I have no idea where to post this!!!!

kdee2002 · Apr 16, 2006, 03:54 AM

my microphone worked just fine yesterday. i left for a while and came back and tried to use it to talk online. the speakers work but the microphone doesnt pick up anything at all. i have done the volume control and all that. the only thing that i can see from all the forums i have read is, that under the speech in the control panel i dont have voice recognition. and under the master control under microphone there is no advanced tab... any help would be greatly appreciated!

kdee2002 · Apr 16, 2006, 03:57 AM

i am running windows xp, dont know much else. if you could let me know what i need to look for to let you know what else is needed for help i can try to find it... lol i have spent the last 2 days reading forum after forum with no luck, but i see that alot of people are having this problem!

Zardon · Apr 18, 2006, 07:02 PM

did you install any software or do any windows updates in the time it was working to when it broke?

kdee2002 · Apr 18, 2006, 09:55 PM

I even went so far as to reset my computer to factory settings and the mic still wont work. i tried the headset on another pc and it works fine. also since i reset it, when i am trying to look at a website with pics on it, if i put my mouse over the pic, it says click to activate and use this control... I dunno

cleanfil · Apr 18, 2006, 10:40 PM

I have the click to activate the control also. I think I started getting that message when I disabled Windows Firewall so maybe that it?

As for the mic I really have no Idea. I went through 3 mic this year alone so far but thats because riding over them with my chair ripped the cords lol.

kdee2002 · Apr 18, 2006, 10:45 PM

LOL!! i dont think i disables the firewall but i know that i am goin nutz over here with no mic!!! i finally found a program i can use to call anywhere and i dont have a mic to talk.... lol

kdee2002 · Apr 18, 2006, 10:47 PM

and seriously there are like a million people who have had the mic problem too... believe me i have read enough forums to fry my brain... but there arent any solutions to the problem that work!

cleanfil · Apr 18, 2006, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Microsoft rolled out IE6 ActiveX changes due to an ongoing patent dispute with Eolas Technology.

More info at [color=#0000ff]http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft_Rolls_Out_IE6_ActiveX_Change/1141233576[/color]

As a user there is nothing you can do about it.

Found that somewhere - Refers to the click to activate thing

kdee2002 · Apr 18, 2006, 10:51 PM

lol i have a noob ?? for ya... how do i tell what version ie i have?

cleanfil · Apr 18, 2006, 10:53 PM

Don't know how to tell lol. Most likly its IE 6 though unless u installed the IE 7 Beta

kdee2002 · Apr 18, 2006, 10:56 PM

ok that works for me.... lol ok everything in my computer is stock except for a nvidia video card i put in, maybe theres something with the stock sound card? or would that make my sound mess up too? my dad said maybe i should get an usb mic??? but if the mic doesnt work in the mic jack, will it work in an usb jack??? I hope i am not bombarding you with too much here... lol

kdee2002 · Apr 18, 2006, 10:59 PM

and i have a set of jacks in the front of the tower and the back, and neither are working for the mic. but the jacks in the front are making the headset make a buzzing sound but not the back set

cleanfil · Apr 18, 2006, 11:00 PM

Well I myself don't know a lot. I have had USB and Audio Ports mics. To say the truth although i like usb mics, it isnt worth it to pay $50 dollars for it to break. I am buying port mics just because I got tired of losing money and for $25-$30 I can get a decent mic.

About the usb question - Not to sure. If it is audio card related then I am guessing that either mic won't work. It can't be audio related I think if you at least hear some sound. Did you make sure you plugged it in the right ports?

kdee2002 · Apr 18, 2006, 11:01 PM

LMAO!!! yes i did and they are :^D

kdee2002 · Apr 18, 2006, 11:03 PM

i have even tried a spare headset and it doesnt work either... maybe ill take the headset back and get another one... its like 2 weeks old but it has a 1year warranty on it.... like you said about the chair thingie..... i have kids :^D

kdee2002 · Apr 18, 2006, 11:03 PM

this thing just has be baffled... i thought if it was the sound card, the speakers wouldnt work

cleanfil · Apr 18, 2006, 11:03 PM

Well since you said you did everything in Volume Control (I am assuming you open all the advanced properties also), then i really don't know lol. In past experiences though, i had cases where I had to use my Audio Card program because my mic was muted there.

kdee2002 · Apr 18, 2006, 11:07 PM

audio card program?? and yes i did open the volume control and do all that stuff. i also went into the hardware manager and tried update the drivers, but it said that i already had the best ones for it

cleanfil · Apr 18, 2006, 11:10 PM

Well with the cuts in the cord, on the 3 mics I had either I couldnt hear people, People couldnt hear me or it would create a VERY LARGE staticy noise when I spoke to someone. I don't really know much about hardware and stuff (still learning) but I am just trying to help you with the past problems I have had.

