Here's a work-around: Let Microsoft Sound Recorder (Start > All Programs >
Accessories > Entertainment > Sound Recorder) record anything or nothing
until it gets to the end of the default 60 seconds, where it will stop.
Without rewinding, click record again which will add more time to it, then
wait until it stops again. Repeat as needed to produce a .wav file as long as
you might want, and save this file as a sort of template. When you want to
make a long recording, make a copy of this template file under a new file
name and record over the copy from the beginning. When finished the new
recording, stop and delete the remainder of the original recording from there
to the end by "Edit > Delete After Current Position". Sound Recorder is handy
for recording voice messages of a few minutes. - Max Anderson

"unlucky" wrote:

> Does anyone know how to lengthen the recording time for the XP recorder ?

Pianist (Pianist@discussions.microsoft.com) in
1CE21D2F-73A1-4450-83A2-9CD6656E8188@microsoft.com:

> Here's a work-around: Let Microsoft Sound Recorder (Start > All
> Programs > Accessories > Entertainment > Sound Recorder) record
> anything or nothing until it gets to the end of the default 60
> seconds, where it will stop. Without rewinding, click record again
> which will add more time to it, then wait until it stops again.
> Repeat as needed to produce a .wav file as long as you might want,
> and save this file as a sort of template. When you want to make a
> long recording, make a copy of this template file under a new file
> name and record over the copy from the beginning. When finished the
> new recording, stop and delete the remainder of the original
> recording from there to the end by "Edit > Delete After Current
> Position". Sound Recorder is handy for recording voice messages of a
> few minutes. - Max Anderson

I would not call a program "handy" that needs such a work-around, even less
now that there are alternatives that do the job straight away and are either
available as freeware or come bundled with sound cards. :-)

--
Chris Laarman