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Problems with recording in Windows ME

WORFWORF The Burninator
I am trying to help a friend. She is running Windows ME and her microphone stopped working. She has tried changing mics, changing the settings in the volume control panel and such but still cant record anything.

This may or may not be related but while attempted to access the volume control panel she did recieve an error message that said: "There is a problem with your sound hardware. You may install or activate mixer devices from the Control Panel."

We have looked for various sites to help but havn't had any luck so I am posting here to see if anyone has some ideas.

Worf

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Comments

  • samuelksamuelk The Unstoppable Mr. 'K'
    Try reinstalling the soundcard drivers.
  • Random ChaosRandom Chaos Actually Carefully-selected Order in disguise
    1: Try installing a operating system that works.

    2: Try reinstalling the Soundcard driver (you may have to physically remove your soundcard from it's slot, turn system on, let boot, then turn off, then reinsert it).
  • RhettRhett (Not even a monkey)
    [quote]Originally posted by Random Chaos:
    [b]1: Try installing a operating system that works.

    2: Try reinstalling the Soundcard driver (you may have to physically remove your soundcard from it's slot, turn system on, let boot, then turn off, then reinsert it).[/b][/quote]

    Lol at #1... Then she would have to dump MS all together... [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]

    I would reinstall drivers (as you have all said) and possibly the software that came with the Sound card (if any).
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    Tell her to ditch WinME and upgrade to Win98 instead. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img] (seriously! Driver support is FAR better.)

    If she's not willing to get a better OS, then tell her to uninstall the software for the sound card, then the reference to it in Device Manager. Then tell her to reboot and re-install the card and software and try again.

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  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Solution: Don't run WinME.

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  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Hey WORF, there's a spelling mistake in your sig: advise -> advice. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]

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  • PhiPhi <font color=#FF0000>C</font><font color=#FF9900>o</font><font color=#FFFF00>l</font><font color=#00F
    Hey, I'm the friend with the mic problems (not to mention the operating system... [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/tongue.gif[/img]). Thanks for all the advice, wish I could follow half of it [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img] I reinstalled the driver and it worked.
    Thank you all very very much! [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img]
  • RhettRhett (Not even a monkey)
    [quote]Originally posted by Phi:
    [b]Hey, I'm the friend with the mic problems (not to mention the operating system... [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/tongue.gif[/img]). Thanks for all the advice, wish I could follow half of it [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img] I reinstalled the driver and it worked.
    Thank you all very very much! [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img][/b][/quote]

    Glad to hear it... Come join in the insanity! We always need new people to join the asylum (keeps things fresh).
  • Alec MAlec M Award Winning Poster
    Does she have a CD recorder? If the sound card drivers only allow one recording device at a time, it may be set to the CD writer, in which case the Mic will not work.

    Check that.

    Edit: Well, just keep my post in mind for the future then [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]

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    [This message has been edited by Slade (edited 12-02-2002).]
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Someone didn't read all the way before posting. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img]

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    [url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Never eat anything bigger than your own head.[/url]
    "Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
  • WORFWORF The Burninator
    [quote]Originally posted by Biggles:
    [b]Hey WORF, there's a spelling mistake in your sig: advise -> advice. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]

    [/b][/quote]

    Not anymore [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]

    I guess thats what I get for cut and pasting rather than typing it out myself, oh well. Anyway, thankyou guys for helping Phi.

    Worf



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  • shadow boxershadow boxer The Finger Painter & Master Ranter
    to rule out any further problems...


    buy a Mac.. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img]
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    [quote]Originally posted by Slade:
    [b]Does she have a CD recorder? If the sound card drivers only allow one recording device at a time, it may be set to the CD writer, in which case the Mic will not work.

    Check that.

    Edit: Well, just keep my post in mind for the future then [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]

    [/b][/quote]


    For future reference: CD Recorder != audio recording device (not referring to an audio CD here). Anything involving audio recording would be listed in Volume Control or under Multimedia under the Control Panel.

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  • Random ChaosRandom Chaos Actually Carefully-selected Order in disguise
    I think what he was saying is a device that doesn't duplex. I don't think you can even buy those anymore...
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