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    Windows 7 Headset mic not working

    Sorry if there's another thread with a fix to this. But I just bought this headset a week ago and it worked perfectly. I was gone for a week, come back and the mic on the headset isn't picking up my voice. I've tried it with skype and steam, on both programs people say that my voice is too low...
  2. Windows 7 Windows 7 Home detects microphone, but will not recognize sound.

    I'm unable to use my Logitech microphone at all. I have Realtek sound drivers and windows says it's updated to the latest already, I've also played around with the settings a bit too, increasing boost levels, etc. etc. the headset I'm able to use for windows xp though! not windows 7. when i go...
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    Windows 8 Audio Alerts Disrupt Java Audio While Live Streaming

    When I live steam video in Windows 8/Chrome, using Adobe Flash, the audio portion is silenced each time I receive an audio prompt from my system. When I say "audio prompt" I mean a beep that I believe provides some sort of notification. The video continues, but all sound disappears for a few...
  4. Windows 7 How to change active/default audio "device" without rebooting

    I recently updated my NVIDIA card with audio drivers and now it can make the audio go through my television using HDMI (watching videos). The problem however, is that when I go into the Sound settings and change the default to the NVIDIA "device", I need to reboot windows to activate the...
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    Windows Vista Troubleshooting Mic Monitoring Across Windows 7 and Vista with USB Headset Issues

    So, I have an issue I'm trying to figure right now. I just recently bought a USB Headset for clearer recording of my voice when talking to others. However, I'm often using two computers: my main Desktop with Windows 7, and my Laptop with Windows Vista. Often, I'll play a game on my Windows 7...
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    Windows 7 sound suddenly not working

    i have a sound card, sb audigy. suddenly it is not working. i see in the mixer the volume is indeed going up an down, but no sound. when i tried to update drivers, it tells me it found the drivers but cannot install them. [now it says the driver software is installed, it still is not working...
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    Windows 7 Quickly change sound

    Is there a way for me to change my sound settings to a preset setting by just pressing a button. For example, I like to play music through my microphone, and I do this by listening to my microphone than disabling it. But to actually use my microphone I would have to disable these changes...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 not playing start up sound?

    Recently, my computer has not been playing the startup sound, and on a side note. when I go to the welcome screen for longer than 10seconds it has this LOUD HIGH PITCHED NOISE that really annoys me. Will someone please help? :thumbs_up:
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    VIDEO Custom logon sound won't play?

    So, I just figured out how to make a custom logon sound. I thought it be cool to have this: PS1 startup HD - YouTube (Original PS1 startup music, hehe.) I downloaded it as a mp3 then used an online converter to change it to a .wav file, I set the sound as the logon sound and tested it, but it...
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    Windows 7 Realtek ALC861VD 6-Channel HD Audio

    I have a gigabyte p4m900-m4 motherboard in my custom built computer. I have recently been trying to use the output on the built in sound card to supply my subwoofer. I used to be able to do this a few years ago without a problem. But now that I am running windows 7 I do not seem to be able to...
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    Windows 7 Problem with headphones

    OK,I got a Canyon CNR-HS1 headset+microphone. It worked fine the first few days... But when I was talking to somebody on skype,the other person suddenly said that it can't hear me. I unplugged-then-plugged-in but to no avail. I restarted the computer,but when I plugged it in... it didn't even...
  12. Windows 7 Confirmation needed for my audio settings

    I recently reinstall my windows7 and I just want to ask for aconfirmation that I did everything ok with my realtek and the other sound settings. First of all this is my motherboard ASUS - Motherboards- ASUS P5GC-MX/1333.I have a Genius Active 5.1 home theater surround system and a Microsot HD...
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    Windows 7 Virtualisation - No External Sound

    [Win-7 Pro 64-bit with free XP-Pro virtual machine] I have set up a VM. It was working fine yesterday apart from the networking which I now have operative. However: Yesterday the attached USB soundcard was working fine when activated for both playback and record. Today it isn't. It is...
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    Windows 7 how can i get mic boost option ???

    hi , i have creative SB audigy se sound card and win7 home premium. the issue i have is i dont see a mic boost option when i go to the mic properties , all i saw is " do not monitor" option. i seem the creative driver issue but i already installed the lastest driver update from creative site...
  15. Windows 7 Windows 7, No audio

    Hi there, yesterday afternoon after unplugging and moving my computer the strangest happened, my audio stopped working, but the thing is its only from the onboard audio, being the rear jacks on the motherboard and the front jack by the power button. even the my speakers were set as default...
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    Windows 7 Headphones and speakers playing at the same time?

    Hello.... When I plug in my headphones, my speakers just keep on playing(although the headphones also play the audio). The headphones won't show up under audio devices, and I've tried two different sets of headphones. Does anyone know how to stop this? It was working fine yesterday.... I use...
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    Windows 7 Hold Down Key Sound

    Recently I got myself a new set of headphones and they sound great but a bit too great because whenever I hold down any key I hear a rapid clicking sound. The sound isn't very loud but loud enough that it has been annoying me since I got these headphones. Is there any way to disable this...
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    Windows 7 text to speech problem

    I am trying to use Text to speech capability. I go to TEXT TO SPEECH, open it, click on PREVIEW VOICE and do not hear anything. All the other sounds work just fine - music, games, Windows notifications. What am I missing?
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    Windows 7 Sounds cut short

    Have substituted a "WELCOME TO MY CASTLE" wav sound as the Windows Log-On sound. On log-on this sound is cut short to not much more than "WELCOME" and you will not hear the rest. The same holds true of some others seeming to be cut short. See no indication of a problem in device manager and I...