Microphone Won't Un-Mute

[bpinning]

Hi all,

I have an XP Pro SP2 machine with an ASUS P4S800-MX Motherboard (Onboard Sound).

When I connect a microphone to the machine, the "Volume Control" Pannel says its not muted, and the "Recording Control" says it is muted. But, I cannot Un-Mute the Recording Control's mute button on the pannel. It simply won't let me.

I have re-instaled all of the sound drivers and the "SoundMAX Control Panel"

Any and all help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks in Advance,

Brett

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