The fact that the internal mic "sometimes" records - even though it is
barely audible - might be a clue that the drivers are corrupted. At any
rate, the first thing I would do would be to go to Device Manager and
remove (uninstall) the audio drivers for the internal sound chip. Then
reboot and let XP re-install them. Wait until you see the message "your
device drivers have been installed and your device is now ready to use"
(or similar).
There shouldn't be a problem having 2 mics installed - I switch between
mine all the time.
Donk
On 5/22/2013 12:18 PM, thunderrz wrote:
> I have an HP laptop with winXP sp3. It has no webcam but I used to Skype
> using the internal mic. I bought a cheap webcam with mic and it works fine.
> But even though I didn't change any settings the internal mic stopped
> working. I looked at the volume settings which are loud. If it records at all
> the sound is barely audible. I clicked the taskbar icon and put a check in
> the mic box. Can't think of anything else, can you?
>
> I don't turn the laptop on very often but will try any suggestions & get back
> to you ASAP.
> This happened over a year ago so forget about system restore.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
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