cameronnat (cameronnat@discussions.microsoft.com) in
F23A0D1E-47DA-454F-9016-EF9F70822F85@microsoft.com:

> I am using a headset and a seperate Microphone. My mic isn't working
> but when i run the test on it and play a song through media player it
> lights up the test bar from the music not from the microphone. They
> are both plugged into the right jacks and my headphones are working
> perfectly. So what is the deal why is my mic messed up?

Double-click the Volume icon in the System Tray (bottom right).
Then choose Options | Properties, and
check (radio button) Adjust_volume_for Recording,
make sure that Microphone is ticked in the list, then
press OK, and
make sure that the Microphone slider is Selected (check box) and set above
zero level.

Note that the check boxes read "Select" when playing back, and "Mute" when
recording.

--
Chris Laarman