Audigy 2 ZS pro mic prob

Need help, sitting here pulling my hair out... Everything works perfect exept my mic, and yes i have done about all to fix it. I?ve disabled the onboard soundcard, and no the mic is not in mute. I?ve tryed about all the solutions i could find here on the forum. I?ve installed the latest drivers and so on and so on. Now the problem is that in start/settings/Control Panel/Sounds and Audio Devices/voice Voice recording the Advance button is gray, so cant get in to advance settings. Its worked like a charm before and now its just gone. I have done the Test hardware and it cant find the mic, and yes i have tested with other headsets just to c if my was broken (my headset Koss SB/45). I remember i had this broblem a long time ago, but i cant remember what i did to fix it. Think that time it was something in windows that was faulty, im going nuts here please need help.
thnx in advance...
btw im using Win XP ProMessage Edited by SuperSperm on 02-28-20060:26 AM

Unfortunately, though it's as if the input hardware doesn't exist, the cause isn't clear. It might be the drivers, or it might be the hardware, or Idon'tknowwhatelse. One question: you said the "Test hardware" couldn't find the mic. What software did you run for that?
I have 4 suggestions from simplest to most radical.
. Check for IRQ conflicts
2. Reinstall the drivers.
3. Move the card to a different PCI slot.
4. Uninstall and reinstall the card and all Creative software (i.e., a cleansweep) with a bootup after uninstalling and removing the card before reinstalling. Use your original install CD for the reinstallation and make sure the card is working before installing any updates.
You can try & 2 fairly quickly. If I think of anything else, I'll post back.
SuperSperm wrote:
Nope, none of the other headsets worked. And yes ZS are set as default. And the buttun is not gray in Audio/ Sound playback. But its gray in Audio/ Sound recording to. I have a check in the box too.
Thnx for reply btw Just hope u know what the problem is.
Message Edited by Katman on 03-06-20062:22 PM

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