Right click Speaker icon in the Notification Area of the Taskbar, select
Recording devices, select Stereo Mix (Realtek) as your Default. If you do not
see, right click in the window and select both "Show Disabled Devices" and "Show
Disconnected Devices".
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"Army1Ret" <Army1Ret@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> My old Windows XP machine allowed me to record sound on my PC. I could record
> streaming sound or sound from an external source. It was easy, uncomplicated
> and visual.
>
> I've tried to do the same with Vista but cannot. I can hear streaming
> sounds, audio CDs and play games while hearing sound. However, when I record
> sounds (music, audio content, etc) it looks like Vista does not hear it
> internally.
>
> Is there a button, switch or file I need to change? I've tried DLing a new
> CODEC from Real Tech to no avail. I know it is something internal to the
> machine but can't put my finger on it.
>
> Thanks