Re: Video but no audio

From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 02/19/04 

Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 15:54:56 -0500

Greetings Brian,

Firstly, make sure both you and your contact have gone through the Audio (and Video) Tuning
Wizard in Messenger. To do so, open the main Messenger window, click the Tools menu, then
Audio Tuning Wizard, then go through the wizard to select and test your audio/video devices.

Then, both you and your contact should verify that the Windows XP Internet Connection
Firewall isn't on -- click Start, then click the Control Panel. If you're in category view
click Network and Internet connections then click Network Connections. Right click your
network/internet connection, then click Properties. Click the Advanced Tab, and verify that
the Internet Connection Firewall is unchecked. As well, if your contact is using some type
of third-party firewall (ZoneAlarm, Norton Internet Security, etc.) have them make sure that
Messenger is set to "Permit All", "Allow All" or "Medium" (ZoneAlarm).

If that's not the case, and if you or your contact are using a router (with UPnP support),
you may need to remove the current port forwardings. To do so, click Start, All Programs,
Accessories, Communications, Network Connections. Right-click the "Internet Gateway" (should
be under the Internet Gateway heading) and choose Properties. Choose the Settings button,
click each 'msmsgs' or 'msnmsgr' entry and then choose 'Delete' to each one. Then close
Messenger (right-click the Messenger icon, choose Exit), then restart Messenger.

Also, you and your contact might try turning off the QoS Packet Scheduler. To do so,
click Start, then click the Control Panel. If you're in category view click Network and
Internet connections then click Network Connections. Right click your network/internet
connection, then click Properties. Uncheck the QoS Packet Scheduler, then reboot and try
again.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Brian" <richards@danehill.com> wrote in message
news:127b301c3f71c$92771ad0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> When attempting an audio/video conversation via MSN with
> our Logitech ClickSmart 820 camera we are able to
> establish a two-way video contact but not audio in either
> direction, the other person has successful two-way
> audio/video contact with others.
> We have downloaded the latest MSN software including the
> update for XP and are using the latest ClickSmart V8.0.0
> software. The Sound Recorder facility has been used to
> check that the mike and speakers are OK. In Camera
> Control the microphone is set to camera and the speakers
> to our SB Audigy Platinum sound card.
> Camera settings are not available when clicked, so we do
> not know if there are any necessary settings to be made
> there.
> Our sound card is connected to a Logitech Z-680 sound
> system, connections are made to the sound card via the
> three yellow/green/black leads into the corresponding
> colours of the sockets on the card.
> CD-ROM's play perfectly through the system.
> The PC is running Windows XP Professional and is
> networked to another Windows 2000 Professional PC, both
> of these are connected to the Internet via a Broadband
> router that is connected to the WAN of a Disk-on-line
> server with the PC'S connected to its LAN ports.
> Internet access functions perfectly on both machines and
> networking between the server and both PC's is also fine.