diff --git a/ANSI.c b/ANSI.c
index 4233e4c..d5afdb6 100644
--- a/ANSI.c
+++ b/ANSI.c
@@ -152,19 +152,25 @@
     remove wcstok, avoiding potential interference with the host;
     similarly, use a private heap instead of malloc.
 
-  v1.80, 26 October to 7 November, 2017:
+  v1.80, 26 October to 17 November, 2017:
     fix unloading;
     revert back to (re)storing buffer cursor position;
     increase cache to five handles;
     hook CreateFile & CreateConsoleScreenBuffer to enable readable handles;
     fix cursor report with duplicated digits (e.g. "11" was just "1");
     preserve escape that isn't part of a sequence;
-    fix escape followed by CRM in control mode.
+    fix escape followed by CRM in control mode;
+    use the system default sound for the bell.
 */
 
 #include "ansicon.h"
 #include "version.h"
 #include <tlhelp32.h>
+#include <mmsystem.h>
+
+#ifndef SND_SENTRY
+#define SND_SENTRY 0x80000
+#endif
 
 #define is_digit(c) ('0' <= (c) && (c) <= '9')
 
@@ -175,6 +181,7 @@ WORD	orgattr;		// original attributes
 DWORD	orgmode;		// original mode
 CONSOLE_CURSOR_INFO orgcci;	// original cursor state
 HANDLE	hHeap;			// local memory heap
+HANDLE	hBell;
 
 #define CACHE	5
 struct
@@ -1161,6 +1168,17 @@ void InterpretEscSeq( void )
   }
 }
 
+DWORD WINAPI BellThread( LPVOID param )
+{
+  // XP doesn't support SND_SENTRY, so if it fails, try without.
+  if (!PlaySound( (LPTSTR)SND_ALIAS_SYSTEMDEFAULT, NULL,
+		  SND_SENTRY | SND_ALIAS_ID | SND_SYNC ))
+    PlaySound( (LPTSTR)SND_ALIAS_SYSTEMDEFAULT, NULL, SND_ALIAS_ID | SND_SYNC );
+  CloseHandle( hBell );
+  hBell = NULL;
+  return 0;
+}
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //   ParseAndPrintString(hDev, lpBuffer, nNumberOfBytesToWrite)
 // Parses the string lpBuffer, interprets the escapes sequences and prints the
@@ -1198,6 +1216,11 @@ ParseAndPrintString( HANDLE hDev,
 	get_state();
 	state = (pState->crm) ? 7 : 2;
       }
+      else if (c == BEL)
+      {
+	if (hBell == NULL)
+	  hBell = CreateThread( NULL, 4096, BellThread, NULL, 0, NULL );
+      }
       else if (c == SO) shifted = TRUE;
       else if (c == SI) shifted = FALSE;
       else PushBuffer( (WCHAR)c );
@@ -2305,6 +2328,36 @@ WINAPI My_lwrite( HFILE hFile, LPCSTR lpBuffer, UINT uBytes )
 }
 
 
+VOID
+WINAPI MyExitProcess( UINT uExitCode )
+{
+  if (hBell != NULL)
+    WaitForSingleObject( hBell, INFINITE );
+  ExitProcess( uExitCode );
+}
+
+
+DWORD WINAPI FreeLibraryThread( LPVOID param )
+{
+  FreeLibraryAndExitThread( hDllInstance, 0 );
+  return 0;
+}
+
+BOOL
+WINAPI MyFreeLibrary( HMODULE hModule )
+{
+  if (hModule == hDllInstance)
+  {
+    if (hBell != NULL)
+      WaitForSingleObject( hBell, INFINITE );
+    CloseHandle( CreateThread( NULL, 4096, FreeLibraryThread, NULL, 0, NULL ) );
+    return TRUE;
+  }
+
+  return FreeLibrary( hModule );
+}
+
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //   MyCreate...
 // Add GENERIC_READ access to enable retrieving console info.
@@ -2456,6 +2509,8 @@ HookFn Hooks[] = {
   { APIConsole, 	   "WriteConsoleW",             (PROC)MyWriteConsoleW,             NULL, NULL, NULL },
   { APIFile,		   "WriteFile",                 (PROC)MyWriteFile,                 NULL, NULL, NULL },
   { APIKernel,		   "_lwrite",                   (PROC)My_lwrite,                   NULL, NULL, NULL },
+  { APIProcessThreads,	   "ExitProcess",               (PROC)MyExitProcess,               NULL, NULL, NULL },
+  { APILibraryLoader,	   "FreeLibrary",               (PROC)MyFreeLibrary,               NULL, NULL, NULL },
   { APIFile,		   "CreateFileA",               (PROC)MyCreateFileA,               NULL, NULL, NULL },
   { APIFile,		   "CreateFileW",               (PROC)MyCreateFileW,               NULL, NULL, NULL },
   { APIKernel,		   "CreateConsoleScreenBuffer", (PROC)MyCreateConsoleScreenBuffer, NULL, NULL, NULL },
diff --git a/ansicon.c b/ansicon.c
index 45a3ebf..aa5fe90 100644
--- a/ansicon.c
+++ b/ansicon.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     write newline with _putws, not putwchar (fixes redirecting to CON).
 */
 
-#define PDATE L"7 November, 2017"
+#define PDATE L"17 November, 2017"
 
 #include "ansicon.h"
 #include "version.h"
diff --git a/makefile.vc b/makefile.vc
index 51c5388..dbd3f40 100644
--- a/makefile.vc
+++ b/makefile.vc
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ SHARE = /MD
 MT = mt.exe
 
 CFLAGS = /nologo /W3 /O2 $(SHARE) /D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
-LIBS = advapi32.lib user32.lib $(LIBS64)
+LIBS = advapi32.lib user32.lib winmm.lib $(LIBS64)
 
 # Identify ansicon.exe using "ANSI" as a version number.
 LINK = /link /version:20033.18771
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 6e880a3..2f62ddd 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ Version History
 
     Legend: + added, - bug-fixed, * changed.
 
-    1.80 - 7 November, 2017:
+    1.80 - 17 November, 2017:
     - fix unloading;
     - fix -e et al when redirecting to CON;
     - hook CreateFile and CreateConsoleScreenBuffer to force read/write access
@@ -303,7 +303,8 @@ Version History
     - fix cursor report with duplicated digits (e.g. "11" was only writing "1");
     - fix escape followed by CRM in control mode;
     * go back to saving the buffer cursor position;
-    * preserve escape that isn't part of a sequence.
+    * preserve escape that isn't part of a sequence;
+    + use the system default sound for the bell.
 
     1.72 - 24 December, 2015:
     - handle STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE & STD_ERROR_HANDLE in WriteFile;
@@ -532,4 +533,4 @@ Distribution
 
 
 =============================
-Jason Hood, 7 November, 2017.
+Jason Hood, 17 November, 2017.