Go into volume control and make sure the advanced controls are checked in the menus. Under playback, make sure that microphone is checked and unmuted preferably. Under properties in the menu, select recording controls and make sure that the mike is checked. Make sure you don't have a switch turned off on the physical mike. If this is unclear, I'll try to expand on these points or someone else can do so. Thanks. _____ From: accesscomp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:accesscomp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sue Ward Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 9:08 PM To: Accessible Computing Subject: [accesscomp] help in setting up microphone. Hello glad I joined this list. I was wondering how do you set up the microphone on my computer I have done everything as far as checking the boxes that I am supposed to and still I can not hear anything when I speak in to the mic. I did sign up for-the-people.com, would love to get in to the chat rooms, when I do, I hit the left control on my keyboard and when I do say hello or something like that, can not hear myself, in fact I even checked the volume controls and they are up the mic is turned on and I did have my husband check out the jacks am pretty sure the mic is plugged in, and am using a headset with a microphone attached to it, the only thing is it did cost around 20 dollars, any suggestions as to what would work out better? My computer is pretty new does have a multi channel sound card am running windows xpsp3 this computer does have a really fast processor Intel Pentium 4 plus a 1 GB hard drive with 512 megs of ram and am using window eyes 6.1. Thanks for your help. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3439 (20080912) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ____________________________________________________________ Click to shop and compare great deals on new <http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2142/fc/Ioyw6i3nd6NFcW417r3BUmHlpHNG5Ym 4Z64y4sr6Q8EBavOGOUWcjc/> vehicles.