MSN Messenger

[Twastp]

Hi,
Just over the last week or so my voice stopped working in
msn messenger. My mic works fine in all other programs
and games. I can record sounds and all but when I try to
talk to someone over msn messenger they dont hear a
voice. The green bars light up like it is working but it
doesnt. Please Help...

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

Firstly, make sure you've gone through the Audio (and Video) Tuning Wizard in Messenger. To
do so, open the main Messenger window, click the Tools menu, then Audio Tuning Wizard, then
go through the wizard to select and test your camera.

If you still have problems after that, the problem most likely is on your contacts' side,
since they're the ones that can't hear you, which usually means they're somehow blocking it.
Both of you might try turning off the Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall -- click Start,
then click the Control Panel. If you're in category view click Network and Internet
connections then click Network Connections. Right click your network/internet connection,
then click Properties. Click the Advanced Tab, and verify that the Internet Connection
Firewall is unchecked. As well, if your contact is using some type of third-party firewall
(ZoneAlarm, Norton Internet Security, etc.) have them make sure that Messenger is set to
"Permit All", "Allow All" or "Medium" (ZoneAlarm).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Twastp" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
> Just over the last week or so my voice stopped working in
> msn messenger. My mic works fine in all other programs
> and games. I can record sounds and all but when I try to
> talk to someone over msn messenger they dont hear a
> voice. The green bars light up like it is working but it
> doesnt. Please Help...

[richard]

Do you have an intel nic card? Did voice used to work
but now doesn't or did it never work? Have you updated
your nic cards drivers lately?
>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings,
>
>Firstly, make sure you've gone through the Audio (and
Video) Tuning Wizard in Messenger. To
>do so, open the main Messenger window, click the Tools
menu, then Audio Tuning Wizard, then
>go through the wizard to select and test your camera.
>
>If you still have problems after that, the problem most
likely is on your contacts' side,
>since they're the ones that can't hear you, which
usually means they're somehow blocking it.
>Both of you might try turning off the Windows XP
Internet Connection Firewall -- click Start,
>then click the Control Panel. If you're in category view
click Network and Internet
>connections then click Network Connections. Right click
your network/internet connection,
>then click Properties. Click the Advanced Tab, and
verify that the Internet Connection
>Firewall is unchecked. As well, if your contact is
using some type of third-party firewall
>(ZoneAlarm, Norton Internet Security, etc.) have them
make sure that Messenger is set to
>"Permit All", "Allow All" or "Medium" (ZoneAlarm).
>____________________________________________
>Jonathan Kay
>Windows MVP, Messenger
>Associate Expert
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
>"Twastp" > wrote in message
...
>> Hi,
>> Just over the last week or so my voice stopped working
in
>> msn messenger. My mic works fine in all other programs
>> and games. I can record sounds and all but when I try
to
>> talk to someone over msn messenger they dont hear a
>> voice. The green bars light up like it is working but
it
>> doesnt. Please Help...
>
>
>.
>