No audio devices are installed

Check your audio sound properties to make sure the microphone is checked as a recording device. Click start/Control Panel or Staqrt/Settings/Control Panel and look for Audio or Sound. Look thru it for where the microphone is and make sure the box is check next to it.

You can also get to the Audio properties by clicking the megaphone at the bottom right near the time.

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Hardware troubleshooting Depending on whether you are using an internal or an external microphone, follow the steps below to see if the problem is with the hardware.Show all ' Hide allTest the internal microphoneThe internal microphone is located near the top of the notebook LCD display or near the bottom of the LCD display near the hinge. Use the following best practices to capture sound more easily.

1. Adjust the notebook screen to place the microphone in the best direction for receiving sound.
2. Click Start , enter sound in the search field and select Sound Recorder from the list.
3. Click Record and speak into the microphone. Save the file to an easily-accessible location, such as the desktop.
4. To play back the recorded sound, open the file using Windows Media Player.
5. When using the internal microphone, choose an environment without background noise.
6. If the recorded sound does not play back, continue to the next section of this document.

Test the external microphoneVerify that the microphone port and the microphone are working properly.

1. Test the microphone on a known, working portable tape recorder, another computer, or a device that accepts the microphone connector.
2. Click Start , enter sound in the search field and select Sound Recorder from the list.
3. Click Record and speak into the microphone. Save the file to an easily-accessible location, such as the desktop.
4. To play back the recorded sound, open the file using Windows Media Player.
5. If the recorded sound does not play back, continue to the next section of this document.
6. If the microphone successfully records the voice, test the record function on the computer. If the microphone does not work properly on another computer or on a tape recorder, try using a different microphone.

Set the default microphoneIf the external microphone is set as the default recording device, uninstall and reinstall the audio driver to change the default recording device to the internal microphone. The internal microphone should be the default recording device.To change the default recording device:

1. Click Start , enter device into the search field, and then select Device Manager from the list.
2. Expand the Sound, video and game controllers list.
3. Right-click the audio driver , select Uninstall from the drop-down menu, and then click OK to confirm that you want to uninstall the audio driver.
4. After the audio driver is uninstalled, click Start , enter backup into the search field, and then select HP Backup and Recovery Manager from the list.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to reinstall the audio driver.

The internal microphone is now set as the default recording device. Basic troubleshooting
The following are some basic troubleshooting tools that you can use to restore your microphone's functionality, depending on your operating system and/or software preferences. However, it is recommended that you first run the HP Support Assistant as it can scan your current system configuration to automatically determine if your notebook requires updated software and device drivers.

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I think it would be better if we check that the built-in microphone is working on your machine.

Internal microphone

The internal microphone is located near the top of the notebook LCD display or near the bottom of the LCD display near the hinge. Use the following best practices to better capture sound with the microphone.

-Adjust the notebook PC screen to place the microphone in the best direction for receiving sound.

-Speak directly into the microphone. Avoid speaking away from the microphone.

-When using the internal microphone, choose an environment without background noise.


Testing the record function on the notebook PC

1. Click Start , then Programs , Accessories , Entertainment , and then Sound Recorder .
2. Click Record (the red dot) and speak into the microphone.
3. When you are finished recording, click Stop (the gray rectangle).
4. To play back the recording, click Play (the gray arrow pointing to the right).

If happens that the recording with the microphone have no sound we have check the settings.

Checking microphone settings

1. Click Start , then Programs , Accessories , Entertainment , and then Volume Control .
2. A Volume Control or Master Volume window opens.
3. Click Options , and then Properties .
4. Select Recording , and make sure Microphone is selected.
5. Click OK . The Volume Control window should change to a Recording Gain Control window.
6. Click Options again and then click Advanced Controls . If Advanced Controls is unavailable, then an alternate microphone is not available. Proceed to the next series of steps.
7. Remove the check next to Alternate microphone , click Close , and test the microphone. If there is still no sound, continue to the next step

Ensuring the correct recording device is selected

1. Access sound properties:

-In Windows XP, to access the sound control panel applet, click Start , then Control Panel . Click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices , and then click Sounds and Audio Devices .

-In Windows 95, 98, and Me, click Start , Settings , and Control Panel . Double-click Sounds and Multimedia , or Multimedia . The Sounds and Multimedia Properties window opens.

2. Click the Audio tab.

3. Under Sound Playback , select the audio device that is installed on the computer (there should be only one).

4. Under Sound Recording , select the audio device that is installed on the computer. It should be the same as the listing under Sound Playback .

5. Click OK .

6. Close the Sound and Multimedia Properties window and test the recording.


Feel free to reply if happens the steps I've told you is not working. Hope it helps.

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It must be with your mic or with your computer's sound settings or with your skype sound settings. First check your Microphone, you can record something using the Windows (if your o.s. is windows xp or vista, or etc..etc..) built-in Sound Recorder.

Open your computer's sound settings and make sure it's default recording device is Microphone and the volume is turned up.

Open the skype, click "Tools", then "Options" and again click" "Audio Settings" and check the mic volume, if possible uncheck the "Automatically adjust the microphone settings" and turn the slider to the right. Save the changes you've made and try again.

If the problem persists, let me know.


Good luck.

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On windows got to "START"
Control Panel/Sounds and Audio Devices.

Audio tab select sound card as Sound playback default device

Voice tab select sound playback default device

Open Skype got to tools/options/audio settings.Select USB device under Microphone and speakers section.

Save all settings. Works well.

The drivers are working, but you apparently have a non asynchronous driver, meaning it either records, or plays, but has trouble doing both.

Gamers usually like their sound a bit beefier than the standard AC97 chip common with mainboards can produce, I would suggest first making absolutely sure your machine is clear of virii, etc,, turn off the windows sounds, because most earlier built-in sound chips cannot multi-client, and if you still have the problem, go for a USB sound box like the M-audio Transit, for around $100, it will give you high definition sound, both in and out, and you won't have to open your PC to install it.

Mind, I am not a shill for M-Audio, but for gamers, you really need the 24bit/96KHz out, to match your game's audio.

You will also find your games may run more smoothly, as the audio role is now in the little box, rather than your CPU.

The digital out can go to your home theater system, the 5.1 really makes it more fun.

Take Windows 7 OS as an example, here I'll show you how to record music from YouTube with sound Recorder program.

1. Open Sound Recorder by clicking the Start button. In the search box, type Sound Recorder, and then, in the list of results, click Sound Recorder.
2. Play the music or radio you want to capture, and click start recording.
3. To stop recording audio, click Stop Recording.

Note: Make sure you have audio input devices like Microphone.
This method is absolutely free but you have to play with speaker and use microphone, and it's very difficult to control the quality of the audio you capture.

Here are some more tools as well as methods to help you record audio from YouTube.
http://www.leawo.org/tutorial/recording-music-from-youtube.html

For XP users,try:
>Start
>ControlPanel
>Sounds and Audio Devices
>Audio
>Sound Playback
Click on drop down menu arrow.
If there are two audio devices listed: Deselect current device; select second device.
>OK

You would have to set adobe up to record from the wave device. But I cannot recommend or tell you how to go about this due to the fact streaming audio is 99% of the time copywritten material.