Can't record audio from system/hard drive please help?

[Ozzy777]

Thanks in advance guys. I have a Toshiba laptop, 4gb ram, running windows 8. From day 1 the only recording option has been the external microphone - and YES Ive ticked the 'show disabled devices' icon. this is extremely difficult as I record music clips from youtube and also mix and edit my own music. After some 6-7 hours of research it appeared that I needed Codec or driver for recording system sounds directly from the system. so I downloaded Realtek stereomix, but after installing it and restarting - it still doessnt show up in the recording devices under system sounds (essentially my pc is acting as though it hasnt even been installed) Any help would be much appreciated thanks

 

[Laptop_Nerd]

Hi,

Please do try these troubleshooting steps that may help in solving the issue.
- Start by uninstalling/reinstalling the Sound card driver.
- Go to Device Manager and uninstall the Sound driver.
- Once done, download and install the latest driver from Toshiba's Support site.
- Here's the link where you download drivers for your laptop. http/support.toshiba.com/drivers
- Reboot your laptop once the latest driver has been installed.
- After the reboot do install K-lite codec for the complete package of codecs.
- Here's the download link: http/www.codecguide.com/download_k-lite_codec_pack_full.htm
- Once installed reboot your laptop then test it again.

 

[Ozzy777]

Thanks for your help Ill try that . On the toshiba site there are options for sound drivers:
should I install:

File: tcm0008600b.exe
or
realtek audio centre?

many thanks

yeah I tried what you recommended - still doesnt work

Hi,

Please do try these troubleshooting steps that may help in solving the issue.
- Start by uninstalling/reinstalling the Sound card driver.
- Go to Device Manager and uninstall the Sound driver.
- Once done, download and install the latest driver from Toshiba's Support site.
- Here's the link where you download drivers for your laptop. http/support.toshiba.com/drivers
- Reboot your laptop once the latest driver has been installed.
- After the reboot do install K-lite codec for the complete package of codecs.
- Here's the download link: http/www.codecguide.com/download_k-lite_codec_pack_full.htm
- Once installed reboot your laptop then test it again.