microphone not working in windows xp

[Tracey]

Is there a way to test if Virtual Box is getting input from a microphone?

The microphone works in Win7 (host)
The speakers are working and the audio system appears to be set up correctly in WinXP(guest).

Please advise.
Thanks, