[@jaysarchive7325]

It sounds like the sound at 1:05 is the XP critical stop sound with a vista/7 aero sound effect added to it. Like a transition between XP and vista/7 lol.

[@Joshua_Lawrence]

I love the fading in & out of the Glass sfx
Very much preferred compared to the others

[@lucascalma605]

Pearl is my favorite sound set especially with the brief XP Critical error sounds!

[@treppy73738]

1:05 sounds like xp

[@treppy73738]

Who liked my comment?

[@michaelardington5819]

Me

[@Ezekiel-z3u]

1:50 it kinda sounds like the PS3 Startup

[@chiaracacace2464]

Exactly

[@LR-1977]

i like these sounds a lot because they are the same sounds but played with different instruments, interesting approach that has not been done again

[@ajschannel162]

0:06 This was used as shutdown sound in RC Builds

[@themyersfan57]

Yes.

[@risyamustario6056]

The pearl & glass version of shutdown sound is sounds really good.

[@vividly648]

Windows Vista, ah yes, my childhood. 😌

[@bwp70]

2:00 This looks like Windows 10 Startup sound.

[@emdicadrian]

Wrong. Windows 10 continued to use the Windows Vista startup sound.

[@hibbiea8841]

No. It's Zver startup sound

[@asheeradamita6644]

I like the pearl version of shutdown sound. It is kinda like a startup sound from PS3!

[@risyamustario6056]

I like the pearl version of critical stop sound. It is kinda like a windows XP critical stop sound!

[@win3.1.158]

1:49 is my favorite

[@29niralbhatt7a4]

Allthe glass sounds was given in the vista transformation pack 9.0

[@LDTV22OfficialChannel]

I remember the Glass one very fondly

[@flaviorubensucacahuagarcia3387]

1:05 Oh that's insteresting.
Wait.
WINDOWS XP?!

[@90sNath]

1:05 Windows XP Remake be like:

[@kefastvplaypedroariel2143]

@
Zły Wilk Dominiko I like Glass the most because the sounds on this scheme are more clean, natural and soft than what it sounds on the Pearl and Tinker schemes. They are like modernized and re-imagined versions of the Windows Vista/7 default sounds, except for the Shutdown sound which it's different for both schemes Pearl and Glass but with a more glassy and Garden-esque feel to it which it sounds pretty unique and perfect for today's standards.
They were made on synths, string pizzicatos and some acoustic instruments. And of course, you can't deny the Default sounds! But even though I like the sounds of Vista, I will stick over with the good ol' XP and 98 sounds, especially the ones from the Microsoft Plus! themes and the Windows XP's downloadable themes for nostalgia. They make a huge difference over these sounds and the XP default sounds, even comparing to the sound schemes of Windows 7.
The Windows Vista and 7 sounds seems to be quite boring and generic to me. I prefer the different and custom-made sounds from 98.

[@emdicadrian]

I didn't know 720p was an option in 2009, even 60fps

[@leticia10rblxd14]

Shutdown pearl and glass is so beautiful 1:49 2:00

[@btfg-windowsaddedchannels-222]

2:10 Tinker Shutdown Light Years?!

[@btfg-windowsaddedchannels-222]

Check your Pixiep Bella ♾♾♾ INFINITY! Tinker SHUDOWN!! Time Yours No Trixie No Axiom No Home!!

[@btfg-windowsaddedchannels-222]

Tinker Shutdown?

[@jm61004]

I like how the Pearl Critical Stop sounds like XP's-

[@AnthonyZ2009]

1:50

[@PurblePink8678]

1:50 My favourite sound of all time

[@helloitswojan318]

0:58 windows vienna error sound

[@Win_XP96]

1:05 whattttt windows xp critical stop

[@Andrew_859]

i love how the Pearl Crittical Stop souds exactly like Windows XP

[@frredhappymonsterband8635]

1:07 me fav sound

[@monikak7112]

1:05 WINDOWS XP IS THAT YOU!?

[@adamszwarc8398]

Pearl sound theme Critical stop sounds like XP Critical stop sound but sounds a bit different.

[@Transformers_nerd_stop_motions]

Glass had a whole movie soundtrack for shutdown

[@Wind2000channel]

0:25 and 1:05 Windows XP-like sounds

[@SG-nw3ps]

No hardware fail sounds lol lmao

[@saminabatool4380]

Tinker shutdown sound is disturbing as it is stuck in my head after not using it for a some time

[@dima33s]

I dont have the themes

[@jamesperis9040]

1:05 Sailor Saturn, is that you?

[@josephbacus9281]

Um Is The Startup Sound Windows 7 or Windows XP On All Themes?

