[Happy]

I have been trying to use the sound recorder in XP, using a microphone. I
bring up the recorder, have my mic plugged in to the appropriate spot, but
when attempting to record I get the msg. "Your audio hardware cannot record
into files like the current file. To record create a new document."
Any thoughts? How do I do this> (It works fine when I use edit/insert file)

[Rob Fowler [MSFT]]

Hi Happy:

The error you describe can occur when another program is using the
microphone. To fix the problem, exit all applications that might be using the
microphone. Here's an example from the Knowledge Base:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q284886

I hope this helps.

Regards,
Rob

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"Happy" wrote:

>
> I have been trying to use the sound recorder in XP, using a microphone. I
> bring up the recorder, have my mic plugged in to the appropriate spot, but
> when attempting to record I get the msg. "Your audio hardware cannot record
> into files like the current file. To record create a new document."
> Any thoughts? How do I do this> (It works fine when I use edit/insert file)

[Happy]

I have now tried all this, with the same result. If I understand the
workaround correctly, the intent is to make sure the voice recognition has
the microphone shut off, and indeed, is disabled.
Any other thoughts?
"Rob Fowler [MSFT]" <rfowler@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A7C1E63B-A5E8-469C-8A51-6852631B570A@microsoft.com...
> Hi Happy:
>
> The error you describe can occur when another program is using the
> microphone. To fix the problem, exit all applications that might be using
> the
> microphone. Here's an example from the Knowledge Base:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q284886
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Regards,
> Rob
>
> This post is provided "AS IS", with no warranty and conferring no rights.
>
> "Happy" wrote:
>
>>
>> I have been trying to use the sound recorder in XP, using a microphone. I
>> bring up the recorder, have my mic plugged in to the appropriate spot,
>> but
>> when attempting to record I get the msg. "Your audio hardware cannot
>> record
>> into files like the current file. To record create a new document."
>> Any thoughts? How do I do this> (It works fine when I use edit/insert
>> file)
>
>

[Rob Fowler [MSFT]]

Sorry to hear that didn't work. If you've ruled out other programs using the
microphone, here are some other things you can try from within Sound Recorder.

Make sure you're recording in the correct format:
- On the File menu, click Properties.
- The "Audio Format" should be: "PCM 22.050 kHz, 16 Bit, Mono".
- If not, click "Convert Now...".
- In the dialog box, under Name, select "Default".
- Click OK and then OK again.

Make sure you're recording the correct input source:
- On the Edit menu, click Audio Properties.
- Under Sound Recording, select the device that controls your microphone.
- Click 'Volume...' to bring up a volume control dialog box.
- Look for the word "Microphone" above the volume and balance sliders.
- If it doesn't say "Microphone", on the Options menu click Properties.
- In the Mixer dialog box, under 'Adjust Volume For' select 'Recording'.
- In 'Show the following volume controls' select 'Microphone' and clear
'Stereo Mix'.
- Click OK. "Microphone" should appear above the volume and balance sliders.
- Close the volume control window.
- Click OK in the Audio Properties dialog box.

Try again after going through these steps. I hope this helps.

Regards,
Rob

This post is provided "AS IS", with no warranty and conferring no rights.

"Happy" wrote:

>
> I have now tried all this, with the same result. If I understand the
> workaround correctly, the intent is to make sure the voice recognition has
> the microphone shut off, and indeed, is disabled.
> Any other thoughts?
> "Rob Fowler [MSFT]" <rfowler@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A7C1E63B-A5E8-469C-8A51-6852631B570A@microsoft.com...
> > Hi Happy:
> >
> > The error you describe can occur when another program is using the
> > microphone. To fix the problem, exit all applications that might be using
> > the
> > microphone. Here's an example from the Knowledge Base:
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q284886
> >
> > I hope this helps.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Rob
> >
> > This post is provided "AS IS", with no warranty and conferring no rights.
> >
> > "Happy" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> I have been trying to use the sound recorder in XP, using a microphone. I
> >> bring up the recorder, have my mic plugged in to the appropriate spot,
> >> but
> >> when attempting to record I get the msg. "Your audio hardware cannot
> >> record
> >> into files like the current file. To record create a new document."
> >> Any thoughts? How do I do this> (It works fine when I use edit/insert
> >> file)
> >
> >
>
>
>
>

[Happy]

Bingo!!! The one that made the difference was changing the input jacks. It
might have also been related to changing from 8 bit to 16 bit. In any case,
it now works, I can record a sound bit, and e-mail it, adapt it, etc. Very
nice!
Thanks very much for taking the time to walk me through this. I appreciate
it!!

"Rob Fowler [MSFT]" <rfowler@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:01949966-DE29-40F9-8048-5FADF35FA2E4@microsoft.com...
> Sorry to hear that didn't work. If you've ruled out other programs using
> the
> microphone, here are some other things you can try from within Sound
> Recorder.
>
> Make sure you're recording in the correct format:
> - On the File menu, click Properties.
> - The "Audio Format" should be: "PCM 22.050 kHz, 16 Bit, Mono".
> - If not, click "Convert Now...".
> - In the dialog box, under Name, select "Default".
> - Click OK and then OK again.
>
> Make sure you're recording the correct input source:
> - On the Edit menu, click Audio Properties.
> - Under Sound Recording, select the device that controls your microphone.
> - Click 'Volume...' to bring up a volume control dialog box.
> - Look for the word "Microphone" above the volume and balance sliders.
> - If it doesn't say "Microphone", on the Options menu click Properties.
> - In the Mixer dialog box, under 'Adjust Volume For' select 'Recording'.
> - In 'Show the following volume controls' select 'Microphone' and clear
> 'Stereo Mix'.
> - Click OK. "Microphone" should appear above the volume and balance
> sliders.
> - Close the volume control window.
> - Click OK in the Audio Properties dialog box.
>
> Try again after going through these steps. I hope this helps.
>
> Regards,
> Rob
>
> This post is provided "AS IS", with no warranty and conferring no rights.
>
> "Happy" wrote:
>
>>
>> I have now tried all this, with the same result. If I understand the
>> workaround correctly, the intent is to make sure the voice recognition
>> has
>> the microphone shut off, and indeed, is disabled.
>> Any other thoughts?
>> "Rob Fowler [MSFT]" <rfowler@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:A7C1E63B-A5E8-469C-8A51-6852631B570A@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi Happy:
>> >
>> > The error you describe can occur when another program is using the
>> > microphone. To fix the problem, exit all applications that might be
>> > using
>> > the
>> > microphone. Here's an example from the Knowledge Base:
>> >
>> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q284886
>> >
>> > I hope this helps.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Rob
>> >
>> > This post is provided "AS IS", with no warranty and conferring no
>> > rights.
>> >
>> > "Happy" wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> I have been trying to use the sound recorder in XP, using a
>> >> microphone. I
>> >> bring up the recorder, have my mic plugged in to the appropriate spot,
>> >> but
>> >> when attempting to record I get the msg. "Your audio hardware cannot
>> >> record
>> >> into files like the current file. To record create a new document."
>> >> Any thoughts? How do I do this> (It works fine when I use edit/insert
>> >> file)
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>
>