Peter, thanks also for this suggestion. Unfortunately though I'm not a Skype user. I know, I'm the one! Darran ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Beasley" <pjbeasley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 10:11 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Volume decreasing at Will. | Sometimes skype does funny things to your audio settings. Make sure you | have the let skype adjust myaudio settings unselected. | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Darran Ross" <darran.ross@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 12:33 AM | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Volume decreasing at Will. | | | > James, thanks for the suggestion, but Desktop Stereo Speakers was in fact | > already selected. | > | > Darran | > | > | > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: "James Scholes" <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 9:26 PM | > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Volume decreasing at Will. | > | > | > | Hi Darran, sounds like your speaker set up in control panel is set | > | incorrectly. To change this to the correct setting (which is usually | > desktop | > | stereo speakers), do the following: | > | Go to control panel. | > | Select Sounds and Audio Devices. | > | Press shift+tab until you reach the "Advanced" button. Note: It is | > important | > | that you press shift+tab as aposed to tab on its own, as pressing just | > the | > | tab will take you to the wrong button. | > | Hit enter or space on the advanced button once you've found it, make the | > | adjustments and then hit the ok button. Tab to ok in the Sounds and | > Audio | > | Devices dialog, then close control panle. Hopefully, your problem will | > be | > | sorted. | > | | > | Darran Ross wrote: | > | | > | | > ||| Hi List. | > ||| | > ||| I'm having a strange audio problem at the moment, whereby my volume | > ||| level will suddenly drop away and then return to its previous level. | > ||| It doesn't always return right away though, sometimes I have to wait | > ||| for minutes at a time for it to jump back up to where it was. | > ||| | > ||| As I'm writing now, it has done this very thing - returned to normal | > ||| only to fall away again! Its not only happening with JAWS, all other | > ||| types of audio are similarly effected. | > ||| | > ||| Has anyone any idea as to what might be going on here? | > ||| | > ||| I've checked my volume settings in the Sounds and Audio Devices | > ||| manager, all appears to be well. I've also checked all connections | > ||| and everything seems to be properly housed. | > ||| | > ||| Any thoughts gratefully received. | > ||| | > ||| Regards. | > ||| | > ||| Darran | > ||| | > ||| ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | > ||| ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | > ||| ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | > ||| ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | > ||| ** and in the Subject line type | > ||| ** unsubscribe | > ||| ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | > ||| ** immediately-following link:- | > ||| ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | > ||| ** or send a message, to | > ||| ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | > | | > | James Scholes | > | E-Mail: james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | > | MSN: jamesscholes@xxxxxxx | > | Skype: james.scholes | > | AOL Instant Messenger: JamesScholes000 | > | Website: http://www.jamesscholes.com | > | Blog: http://www.jamesscholes.com/blog | > | Twitter page: http://www.jamesscholes.com/twitter | > | | > | ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | > | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | > | ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | > | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | > | ** and in the Subject line type | > | ** unsubscribe | > | ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | > | ** immediately-following link:- | > | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | > | ** or send a message, to | > | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | > | | > | | > | __________ NOD32 3064 (20080429) Information __________ | > | | > | This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. | > | http://www.eset.com | > | | > | | > | > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | > ** and in the Subject line type | > ** unsubscribe | > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | > ** immediately-following link:- | > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | > ** or send a message, to | > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | > | > | | | Get your FREE SECURE email account from http://www.topmail.co.uk | ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | ** and in the Subject line type | ** unsubscribe | ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | ** immediately-following link:- | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | ** or send a message, to | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | | | __________ NOD32 3066 (20080430) Information __________ | | This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. | http://www.eset.com | | ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq