Recording controls are disabled - Help !

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I connected microphone to my PC but found that it is not working. I checked
the recording controls and found that although I could see different devices
and their sliders in the panel, I was not able to select any of them through
their check boxes, so I cannot enable the microphone. I have Windows XP-SP2,
Realtek AC97 Audio Controller with ASUS sound effect manager.

I would appreciate any help on how to enable check boxes on the recording
control panel. (The boxes do not appear greyed out but just do not
check/uncheck after clicking)

Thanks in advance.

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Thanks a lot for this. I reinstalled the driver and it did the trick !

"usasma" wrote:

> I've got the same problem with my Asus on-board sound. You'll have to
> completely uninstall the sound software and then reinstall the certified
> drivers from the Asus site in order to make it work. If you do it, and it
> doesn't work, it means that you haven't removed the old stuff completely. I
> use TotalUninstal - version2 is still freeware - to monitor the installations
> and removal of all my software. That way I can track down all the changes
> that it's made to my hard drive.
>
> As a last resort, install the sound software using TotalUninstall. Then use
> the properties from that install to guide you to the areas that you need to
> clean out. Then uninstall using TotalUninstall - and then go back and clean
> out what's left over. Then reinstall the sound software and it should work
> OK.
>
> "Prashant" wrote:
>
> > I connected microphone to my PC but found that it is not working. I checked
> > the recording controls and found that although I could see different devices
> > and their sliders in the panel, I was not able to select any of them through
> > their check boxes, so I cannot enable the microphone. I have Windows XP-SP2,
> > Realtek AC97 Audio Controller with ASUS sound effect manager.
> >
> > I would appreciate any help on how to enable check boxes on the recording
> > control panel. (The boxes do not appear greyed out but just do not
> > check/uncheck after clicking)
> >
> > Thanks in advance.