The mic should be muted in the volume control in the tray. Unless, of course you want to use the speakers locally as "loudspeakers" in a conference. The user has to go to the "RECORDING" controls and SELECT the microphone.
Hope someone can help me.My operating system is Windows ME.I recently bought a web cam & mic.It's running through MSN Messenger 6.The problem is that when I speak into the mic I also hear what I'm saying through my headphones.It was fine for a few days until I tested a different mic & then it this happened.I'm been trying to rectify it but can't work it out.Any ideas?.

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