Re: Microphone Not Working
From: Mike Gallof (MikeGallof_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/19/04
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Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 07:59:03 -0700
I am not sure which sound card is installed but it is not on board and the
sound works fine so the drivers must be correct. The only problem that I am
having is with the microphoen which I know works fine since I tested it on a
different PC.
"R. C. White" wrote:
> Hi, Mike.
>
> As you probably know, WinXP does not handle the sound directly, but uses
> your particular sound card (whether built-in or add-on). WinXP has all the
> necessary tools to manipulate the sound, once it is captured, but can't do
> the capture without having the sound card AND its WinXP-version drivers
> properly installed.
>
> What sound card do you have? Is it built into your computer's mainboard?
> If it is built-in, have you enabled it in your computer's BIOS/CMOS? If it
> is an add-on card, have you installed the proper drivers for it? If you
> have BOTH built-in and add-on cards, have you made sure they are not
> stepping on each other?
>
> Drivers for most sound cards are on the WinXP CD-ROM and get installed
> automatically, as soon as WinXP detects that the card is plugged in and
> enabled. Because WinXP deals with hardware much differently from Win9x/ME,
> drivers that worked with those versions of Windows almost certainly will not
> work with WinXP. If your card is very old, very new or very exotic, you
> probably will need to get the drivers directly from the manufacturer. Most
> cards (and mainboards with built-in sound) have drivers and instructions in
> their manuals and/or on CD-ROMs that come in the box with the hardware.
> Even if you have all those, it's still a good idea to visit the
> manufacturer's website to download updated drivers produced after your
> hardware was shipped from the factory. You MAY also find additional
> software from the manufacturer to make their product do more tricks than
> enabled by the default installation.
>
> If you tell us the make and model of your sound card, or of your computer if
> the sound is built-in, we should be able to give you more specific advice.
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> rc@corridor.net
> Microsoft Windows MVP
>
> "Mike Gallof" <MikeGallof@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:76C4D374-0AFF-4575-BE9A-A3F43AE8361D@microsoft.com...
> >I am running WinXP SP1 and can not get the microphone to work. This is a
> > known good mic and all the audio properties are not muted. I can't figure
> > out
> > what the issue might be. This is a brand new install of XP Pro and still
> > mic
> > does not work. When I go into the sound recorder and try to record, it
> > doesn't record anything because it is not getting any sound input (the
> > graph
> > stays flat) Any advice that can be offered would be greatly appreciated.
> > Thanks,
> > mgallof@comcast.net
>
>
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