cleanfil · Apr 18, 2006, 11:11 PM

Well I have creative, and when I open the surround mixer, I always chekc that my mic isn't muted and sound is up.

kdee2002 · Apr 18, 2006, 11:11 PM

ok. how would i get into my audio card settings? when i opened the tower up the other day, i didnt see anything other than my ram, and video card

cleanfil · Apr 18, 2006, 11:17 PM

Your sound card is there. It can be built in already or it might be in the pci slot. Like I said, I personally don't know hardware so I don't know how to change audio card settings. All I do is boot up the creative program which cam ewith it. I ll send a picture of how my sound card is positioned in a second.

kdee2002 · Apr 18, 2006, 11:22 PM

ok brb i gotta try something

cleanfil · Apr 18, 2006, 11:33 PM

Sorry for the time. Coulnd't seem to find the camara.

http://h1.ripway.com/cleanfil/pic1.jpg

http://h1.ripway.com/cleanfil/pic2.jpg

kdee2002 · Apr 18, 2006, 11:44 PM

ok... i went in and deleted what it said to do so it would recognize it and all that, but it doesnt make any difference... so i am starting to think maybe it is the headset.... maybe the other one is messed up too.. i dunno.... it was working.... but we got a new one for gaming and who knows.... lol

kdee2002 · Apr 18, 2006, 11:46 PM

ok if it were something in the onboard card, if i bought a sound card would i be able to use my mic? or would i have the same problem

cleanfil · Apr 18, 2006, 11:46 PM

Well as much as I hate headsets, I love them. I just think they have a lot of problems and sometimes using them isn't user-friendly. Wish there was a program that would just do everything for you lol

kdee2002 · Apr 18, 2006, 11:46 PM

oh and when this all started, i tried to system restore to an earlier date, but it wouldnt! thats why i did the factory settings

kdee2002 · Apr 18, 2006, 11:47 PM

lol I hear that! a desktop mic wouldnt work either would it?

kdee2002 · Apr 18, 2006, 11:50 PM

i do appreciate all the help you have given me. i think that if i dont get it fixed by friday i am gonna have the geek squad take a look at it, its just getting to be too much drama

Apr 16, 2006, 03:54 AM	#1
kdee2002 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	I have no idea where to post this!!!! my microphone worked just fine yesterday. i left for a while and came back and tried to use it to talk online. the speakers work but the microphone doesnt pick up anything at all. i have done the volume control and all that. the only thing that i can see from all the forums i have read is, that under the speech in the control panel i dont have voice recognition. and under the master control under microphone there is no advanced tab... any help would be greatly appreciated!

Apr 16, 2006, 03:57 AM	Thread Starter #2
kdee2002 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	also i am running windows xp, dont know much else. if you could let me know what i need to look for to let you know what else is needed for help i can try to find it... lol i have spent the last 2 days reading forum after forum with no luck, but i see that alot of people are having this problem!

Apr 18, 2006, 09:55 PM	Thread Starter #4
kdee2002 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	i dont think so I even went so far as to reset my computer to factory settings and the mic still wont work. i tried the headset on another pc and it works fine. also since i reset it, when i am trying to look at a website with pics on it, if i put my mouse over the pic, it says click to activate and use this control... I dunno

Apr 18, 2006, 11:46 PM	#27
cleanfil DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 65 Rep Power: 0	Well as much as I hate headsets, I love them. I just think they have a lot of problems and sometimes using them isn't user-friendly. Wish there was a program that would just do everything for you lol __________________

Apr 18, 2006, 07:02 PM	#3
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	did you install any software or do any windows updates in the time it was working to when it broke?

Apr 18, 2006, 10:40 PM	#5
cleanfil DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 65 Rep Power: 0	I have the click to activate the control also. I think I started getting that message when I disabled Windows Firewall so maybe that it? As for the mic I really have no Idea. I went through 3 mic this year alone so far but thats because riding over them with my chair ripped the cords lol.

Apr 18, 2006, 10:45 PM	Thread Starter #6
kdee2002 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	LOL!! i dont think i disables the firewall but i know that i am goin nutz over here with no mic!!! i finally found a program i can use to call anywhere and i dont have a mic to talk.... lol

Apr 18, 2006, 10:47 PM	Thread Starter #7
kdee2002 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	and seriously there are like a million people who have had the mic problem too... believe me i have read enough forums to fry my brain... but there arent any solutions to the problem that work!

Apr 18, 2006, 10:51 PM	Thread Starter #9
kdee2002 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	lol i have a noob ?? for ya... how do i tell what version ie i have?

