Comment 13 for bug 45739

Would it be possible to postpone playing the startup sound until "gnome-volume-manager" is verified to be loaded and running? Sometimes I get stung by the startup sound when I take my laptop to a quiet environment. I have hotkeys on my laptop that can mute and change volume, but they don't work until the volume applet has loaded. It would be nice to be able to hit the mute button upon hearing the loud startup sound and have it respond immediately. Often, though, the sound has already completed by the time the volume applet responds.