Windows 7 Microphone doesn't work

[lastsunbeam]

Hello,
can You please help me?
I have a microphone in my laptop, but I can't find the software for it since I installed windows7, so it doesn't work. What should I do? How can I understand what is good and what will work properly?
Thank You!

 

[Saltgrass]

If you right click the speaker icon, and select recording devices, is your microphone listed and enabled? Can it be configured?

Another question I like to ask is what utility are you using for it? The sound recorder is not good at giving a decent volume.

Have you tried an external Mike?