Windows XP launched in 2001 and its default clicks, chimes and startup melody became some of the most recognisable computer sounds ever made. Online editors later began pushing familiar audio through heavy bass and distortion, a style shared by other bass boosted remixes made purely for comic volume. Short clips like this spread on soundboards and in meme edits because the source is instantly known, even when it is almost unrecognisable from loudness. The mix stays popular for nostalgia jokes about old PCs, fake errors and exaggerated reactions.