My mic won't UN mute!

You can try going into device manager and find the device and remove it then reboot and let it reinstall the mic drivers. If that does not work try going to the HP site and see if a new driver is available and install it. The mic could have gone bad and you may have to buy an external mic.
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You need to tell your computer which microphone / sound source to use.
In he absence of other instructions it is defaulting to the built in microphone.
Normally your sound-card software should detect a new device plugged in and ask you to confirm it. However if it is not doing so you may need to change the audio settings.
How to correct this will vary slightly depending on which operating system you are using.

Using a microphone with computer

To use any microphone with your computer you will need to enable it in control panel. The following instructions are for Windows XP but are broadly similar for Vista and Win7

Click START, CONTROL PANEL, SOUNDS & AUDIO DEVICES

Click VOICE

Now click the VOLUME button in the SOUND RECORDING BOX. Here you need to SELECT microphone as an input source for recording (as opposed to un-checking mute in the playback controls). If your webcam/ microphone is built in to the laptop there should also be a volume control called 'Internal MIC' - disable it by placing a check-mark in the mute box.

NOTE if microphone (or internal MIC) is not listed in the 2 sets of volume controls click OPTIONS, PROPERTIES on the tool-bar and place a check against microphone in the list entitled 'show the following volume controls' and then click OK.

That should be it but it is possible you may also need to turn off the microphone in the software for your web-cam.

For you to un-mute the inbuilt microphone on your Laptop follow the procedure given below.

• Left Double Click on the sound icon present in the system tray. (Bottom left of your Screen)
• Un-chech the box for the MUTE option in the Mic-in Volume section.

This should enable your Mic and you the laptop will be able to hear you. Don't forget to rate the solution.

You can try this, it might be the problem. The microphone is by default, muted. The Skype program "should" un-mute it, but sometimes the notebooks mic is not fully compliant. So, to manually un-mute the microphone, go into the volume control panel by double clicking the speaker icon in the system tray. If the microphone section is not displayed toward the right, you'll have to activate it in the Options|Properties menu item. Put a check mark in the box beside microphone. Remove the check mark in the mute box under microphone.

Hi, Your mic may be working but may have been muted by Windows. To un mute it you must click open the Volume icon in the right bottom corner of the screen. When the box opens, you will find the mic option muted. Un mute it and talk away.

1st check would be to see if the mute button is active on the soft keys if not. go into the control pannel switch to classic view open "sound" ( for windows vista and "sounds and audio devices" ( for windows XP) make sure that all of the mute tick boxes at the bottom of the volume control are un-ticked, hope this helps

I'm not certain about yours, but my Acer Aspire 5920 has an audio/volume turn button, just under the lip of the laptop, just to the right of center. Even if you un-mute it, if the volume is turned down all the way - the button revolves, so looking a the front, turning it counter-clockwise will turn the volume down to off, and you won't hear a thing, no matter how much you try to un-mute the thing.
So turn that rotating button to the right, to make it louder, after you have un-muted a control panel volume slider and moved it up, and that just might make it work for you.
Good luck!

are you sure you disabled the mic. and didn't just mute it? you can check that through the sound properties in control panel

If you are using Vista, check this link:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00833257&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&rule=5576&product=3439474

Microsoft moved the particular option that you need to enable since Windows XP, and have also changed its default to MUTE.

To hear what is playing through MIC IN...

• Go to Control Panel and select "Sound"
• Under the "Playback" tab, double click on your enabled speakers.
• Select the "levels" tab, and look for "Mic In Volume".
• Click once on the speaker icon that is muted to un-mute it.

I really hope that this has solved your problem, if it has not, please let me know and I will do my best to help you further. Good Luck!