I'm not sure what the problem is. All my volume controls are correct and the mic is on for recording. I've tried two different mics, but neither work. When I plug them in and go to record/talk nothing happens. I've even tried it with old headphones. When I send a message through AIM and my speaker is on it records some activity in Windows Recorder so I thought maybe plugging the mic into the jack the speaker was in would do it, but it didn't. Could it be my sound card, not having a certain coded, or my volume controls? I've pretty much tried everything.

Meat, is it possible you need a different sound card driver? Perhaps there's a different version which will like the mic better. Check with the mfr. and see. HTH. Ed in Texas.

I always try the easiest things first ,check all lines in ,make sure your mic isnt muted in the volume properties thru the speaker icon on your taskbar, swap out mic with another working one a friend or family has ,make sure you have the mic connected and plugged into proper input at rear of PC on your sound card. Also I have found that configuring my Mic thru the sound recorder utility has detected my mic and gotten it up and running when nothing else would ! For sound recorder utility go to Start/Programs/Accessories/Entertainment/Sound Recorder Good Luck Nick

What's MFR?

Is there anything I can do to check to see what's wrong, or downnload to fix?

Meat, "When I send a message through AIM and my speaker is on it records some activity in Windows..." Just a thought. Do you have your settings, set to record what you hear. Maybe not to record, from a microphone. Check your settings. What do you have for a sound card (if you know), and what recording software? (creative maybe) MFR= manufacturer, manufacture CrazyOne

I have it set to record the mic. I'm not sure what my sound card is.