Ok so i decided to go out and get a mic so i could talk to my sister in iraq. I got home and plugged it in and tested it out. I can hear just fine but i can not talk. I wiped my computer a few weeks ago and reinstalled all the sound and video drivers. I have tried to reinstall drivers but i might not have gotten the right ones. any help would be appreciated.

thanks again
oatie21

Operating System System Model
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) Gateway, Inc.
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
3.00 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
16 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Canterwood
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG 12/01/2004
Drives Memory Modules c,d
80.02 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
65.45 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

PIONEER DVD-ROM DVD-115 [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

WDC WD800BB-00CAA1 [Hard drive] (80.02 GB) -- drive 0 1024 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'A0' has 512 MB
Slot 'A1' has 512 MB
Slot 'A2' is Empty
Slot 'A3' is Empty
Local Drive Volumes


c: (NTFS on drive 0) 80.02 GB 65.45 GB free
Network Drives
None detected


DISABLED Marks a disabled account; LOCKED OUT Marks a locked account
None detected
Controllers Display
Standard floppy disk controller
Intel(R) 82801EB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] NVIDIA GeForce 6200 [Display adapter]
Gateway EV700 [Monitor] (16.1"vis, s/n LIC13604745, September 2001)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D2
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D4
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D7
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24DE MPU-401 Compatible MIDI Device
Realtek AC'97 Audio
Standard Game Port
Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device
Communications Other Devices
GTW V.92 Voice Modem


3Com 3C920 Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller (3C905C-TX Compatible)
primary Auto IP Address: 192.168.0.103 / 24
Gateway: 192.168.0.1
Dhcp Server: 192.168.0.1
Physical Address: 00:0A:48:0D:85:9A
Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter(LNE100TX v4)

Networking Dns Server: 192.168.0.1
USB Human Interface Device (2x)
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
HID-compliant mouse
USB Root Hub (4x)

theres alittle about my pc

may sound obvious, but if you havnt already, click start> control panel

In category view, click sounds, speech and audio devices, where it says "see also" in the left hand column, click "Advanced volume control" click "options" go to "properties" and click "recording" click ok make sure the microphone is selected and the volume bar is not at the bottom (it should be about halfway or 3 quarters up) close the volume control and try again.

if you still have problems click start>accesories>entertainment> sound recorder and record something, play it back to see if it works, if it does then it is a setting on the application that you are using.

Hope this helps
Mike