Windows Vista was released by Microsoft in January 2007, replacing Windows XP with a new visual style and a shorter, softer startup melody. The chime became one of the most heard computer sounds of its era, alongside the familiar error sound and other system alerts. Copies later circulated in sound packs tied to 4chan's /v/ board and its Party Van joke, including collections used around Team Fortress 2 servers. That second life kept the Vista chime in meme edits long after most users had moved to newer Windows versions.
About this sound
The Windows Vista startup chime from Microsoft's 2007 operating system, reused in Team Fortress 2 and 4chan Party Van edits for retro PC and loading jokes.
This is the short startup melody that played when a Windows Vista computer finished booting, a soft wash of synthesized notes that rise and settle in just a few seconds. It sounds clean, calm and slightly futuristic compared with older Windows tones, with no voice or beat behind it. Editors use that instant recognition as a joke in itself, dropping it over a character waking up, a game loading, or an old PC finally coming to life, where the familiar chime promises progress before anything has actually happened on screen.
