Thanks for sharing your experience! FYI, I do not have an intel compatible
mobo. I have an Asus A8N-E mobo for AMD procs--939 Socket.

I have since done the same thing as you have--I have installed XP on the
machine that I use to Skype with my family!

Thanks again for sharing the info! Hopefully, the bug will be sorted out in
the future!


"Daze N. Knights" wrote:
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> I have gone around and around with this low-volume microphone problem
> since I built my new system and added Vista 32-bit Ultimate RTM in early
> January, and it is a huge frustration for me, because I, too, depend on
> my Skype. The magically moving volume slider is the clincher that we are
> dealing with the same issue, whatever it may be. I have discovered that,
> although it is sometimes possible to get the microphone working at a
> nearly-loud-enough level, the almost-satisfactory situation will not
> survive a reboot. And I have also discovered that the problem relates
> only to Vista--if I install XP instead on the same system, I have no
> microphone issue at all. In the course of troubleshooting this issue, I
> have gone through times of blaming Skype, the onboard audio drivers, the
> drivers for a new SoundBlaster Audigy SE card, my microphones (both
> regular and USB), my Intel DP965LT motherboard itself, and around and
> around. Since the problem doesn't exist when running XP on my system, it
> HAS to have something to do with Vista and/or driver interfaces
> somewhere between Vista and my microphone. My latest guess was that
> Intel's "Chipset Software Installation Utility" or Intel's "Management
> Engine Interface Driver," both of which were last updated in early
> November 2006, are not really fully Vista-ready yet. But I still don't
> know, and would love an answer . . .
>
> broccolibeef wrote:[color=green]
> > Thanks for the reply! What is FUNNY about Skype(the latest version) in the
> > environment of Creative beta driver for Audigy 2 Value + Vista (32bit) is I
> > could literally see the slider for the microphone volume move towards the low
> > volume end when I do the Skype test call for the second time!!!!! The bug is
> > TAHT graphical, in other words!
> >
> > However, when I do the Skype call for the FIRST time, I could hear my
> > recorded voice in a normal way or fashion.
> >
> > Don't know why this is happening!?
> >
> > Have also posted to Skype's forums, too!
> >
> > Thanks again!
> >
> > "Mirko" wrote:
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> >> I have the same problem with a SB Live! 24 bit. It does not matter what
> >> software I use. Even with the Windows Audio Recorder the volume is very low.
> >> I too believe this is a driver problem, because everything is fine in my
> >> dual-booted Windows XP on the same computer.
> >>
> >>
> >> "broccolibeef" <broccolibeef@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im
> >> Newsbeitrag news:502EAB76-1DDE-4B74-8BE4-CE35F918C36F@microsoft.com...
> >>> The problem is NOT ONLY with the latest version of Skype! With the
> >>> current
> >>> beta driver from Creative for Audigy 2 Value card, I am also unable to
> >>> make
> >>> calls out via Windows Live Messenger! So I have good reason to believe
> >>> that
> >>> there is something wrong with the current beta driver(see above for the
> >>> version #) from Creative!
> >>>
> >>> Would like to know if anyone else has had the problem of the current beta
> >>> driver for Audigy 2 Value not working with the latest version of Skype and
> >>> Windows Live Messenger!
> >>>
> >>> Thanks!
> >>>
> >>> "MGbassace" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> There was an issue with earlier versions of skype and the audigy 2 cards,
> >>>> I
> >>>> did a google search and there was a setting that needed changing in one
> >>>> of
> >>>> the skype install files that was something along the lines of
> >>>> setmicvolume 0-100, Please dont qoute me on this config I am writing this
> >>>> from memory as I too had exactly the problem but resolved after googling
> >>>> the
> >>>> issue.
> >>>> MBG
> >>>>
> >>>> "broccolibeef" wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> I wonder if anyone else has experienced this problem. Under Vista(RTM,
> >>>>> Business, 32 bit) and the latest version of Skype(3.0.0.216), the mic
> >>>>> volume
> >>>>> is TOO low. I do the Skype test call; Skype tells me that it is UNABLE
> >>>>> to
> >>>>> pick up my voice! I checked the setting again and again, but found no
> >>>>> error
> >>>>> in the sound device setup!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I am a VERY frequent Skype user and have NEVER experienced this
> >>>>> problem
> >>>>> before under XP. On another computer of mine, a laptop, the latest
> >>>>> version
> >>>>> of Skype has performed flawlessly as well under Vista(RTM, 32 bit,
> >>>>> Business).
> >>>>> The laptop, a Fujitsu, has an integrated Realtek sound card. Realtek
> >>>>> has
> >>>>> the final or official driver for Vista RTM builds. However, I loaned
> >>>>> my
> >>>>> laptop to a fried, so I am stuck for now, tonight, at least, with this
> >>>>> problem!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The sound card on my desktop is a Creative Audigy 2 Value card. It has
> >>>>> the
> >>>>> latest beta driver for 32 bit Vista(2.12.0001).
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Don't know if anyone else has also experienced the problem I am
> >>>>> describing
> >>>>> here? The mic volume is TOO low in the environment of Vista + the
> >>>>> latest
> >>>>> version of Skype + latest beta driver for Audigy 2 Value!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Any info is appreciated!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> TIA
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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