Apr 18, 2006, 10:53 PM	#10
cleanfil DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 65 Rep Power: 0	Don't know how to tell lol. Most likly its IE 6 though unless u installed the IE 7 Beta

Apr 18, 2006, 10:56 PM	Thread Starter #11
kdee2002 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	ok that works for me.... lol ok everything in my computer is stock except for a nvidia video card i put in, maybe theres something with the stock sound card? or would that make my sound mess up too? my dad said maybe i should get an usb mic??? but if the mic doesnt work in the mic jack, will it work in an usb jack??? I hope i am not bombarding you with too much here... lol

Apr 18, 2006, 10:59 PM	Thread Starter #12
kdee2002 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	and i have a set of jacks in the front of the tower and the back, and neither are working for the mic. but the jacks in the front are making the headset make a buzzing sound but not the back set

Apr 18, 2006, 11:00 PM	#13
cleanfil DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 65 Rep Power: 0	Well I myself don't know a lot. I have had USB and Audio Ports mics. To say the truth although i like usb mics, it isnt worth it to pay $50 dollars for it to break. I am buying port mics just because I got tired of losing money and for $25-$30 I can get a decent mic. About the usb question - Not to sure. If it is audio card related then I am guessing that either mic won't work. It can't be audio related I think if you at least hear some sound. Did you make sure you plugged it in the right ports?

Apr 18, 2006, 11:01 PM	Thread Starter #14
kdee2002 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	LMAO!!! yes i did and they are :^D

Apr 18, 2006, 11:03 PM	Thread Starter #15
kdee2002 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	i have even tried a spare headset and it doesnt work either... maybe ill take the headset back and get another one... its like 2 weeks old but it has a 1year warranty on it.... like you said about the chair thingie..... i have kids :^D

Apr 18, 2006, 11:03 PM	Thread Starter #16
kdee2002 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	this thing just has be baffled... i thought if it was the sound card, the speakers wouldnt work

Apr 18, 2006, 11:07 PM	Thread Starter #18
kdee2002 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	audio card program?? and yes i did open the volume control and do all that stuff. i also went into the hardware manager and tried update the drivers, but it said that i already had the best ones for it

Apr 18, 2006, 11:10 PM	#19
cleanfil DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 65 Rep Power: 0	Well with the cuts in the cord, on the 3 mics I had either I couldnt hear people, People couldnt hear me or it would create a VERY LARGE staticy noise when I spoke to someone. I don't really know much about hardware and stuff (still learning) but I am just trying to help you with the past problems I have had.

Apr 18, 2006, 11:11 PM	#20
cleanfil DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 65 Rep Power: 0	Well I have creative, and when I open the surround mixer, I always chekc that my mic isn't muted and sound is up.

Apr 18, 2006, 11:11 PM	Thread Starter #21
kdee2002 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	ok. how would i get into my audio card settings? when i opened the tower up the other day, i didnt see anything other than my ram, and video card

Apr 18, 2006, 11:17 PM	#22
cleanfil DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 65 Rep Power: 0	Your sound card is there. It can be built in already or it might be in the pci slot. Like I said, I personally don't know hardware so I don't know how to change audio card settings. All I do is boot up the creative program which cam ewith it. I ll send a picture of how my sound card is positioned in a second.

Apr 18, 2006, 11:22 PM	Thread Starter #23
kdee2002 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	ok brb i gotta try something

Apr 18, 2006, 11:33 PM	#24
cleanfil DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 65 Rep Power: 0	Sorry for the time. Coulnd't seem to find the camara. http://h1.ripway.com/cleanfil/pic1.jpg http://h1.ripway.com/cleanfil/pic2.jpg

Apr 18, 2006, 11:44 PM	Thread Starter #25
kdee2002 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	ok... i went in and deleted what it said to do so it would recognize it and all that, but it doesnt make any difference... so i am starting to think maybe it is the headset.... maybe the other one is messed up too.. i dunno.... it was working.... but we got a new one for gaming and who knows.... lol

Apr 18, 2006, 11:46 PM	Thread Starter #26
kdee2002 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	ok if it were something in the onboard card, if i bought a sound card would i be able to use my mic? or would i have the same problem

Apr 18, 2006, 11:46 PM	Thread Starter #28
kdee2002 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	oh and when this all started, i tried to system restore to an earlier date, but it wouldnt! thats why i did the factory settings

Apr 18, 2006, 11:47 PM	Thread Starter #29
kdee2002 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	lol I hear that! a desktop mic wouldnt work either would it?

Apr 18, 2006, 11:50 PM	Thread Starter #30
kdee2002 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	i do appreciate all the help you have given me. i think that if i dont get it fixed by friday i am gonna have the geek squad take a look at it, its just getting to be too much drama