Re: Microphone won't work
- From: "Fishb8" <royandros@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 06:49:52 +1300
I've checked the microphone. I've borrowed a Creative Live soundcard,
instead of using the on board sound (disabled the on-board sound) and even
borrowed a USB headphone set. All the sets work for sound except the
microphone. I'm lost.
"Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote in message
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> "If it doesn't, you may have a malfunctioning microphone or
> Game Voice control pad on your hands."
>
> Have you tested the microphone on another system?
>
> Have you tried another mic on the system?
>
> Have you checked inside the box to be sure all the wires are
> properly connected?
>
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> "Fishb8" <royandros@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:e43NZA$1FHA.2056@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> |I have this unresolved microphone problem that I can't fix.
> When I go to
> | Control Panel/Sounds and Audio Device/Voice/Testing sound
> Hardware. I get
> | this error message.
> |
> | An error occurred during Directplay Voice setup. The error
> code is
> | 0x80004005
> | Windows error message "Windows cannot execute
> DpvSetup.exe, use Add/Remove
> | Programs control panel to install"
> |
> | I have XP Pro and DirectX 9.0c and all up to date drivers
> | Tried all the remedies suggested and I'm still stuck
> |
> |
> | XP Pro AMD P3200, 64, 1 Gb, MSI mb
> | System Model: AWRDACPI
> | BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
> | Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+,
> MMX, 3DNow,
> | ~2.3GHz
> | Memory: 1024MB RAM
> | Page File: 345MB used, 2113MB available
> | Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
> | DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
> | DX Setup Parameters: /Silent
> | DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit UnicodeRoy
> | Help!
> |
> |
> |
> | Google search indicates many many others with same problem
> but i cannot
> | locate a solution.
> |
> | Microsoft knowledge base resolution did NOT resolve??!!
> | Tried this too but no joy!
> |
> | Tried all the advice below but I still haven't fixed the
> problem.
> |
> | "The solution involves reconfiguring some advanced sound
> settings and
> | tweaking the Registry. Start by opening the Control Panel
> and selecting the
> | Sounds And Audio Devices icon (in the Sounds, Speech, And
> Audio Devices
> | category). Choose the Voice tab, locate the Voice Playback
> heading, and
> | click the Advanced button. From the Advanced Audio
> Properties dialog box,
> | choose its Performance tab and move the Hardware
> Acceleration slider to the
> | right. It doesn't matter how far to the right, as long as
> the Hardware
> | Acceleration slider is set to something other than None.
> Click OK to close
> | the dialog boxes.
> |
> | Before continuing to the next phase of the solution, you
> must make sure
> | Dpvsetup.exe isn't open and running on your PC. Press the
> CTRL-ALT-DELETE
> | key combination to access the Task Manager and locate any
> references to
> | Dpvsetup.exe or DirectPlay Voice. End all of them and
> close the Task
> | Manager.
> |
> | Now it's time to edit the Registry. Open the Start menu,
> select Run, type
> | regedit in the Open field, and click OK. In the Registry
> Editor, locate and
> | highlight
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\DIRECTPLAY\VOICE\AUDIOCONFIG.
> | The AudioConfig key should include a pair of nested
> folders labeled with
> | hexadecimal numbers. Open both of them to reveal several
> Registry values,
> | including three labeled as FullDuplex, HalfDuplex, and
> MicDetected.
> |
> | Right-click the FullDuplex value and select Modify from
> the pop-up menu. In
> | the resulting Edit DWORD Value dialog box, type 3 in the
> Value Data field
> | and click OK. Repeat the procedure for the HalfDuplex and
> MicDetected
> | values, setting the Edit Value fields to 3 for HalfDuplex
> and 2 for
> | MicDetected. Close the Registry Editor and reboot the
> computer. The
> | microphone should now work correctly. If it doesn't, you
> may have a
> | malfunctioning microphone or Game Voice control pad on
> your hands.
> |
> |
> |
> |
>
>
.
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