No Volume Control on task bar. "Start Button"-"Programs"-"Accessories"-"Multimedia"-no Volume Controls. Under "Add/Remove Programs Properties, Windows Setup, Multimedia", only "Multimedia Sound Schemes and Sample Sounds" unchecked. Win98se. Does mobo AND sound card need to have this function? Mic is plugged into sound card. I want to get this clarified before buying a more expensive, amplified microphone, as Doug Simmons suggested. Demetri Kolokotronis On Sun, 03 Sep 2000 04:12:12 EDT "Hal Jordan" <[log in to unmask]> writes: > Open up the volume control window. Not the little one, right click > the volume button on the task bar, or "Start > Button"-"Programs"-"Accessories"-"Multimedia"-"Volume > Controls". > > Under microphone, click "Advanced". Find "Microphone Boost". Check > the box. If it's not there, or ghosted, then your mobo/sound card does > not have this function (just like mine). Luck. > > > Subject: Speakerphone Installation > > I continue to have the problem with WillowPhone, freeware > speakerphone software, of being able to hear parties on > computer external speakers, but they only faintly hear me > through computer microphone. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagh. PCSOFT maintains many useful files for download visit our download web page at: http://nospin.com/pc/files.html