Vista problem

Ok, ignoring all “Shouldn’t have upgraded to Vista…” garbage…

Whenever I do nearly anything in Vista, I get a few of the Vista beeping messages. For example, when I start up my computer, the beeping lasts for a minute or two. After, whenever I start a program, I get a Vista beep. Like opening FireFox, for example. ANY program I open or close makes these beeps form…and it just started happening today.

Any ideas?