Windows Vista Compatibility Guide
Microsoft has severely restricted your ability
to record audio in Vista compared to previous versions of Windows. This page
details information you may need in order to get your software product work in
Windows Vista.
How to
enable an audio recording line in Windows Vista:
Windows Vista made some major changes to
audio controls which negatively impact the users ability to record from
the sound card. The ability to record from the sound card will be
dependent on your system's sound card and drivers. It is important to
make sure that you have the latest drivers installed for your sound
card. Install the latest drivers before proceeding with these steps.
On some systems you may be able to enable
a recording device as follows:
-
Open Control Panel
- In classic view, go to Sound
- Go to the Recording tab.
- If you only see "microphone" and/or
"line-in", right-click anywhere in the blank white area of the window to
display the Show Disabled Devices context menu. Select Show
Disabled Devices:
- If Stereo Mix, Wave-Out Mix, Wave,
What U Hear, or something similar appears, right click
on that entry and choose Enable:
- Click OK - In the
case of the example above, we have just enabled the "Stereo Mix"
recording device. Keep in mind this is dependent upon your sound card
hardware and drivers. You may or may not have this line available.
กก - To make this newly enabled device the
default recording device, highlight it and click the Set Default
button, or right-click on the device and select
Set as Default Device:
If you were able to successfully enable a
recording line, select the appropriate audio device as audio source
prior to recording.
How to
Turn Off User Account Control:
- Open Control Panel
- Go to User Accounts
- Click on Turn User Account
Control on or off
- Click continue to
verify.
- De-Select the Use User Account
Control (UAC)...
- Click OK
- Re-start your computer