Missing Audio Device (Microphone) on Satellite A500-026 (PSAR2A 026002)

Hello list!
I have a Toshiba A500-026 laptop for presentations (via overhead projector) and internet communications (Skype, etc.).
At a recent presentation, I was to use the in-house speakers of the venue (plug into line-out socket on my A500), but was getting feedback from my inbuilt microphone, which I had been successfully using as part of my Skype (using the in-built webcam and microphone on the A500). I tried every solution to cut the microphone (selecting RIGHT CLICK Speaker Icon - Recording Devices did not appear to cut the Microphone) and eventually the pressure and stress of the situation over-rode my taking note of what I was actually doing.
Now, I do not have ANY 'recording devices', AKA Microphones, on the system, and I have been spending the last 4 days trying to reinstall the in-built microphone. I have reinstalled the RealTek Drivers, but still there is no Microphone identified.
Any help for reinstituting the A500 in-built microphone would be gratefully accepted!
Megan in Sydney

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You should check if the microphone has not been disabled.
Go to control panel -> sound -> recording tab
There you should make a right click and should enable the both options called show hidden devices and show disabled devices.
Now you should see 2 microphone entries; one internal mic and second should belong to the external mic jack.
If you want to use the internal mic then mark it as default device.
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