Terry uncheck the box that says let skype adjust my sound settings. This should solve the problem if every other windows app is working from a sound perspective. ----- Original Message ----- From: terry cooper To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 10:54 AM Subject: [access-uk] skype with no microphone sound Hi all Okay, I can use msn to voice chat, I can record my voice using the normal record feature on XP, but can't chat to anyone using skype. I've been in the help files of skype, and tried to follow their instructions for setting your sound controls, but still can't get it to work. Is anyone aware of any issues outside of the norm that may be causing me problems? Thanks for any help. Terry