OS X Lion - no iChat alerts sounds

Since upgrading to Lion, I have no audable sounds of any kind. I not referring to video chats, send/Rec/login/logout.
And on the 2 machines I've upgraded, iChat does not save the window sizes.
Thankfully, neither are show stoppers however, it just ain;t right.
Thanks in advance
Banjo

Umm,
I don't seem to be in this Thread until now.
iChat Menu > Preferences > Alerts
If these sounds play here then the issue is System Preferences > Sound > Sound Effects and the Volume the Alerts are played there.
During day to day use the Alerts are played by the System Alerts settings.
NOTE on Windows.
iChat 3, 4 and 5 save the size of the Outgoing Video Chat window (and it's Position) whereas the Incoming ones get placed in there default places (i.e same for Audio Chats)
If your Mac is a little low on the Processor size the Window may resize to the default it happens to be using.
Ideally most Intel Macs will use 640 X 480 and then play with the framerate.(starting at 30fps)
Around 15fps iChat will change to 480 X 320 which may increase the Frame rate when used.
Internet Speeds also has a bearing and there are two smaller sizes iChat can use to get the best out of the Connection.
.plists
com.apple.ichat.plist does "hold" the Remembered Window positions in iChat 5 and below
However deleting it does return all other settings to default (It will not lose the Buddy list)
iChat 6 is affected by the setting in System Preference > Genereal Pane that can be set to Remember open windows on Quit the next time it is launched (It affects all apps if set)
If the mentioned .plist is deleted iChat needs to be restarted.
com.apple.ichatAgent.plist holds the current Accounts that are logged in (or should be on iChat launch)
It also holds the iTunes Playing Status Mesage sort order for the info (Track, Artist, Album) and the Current Status Message (can be Messages if the Buddy list are set to Different statuses)
It also holds where you own Buddy Pic is on your system.
On occasions this has to be deleted the Computer should be restarted as iChatAgent starts up when the computer does. (There is a partial login for Off Line IMs)
10:25 PM Thursday; August 11, 2011
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