Studio 2005: show current file in the solution explorer

Credits go to saraford:

On the Tools - Options - Projects and Solutions - General page, there's the Track Active Item in Solution Explorer. When enabled, this will sync your solution explorer with the open document.

I am surprised that this is not the default behavoiur.

HOWTO disable "beep" sound after changing the volume in Windows

Having a laptop with Sigmatel sound card I was really frustrated about a very loud "beep" sound, which is played after changing the volume. I am quoting the steps to disable it from here:

1. Right-click on My Computer
2. On the Hardware tab, click on [Device Manager]
3. On the "View" menu, select "Show hidden devices"
4. Under "Non-Plug and Play Drivers", right-click "Beep"
5. Click "Disable"
6. Answer [Yes] when asked if you really want to disable it
7. Answer [No] when asked if you want to reboot
8. Right-click "Beep" again.
9. Click "Properties"
10. On the "Driver" tab, set the Startup type to Disabled
11. Click [Stop]
12. Click [OK]
13. Answer [No] when asked if you want to reboot