Hello,
I am having trouble with the recording device. I have tried everything I read in this forum, and even more. I have deleted my recording device by mistake and I am having a hard time retrieving it. It says that the audio output and every other device is working properly. So it basically says everything in the sound card is working, but my microphone won't work because it can't detect a recording device. I am using a Sony VAIO VGN-FE48G/H with windows vista. I can't even find the model of my laptop on the sony website to download drivers, even though it's quite recent. Help will be appreciated.
You are the man! I have a Sony VAIO and I accidently disabled my Microphone. Call the helpdesk and he was WORTHLESS. He wanted me to wipe my machine and reinstall and .,... Told him to go to HELL.
No where in Vista, it tells or shows how to enable it. Thanks man!
hello , I have the same problem , but when I click show disabled devices , it doesn't show any device , except LINE-IN , and line-in doesn't work , please any help !
Just to add my voice to the many here. I've been looking for ages for a solution to the 'disappearing' microphone, checking my drivers, contacting Windows, Advent (my laptop) for support etc., even contemplating reinstalling Vista! And yet here is the simple answer - and it worked! My microphone was there all the time - just hidden. Thank you!
thank you so much for the input, it worked and we were able to enable our microphone, we were actually struggling from last one week until we found this solution. thanks dear
HELLO! THIS SAME PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED TO ME THIS MORNING, I DID PLENTY OF RESEARCHES TO TRY TO ENABLE BACK MY MIC AND I DID NOT FIND ANY HELP AT ALL! BUT OUT OF LUCK, I FOUND THE SOLUTION MYSELF.
I CURRENTLY HAVE WINDOWS 7 AND I THINK IT WOULD BE THE SAME FOR VISTA & ETC.
START MENU > CONTROL PANEL > HARDWARE & SOUND > SOUND > MANAGE AUDIO DEVICES > RECORDING TAB > RIGHT CLICK IN BLANK BOX & CHECK "SHOW DISABLED DEVICES.
TAAAA-DAA! IT WORKS NOW! HOPE THIS HELPS! ;D ENJOY!
Thanks Kimberlee, I read your tip and now I am able to record streaming audio to my computer. I right click in a blank space following your instructions and I checked show disabled devices. Then by magic appeared a sound recorder. Right now I am listening and recording online music from
http;//www.grooveshark.com to http://www.mp3mymp3.com this last one I downloaded for free, and it works now, but VERY IMPORTANT, you must restart this program, and then you'll be able to record clicking the red button, witch before was nor possible.
so simple and I would have never thought of right clicking. thanks man. any idea on how to get a good audio recording out of the computers mic. everything I record sounds like i'm in a tunnel.
Thanks so much! Ur a lifesaver!!! Maybe you can help me with something else! When I disabled it, I was actually trying to figure out how to record off the internet into adobe audition. With xp, you use the "stereo mix" button in audio. I can't figure out how to do it here (with windows 7). If you can help, please shoot me an email! nikkistj1@aol.com Thanks!
Thanks ma. I got the same problem just now. And after following ur instruction, the mic on laptop works again. The problem was that I didnt know I should have clicked the right button mouse. lol
3KIMMIE !!!
I hope you win a lottery worth billions. I was at the point of doing a flight test on my HP g60 until I saw your post here. Thank you so much for your help.
I tried right clicking on no recording device installed but never gave option to enable. Still can't find recording device and does not recognize microphone
right clicked on the Speaker icon in the Notification Area of the
Taskbar, selected Recording Devices, right clicked in the window and selected
both Show Disabled Devices and Show Disconnected Devices.
Hiya, the same thing has happened to me, i'm using the Sony Vaio cr31s, and I seriously can't find any way to fix it. Would the only way to sort it out be to wipe the laptop clean and start over? I have the discs?
NOW I CAN FIND MY RECORDING DEVICE ALSO BY GOING TO CONTROL PANEL THEN
SOUND ICON THEN RECORDING TAB AND RIGHT CLICKING MOUSE BUTTON AND
SELECTING "SHOW DISABLED DEVICES". THANKS YOU GUYS ARE GREAT.
thank you thank youuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I did what you all said but it still wouldnt show the mic. then I switched tabs and when I came back to the tab that says recording, the mic was there!!! I started shouting and celebrating hahahaaaaa thank you all
Amazing how one answer can help SO many of us. Yes, I too thought that I, somehow, deleted a driver or something. However, like so many of us I had only hidden the device from the dialogue box. I'm already married or I would consider the same as some of the previous postings!
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