Windows XP was released in 2001, and its startup chime became closely associated with turning on a home or office computer during the operating system’s long period of widespread use. As older computers disappeared, recordings of the sound circulated through technology retrospectives, nostalgia compilations, remixes, and comedy videos. It remains recognizable because it compresses an entire startup ritual into a few melodic seconds. Creators still use it to represent rebooting, successful recovery, dated technology, or fond memories of early personal computing.