Cannot Record Speaker Output - Windows 7, On-board sound

[Joe3]

I have seen the "fixes" for this and and I am still unable to record sounds which are being played from the speakers. The mixer drop-down menu is unclickable/greyed out.

When I go to "Recording Devices" all that it lists are:

Microphone
High Definition Audio Device
Not Plugged In

Microphone
High Definition Audio Device
Not Plugged In

Line-In
High Definition Audio Device
Not Plugged In

I right-clicked to "Show Disabled Devices" and no new devices show up, it's the same three as listed above.

I have a SigmaTel on-board sound chip and is apparently using a Microsoft "High Definition Audio Device" driver from July, 2009 (Version: 6.1.7600.16385).

Windows 7, 32-bit.

Any help is appreciated.

[steve]

I right-clicked to "Show Disabled Devices" and no new devices show up, it's the same three as listed above.

Unfortunately, that means that your audio hardware does not support "Stereo Mix".

There are some workarounds:
1) Try updating the sound card drivers - this may (or may not) give you more functionality.
2) Upgrade your sound card to one that supports Stereo Mix
3) Use a stereo audio cable to connect the audio output from your computer to the Line In. You will probably not be able to hear what is playing/recording (unless you use a splitter cable of some sort).
4) Get a USB sound card that has Line In/Out connectors and a headphone socket (check that it is supported by Windows 7 - several current models are not). Use a stereo audio cable to connect the output to the input and monitor from the headphone socket on the USB device.
5) Use a virtual sound card (such as Total Recorder)