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Title: Windows 7 headset & mic help
Post by: Obie303 on May 09, 2011, 05:33:54 PM

Well, after using XP for almost 10 years, my antique PC was on it's way out when I fried another video card.  I purchased a new out of the box tower. 

This is what I purchased;  HP AMD Phenom II X4 840T Processor, 2900 MHz, 4 core 4 Logic Processor. 

Now that I managed to download all of my backed up files from my old system, I'm trying to get back into AH.  Everything is working fine with the exception of my mic. 

I have a Zowie Hammer USB set.  For some reason, I can't get my PC to recognize the mic.  I'm new to Windows 7.  Any suggestions on how to get the mic to work would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Title: Re: Windows 7 headset & mic help
Post by: Tigger29 on May 10, 2011, 10:31:52 AM

My guess is drivers.  XP used directsound so just about anything plugged in that was designed to use directsound didn't need a driver.

When Vista came out (and shortly after, 7) directsound was eliminated which required each device to use their own specific driver.  I'd contact ZOWIE (http://www.zowiegear.com/products?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=10&category_id=3) and ask for a link to their Win7 drivers since I can't find it on their website.

Title: Re: Windows 7 headset & mic help
Post by: JTs on May 10, 2011, 05:50:17 PM

in windows 7 right click on the speaker icon by the clock. choose recording devices and make sure your mic is the default one.