MonaBo said:
I have a laptop with a built in microphone. when I want to skype with my
friends I can see and hear them but they just can see me. sometimes they
dont
even hear me and sometimes very quiet. I have read a lot of the
suggestions
posted here but my problem is that I have vista home basic and well I dont
know I am not able to hit the default button when I want to change
something
on the playback devices. Can somebody please help me? that would be great
since I am not really familiar with computer
thank you
As an initial check, go to Start Menu > Control Panel, then to Hardware &
Sound. Choose the "Sound" option. Make sure the status of each audio device
shows as "Working", specifically the Microphone.
Since the mic on your laptop is built in, maybe check under device manager
to make sure all the functions are working correctly.
It could well only be a matter of adjusting the microphone recording level
("volume" (or sensitivity).
A good way to test the microphone is actually working, is to record a test.
Open Sound Recorder, and record a line of speech like "The quick brown fox
jumped over the lazy dog" and play it back; if the recording is OK, you know
the Mic is OK, but if you don't get any playback you might need to play with
the recording level settings to get it to work, but if none of that helps,
suggestions below may narrow the problem and present a solution.
If the above doesn't lead to any success, the next course of enquiry would
be
1) The store you bought the computer from (if they provide tech support for
the products they sell).
2) The manufacturer of the computer for support (such as acer or toshiba, HP
or whatever).
3) Visit the manufacturer's web site for driver updates and/or
troubleshooting tips for your model computer.
4) Windows Help would have general troubleshooting tips about hardware
problems.
5) To help further we would need the specifics of your system i.e. the make,
model of the computer and the hardware specs, which can be obtained from
right clicking the "Computer" icon on the desktop, or right clicking
"Computer" option on the Start Menu.
This will open a window with technical info about the hardware, operating
system etc.
Other information can be obtained from Device Manager under the Control
Panel.
Hope this helps. Please post back with your systems specs as described
above.
