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Q84006: Recording Requirements for Sound Recorder

Article: Q84006
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product
Version(s): 1.0; WINDOWS:3.1,3.11,95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool win31 win95
Last Modified: 16-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows with Multimedia Extensions, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 
- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SUMMARY
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The Sound Recorder Record button (microphone) is unavailable if the sound driver
installed does not support recording.

MORE INFORMATION
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Sound Recorder is a program provided with Windows that is used to play, edit,
and record sound files.

Sound Recorder requires an appropriate device and device driver to record sounds.
Some devices such as the original Adlib sound card (not Adlib Gold) and PC
Speaker driver are not able to record because they do not have the appropriate
hardware to do so.

To verify if the device supports recording, check for an input device on the
audio card or check the device's documentation.

For further help verifying the capabilities of an audio device, contact the
manufacturer of the device for assistance.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.11 gray grey

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Keywords          : kbtool win31 win95 
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3 kbWinMultiXSearch kbWin310 kbWin311 kbWinMultiX100
Version           : :1.0; WINDOWS:3.1,3.11,95
Issue type        : kbinfo

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