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| Thread ID: 24134 | 2002-09-04 04:58:00 | microphone/talk | effie C (772) | Press F1 |
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| 76329 | 2002-09-04 04:58:00 | Hi, I have recently had a major crash and the ability to talk on msn by microphone has gone.I have had to "clean re install" everything -No explanation and certainly no virus found and no hacker either! I can hear the speakers when I tap on them and I have recorded and played back- voice. I cannot get a contact on the msn voice as I used to do, once he could hear me, but until that list was unticked I could not "send" voice- then for sometime everything worked!--- but now nothing works.I cannot even "send" my voice let alone hear anybody A technician who went into the computer before( he appears now not available) identified 10 identical entries (in a registry?)-all ticked - he unticked all except one and I had voice! I can not retrace that list with the little boxes- assuming this crash did not delete them and is the cause of my troubles- can anyone asssist I have PII-Win 98SE 500Mhz.cpu, and 8 gig h/d effie c |
effie C (772) | ||
| 76330 | 2002-09-04 05:13:00 | So, Can you record voice using something like Sound Recorder? Also, Make sure that it's not muted! Down the bottom right there's the speaker icon. Double click it! Goto Options then Properties. There is a list of all multimedia components (Audio) on your system, to see each, put a tick next to them, especially the line in and the microphone ones. Then make sure they aren't muted and turn them right up! |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 76331 | 2002-09-04 05:27:00 | Yes Chilling Silence- what an apt name! I have all those adjustments(slides) set at varied and regularly changed around settings- I said I tapped the speakers- I in fact tapped the mic- naturally- the recorded voice and attending graph all shows good regular sound - but none going out- in multimedia I see ess audio drive record400/ and/or use any available device- I have ticked "wave " and "line in" box - just now- will that be the answer? Thanks for a prompt reply |
effie C (772) | ||
| 76332 | 2002-09-04 05:33:00 | Sure thing.. You've done voice via MSN before aye, what version was it?? Just wanting to make sure you have a Full-Duplex Sound-Card (Record and Play at the same time) Make sure the mic is in Microphone and not Line in also... Umm... I'll check what google has to say.... BBS |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 76333 | 2002-09-04 05:45:00 | Chilling silence - you are treasure- yes I was able to hold a normal conversation with the msn contact( I'll call him Kevin ) - I am retired and use the computer to keep my mind active- so anything "new" I see if I can utilize it! which means the msn is the latest- my speakers are "Multimedia" etc and my mic was a sale price one from a dealer who was changing his policy re computing equipment sales-( the paper had stuck to it)but as I say quality of sound is of less value than the frustration of having something that won't bloody well work and anyway the sound quality was oK then effie c |
effie C (772) | ||
| 76334 | 2002-09-04 06:14:00 | Effie, try this: Double click on the speaker icon in your taskbar tray to bring up the Volume Control window. Click on Options then Properties. In there you'll a list of options with boxes to tick - make sure they all are then click OK. Before you exit Volume Control make sure nothing is muted. |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 76335 | 2002-09-04 06:18:00 | Also, if you needed to put a tick in any of those boxes, you'll have to do the Audio Tuning Wizard under Tools in MSN Messenger. | Susan B (19) | ||
| 76336 | 2002-09-04 10:07:00 | The MSN problem could be being caused if as part of your reinstallation you installed firewall software. I could hear the person at the other end but they couldn't hear me until I turned off the firewall in Windows XP Home. | Capital (813) | ||
| 76337 | 2002-09-04 10:43:00 | sorry youse guys - done all of those things Susan B comments especially as I was on the same wavelength as her. Capital - I - tonight turned off my zonealarm- no difference- my Norton's antivirus ditto - and don't forget I had all these things going perfectly before my big crash- and with the above working- it has to be a setting I am missing but where oh where? Keep those replies coming - I might strike oil with one - thanks effie c |
effie C (772) | ||
| 76338 | 2002-09-04 10:53:00 | It might be a long shot, but if you disabled ZoneAlarm you need to reboot before it will "let go" properly . Disable it from running when you start the computer up, reboot and try again . |
Susan B (19) | ||
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