[@ThatWindowsGuy488]

I like the tinker ones

[@malytimmy]

Same bro.

[@osamasonfan]

1:50 sounds oddly familiar…

[@laser_official]

1:05 does pearl here sounds like windows XP critical stop?

[@risyamustario6056]

1:50 it is a same sound of a shutdown sound and startup sound.

[@AlanKaanSuleyman]

I like the tinker sounds because they’re interesting

[@dziewiatka_official]

1:50 This is the best sound

[@shermanzuki]

1:05 they literally just used the XP Critical Stop sound

[@NicoleZelda1998]

I Think Windows Vista Pearl's Critical Battery Low Sounds Like Knocking on The Door 2 Times.

[@eliisjackrawr1388]

Pearl critical stop sounds like Windows XP.

[@orangeamongus21]

1:05 WINDOWS XPPPPPPPPP
1:50 PS3 STARTUP SOUND???????

[@ShowersnApril4]

The pearl variant factor XP

[@abandoned4510]

0:10 AND 1:04 LOL NO THİS İS CRİNGE (windows xp married whit vista?)

[@Win_XP96]

Did you know vista is not my-

[@HUR4C4NN]

Oh wow, 1080p in 2009?

[@bluey-next777]

1:05
WINDOW XP MOMENT
(sort of...)

[@risyamustario6056]

1:05 pearl version of windows XP critical stop sound scheme

[@CodyDramaOriginal]

0:58 Windows Vienna? Error

[@googleimgsearchfirmwaredownloa]

Everyone: 0:27 1:05 EXPY

[@CosmicDisturbance]

Default
Pearl
Glass
Tinker

[@Santi2010EASAlarmMaker]

2:00 Windows Delta shutdown

[@mikethecoolkitten7455]

Where’s Hardware Fail?

[@risyamustario6056]

Glass version of minimize & maximize SFX: sounds are not available in this set.

[@procellfoxreal]

1:05. That sounds a bit like the Windows XP critical stop sound

[@dlrss1v274]

the pearl shutdown-

[@risyamustario6056]

An Glass version of minimize & maximize sound effect has been in silent.

[@eddyskipperreesethetcfagkf5130]

1:04 sounds like xp critical stop sound

[@risyamustario6056]

Glass version of minimize & maximize sound is muted.

[@diegoalonsodienemannsoto153]

You missed Windows Vista Themes Startup Sound

[@lenovo_275]

Intro: windows media center

[@monogaming8635]

1:04 sound like the critical stop from Windows XP

[@greembeems9331]

1:50 my favorite sound

[@Maannnnnnniiii_021]

Pearl sounds shut down is startup ps3 and critical stop sound is windows xp

[@risyamustario6056]

Glass version of sound scheme has no sounds.

[@harleylikesddlc1632]

Pearl Critical Stop sound sounds like XP

[@Aporvideojuegos]

Mañana haré el mismo video pero con los sonidos de Windows 7

[@forklaskycsupoauttpaltseco2250]

1:04 Windows xp critical stop sound

[@Disbanded9998]

This will work with my 7 pc

[@jun-oz1fg]

1:49 1:50 2:00 2:10

[@Santi2010EASAlarmMaker]

Works In Linux?

[@GonzoFam]

1:50 they made a rip-off of the ps3 startup hear it

[@emdicadrian]

Nah

[@emdicadrian]

The PS3 Startup is an actual orchestral warm-up.

[@Kianmartinmira478]

Pearl critical stop sounds like windows xp and 2003 critical stop

[@anoseditz235]

Also Longhorn

[@yasserh837]

Logoff and Logon 0:15

[@suithubgh]

2:00 Shutting down... Just a moment... It's now safe to turn off your PC.

[@MinaSmol]

Microsoft Windows Vista 64

[@computertinkerer2583]

0:58 so windows Vienna lol

[@2omarsito]

made in Janurary 30, 2007

[@uamong4221]

sound pearl critical stop like windows xp

[@LitilleneWindows]

1:49

[@OK-md4ty]

Ojjj bardzo zły wilk xD

[@XxOskar]

Polak

[@FurbyFanClassOf2024]

0:00 Windows Media Player

[@DragonAurora109]

1:05 Windows XP Error

[@TERRAANIMATEOFFICIAL]

01:50 In 2022

[@leticia10rblxd14]

Ting 1:02 1:04 1:07 1:08

[@noemieneri195]

Sounds vista pearl cricital stop xp

[@coolguy2873]

1:49 Sounds like PS3 startup.

[@pnj2024]

Windows 95

[@malytimmy]

Anyways i more like tinker