My microphone isnt working on my compaq laptop and im trying to send a video of me singing to the X-factor adverts thing-HELP ME!

You need a mixer. Connect the microphone to the mixer and also the background music. That way you have separate control of volume for the voice and the music.
The background noise can come from different sources. One of them is from the laptop itself, if the laptop is noisy to begin with.

Ok, by the sound of it both yourself and whoever you're calling have not set up Skype quite right.
On your end, you need to:

• Make sure you have a working microphone - try using Skype's built in 'Echo' feature (try calling 'echo123')
• In Skype -> Preferences -> Audio, make sure that microphone is selected.

On their end, make sure they've done the same - they must have a working microphone, correctly setup with Skype in order to send you sound.
Hope that helped!

my magicsing doesnt switch on, neither with batteries nor with a given power supply

Sorry for your inconvenience but the only thing you can do is send it in for repair or take it back to the store.

If I helped you please help me by voting.

Thanks,
Brandonmxb

You can do 1 of 2 things. Contact the manufacturer of the Microphone and ask for a replacement or repair instructions or buy a new Microphone. If the microphone is fairly new, try returning it to the store for a replacement.

At first let me tell you should have Operating System Vista for the inbuilt mic to work to get the full performance as it has the drivers. Got to Start>All Programs>Accessories>Entertainmnet>Sound Recorder. You can check the mic is working or not.
Regards

those laptops have tw microphones inthe middle, one left the other one rigth, it may be that the vloume isnt on on them or it may be that the part of the cable for the mirophones are bad beacuse of bendin the lid

you need to replace the voice coil. it is already grounded, that is the one inside the mic ball (where you speak or sing). it is not repairable so you need to purchase a new voice coil

Check first if your sound card is working properly.

My Computer >> Right click...Properties >> hardware >> Device manager >> Sound

Then go to Start >> Control Panel >> Sound and Audio Devices .........hit ADVANCED

one dialog appears MASTER VOLUME >> Go to OPTIONS >> Then PROPERTIES..........

CHECK the MICROPHONE...........Hit OK.............

This will be fixing your problem (if your sound card is working well)

Hi im joe,
if the screen says no font, no picture, no song data it means all the data installed was lost. you have to send it to the nearest service center to have it reprogram.