Vista - microphone

01-13-2008

i just got a web camera, and while i can use the microphone outside of
windows messinger when i try to use it with the program i can't be heard.
video is ok but even using a different mic doesn't help. i am using vista,
live messinger 2008, build 8.5.1302.1018.
can someone please tell me how to get it working?

01-13-2008

Greetings Kevin,

What happens when you try it in the setup wizard? To get there, open up any Messenger
window, press the Alt key on your keyboard to bring up the menubar, choose the Tools menu and
then finally choose the Audio and video setup option.

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
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> i just got a web camera, and while i can use the microphone outside of
> windows messinger when i try to use it with the program i can't be heard.
> video is ok but even using a different mic doesn't help. i am using vista,
> live messinger 2008, build 8.5.1302.1018.
> can someone please tell me how to get it working?

01-13-2008	#1 (permalink)
kevin1 n/a posts	microphone i just got a web camera, and while i can use the microphone outside of windows messinger when i try to use it with the program i can't be heard. video is ok but even using a different mic doesn't help. i am using vista, live messinger 2008, build 8.5.1302.1018. can someone please tell me how to get it working?
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01-13-2008	#2 (permalink)
Jonathan Kay [MVP] n/a posts	Re: microphone Greetings Kevin, What happens when you try it in the setup wizard? To get there, open up any Messenger window, press the Alt key on your keyboard to bring up the menubar, choose the Tools menu and then finally choose the Audio and video setup option. -- Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation -- "kevin1" <kevin1@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:E540189A-8110-4D3F-8822-A5EDA9A457B6@xxxxxx Quote: > i just got a web camera, and while i can use the microphone outside of > windows messinger when i try to use it with the program i can't be heard. > video is ok but even using a different mic doesn't help. i am using vista, > live messinger 2008, build 8.5.1302.1018. > can someone please tell me how to get it working?
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