Re: Microphone - works in 98, not in XP

From: Roger (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/05/04 

Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 13:18:10 -0700

Thanks for your reply to my bulletin board cry for help.
You asked what sound board I had. I have a MS-6368
motherboard from Micro-star International which has an on-
board sound controller. It uses the VIA VT686B
chipset (552BGA).
        What really puzzles me, is that my microphone
works when I boot up in Windows 98, but not in Windows
XP. The speakers work fine in both.
        I have checked all the settings I can find. I
mainly find them when I open Sounds and audio Device
Properties in control panel. That is also where I
have been testing the microphone.
        You also suggested that I check that the
microphone is selected as the input device on
the 'recording page', and to make sure that it is
unmuted. I do not know what you mean by the 'recording
page'
        I appreciate whatever help that you can give me.
Roger
rogerdem@umich.edu

>-----Original Message-----
>Two questions. What sound card are you using and are
you sure you have
>this one selected? Second, have you selected the
microphone as the
>input device on the recording page and make sure it is
unmuted if you
>want to hear it back out of the speakers?
>
>----
>Nathan McNulty
>
>
>Roger wrote:
>> I have a Labtec AM-242 that works in Windows 98, but
not
>> in windows XP (I have a dual system). I have a Micro
ATX
>> VA Mainboard, with an integrated Hardware soundblaster
>> and Direct Sound AC97 Audio.
>> I have tried the microphone test under control panel,
>> audio and speech tab. It doesn't work.
>> In troubleshooting, they mention using speech
recognition
>> program, but I do not have one, and there is none
listed
>> in my Windows XP features. I am using Windows XP PRO
>> Can anyone help me.
>.
>

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