Creative Media Source record volume level slider doesn't w

I had an older version of Creative Media Source and a installed the latest version off the website to try to fix the problem, but the same thing occurs in the current version. I want to record, but the slider is grayed out and when I try to use it, the whole media source window moves, not the slider. It's stuck on zero. My sound card drivers are installed and working correctly. I can play music and adjust the playback volume. The record volume used to work. I don't know why it stopped.
Any thoughts on how to fix this?
Thanks,
Russ

Recording level is not used when ripping CDs.

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