Friends can hear what my computer plays, but I have no mic.

[Phire]

If I go onto Skype for example, and I play some music on my computer, they can hear it (a little distorted) but the funny thing is I have no microphone. If I don't play anything, all they can hear is a distorted static sound.

Another example would be when I play some music and I record a Voice Clip in Windows Live Messenger, they can hear what I'm playing (again, it's distorted). I have no microphone attached to my computer so how is it that they can still hear whatever my computer plays. Something to do with my speakers?

Thanks.

 

[himmy]

"If I go onto Skype for example"

Does your cam have a microphone?

 

[Phire]

I don't have a camera.

 

[Bob94571]

if you go to control panel and you sound and audio devices... click the voice tab, then under recording click volume. see if you have a box under "What U hear" checked

 

[Phire]

The only box I can see is the Mute all box.

 

[Bob94571]

when you are on that window go to options and click properties

you should get a window like this:


select the what u hear if it isnt already and hit ok. now see if it shows it selected

make sure you are in the voice recording settings not the playback ones too

 

[Phire]

Thanks for the image, but I don't have that "What U Hear" box.

I currently have:

Recording Control [CHECKED]
CD Volume [UNCHECKED]
Mic Volume [CHECKED]
Line Volume [CHECKED]
Stereo Mix [UNCHECKED]

My mixer device is: Realtek HD Audio Input

Ah. The problem seemed to have dissappeared. I didn't really do anything either. I opened up the Realtek Control Panel and that seem to have reset it. :S

I hope this will last. Thanks for your efforts.