[AG-TECH] Windows XP audio feedback

[Don Morton]

On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 09:25:51 -0600, "Robert Olson" <olson at mcs.anl.gov>
said:
> This makes me (and the next door office if I happen to have the laptop 
> plugged into my speakers) crazy!
> 
> What you probably need to do is go to the playback mixer panel and mute
> the 
> microphone. You likely have an AC97-standard codec, and in that standard, 
> the mute controls control the mic->line out path, which is causing the 
> feedback.

Well, Bob, you're my hero for today!  I looked at that mute control and
figured, well duh, if I mute it, my mic ain't going to work, but indeed
it does!  Thanks, problem solved!!
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