Windows Microphone Settings XP

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Check that your microphone is configured correctly in Windows XP, and learn how to fix these settings if it isn't.

Here's how to set up the microphone in Windows XP:

Step 1Click Control Panel on the Windows Start menu.

Step 2Click “Sound, Audio and Voice Devices”.

Step 3Click “Sounds and Audio Devices.”

Step 4Click on the ‘Audio’ tab.

Step 5: Under Sound Recording, click 'volume'.

Step 6: Make sure that under "Microphone" the "Select" box is checked. (What to do if you don't see the word 'Microphone' in this window?)

Step 7: On the same screen, check that the microphone volume is activated (It does not necessarily have to be at maximum, although it does not hurt if it is).

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