You can try this: <script> function EvalSound(soundobj) { var thissound=document.getElementById(soundobj); thissound.Play(); } </script> <embed src="success.wav" autostart=false width=0 height=0 id="sound1" enablejavascript="true"> <form> <input type="button" value="Play Sound" onClick="EvalSound('sound1')"> </form> Code (markup):