Re: Off topic? Microphone not enabled

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"Cooler Dude" <down@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Win XP SP2

I recently bought a Logitech headset with microphone. Headphones work
fine. Mic doesn't.

Have been through all volume and audio settings, used front and rear panel
jacks without success.

With volume control panel open and mic recoding "Mute" button un-checked,
I run the audio setup wizard. It correctly identifies the speakers and
headphone but not the mic. As soon as I click "Next" to move to the Mic
test, the "Mute" button on the volume control panel becomes checked and
the mic test page in the wizard is greyed out.

This auto deselct of the mic can mean that your sound card is half-duplex,
meaning that it will record (using the mic) or play (using the speakers or
headphones), but can NOT do both at the same time.

If you tried Skype, for example, you'd find the mic suddenly muted very
early into the test call.

If that's the case, you must use another, full-duplex sound card. It's a
hardware limitation that you cannot change.

Carefully check the manuals for your system, and find the specs for the
sound card.

HTH
-pk


I have uninstalled and re-loaded the audio software and Googled for
solutions. Some MS help pages refer to a "Speech Recognition" tab on the
Control Panel "Speech" applet but I don't have that tab (only "Text to
Speech"). Is it relevant?

All useful suggestions gratefully received!

TIA



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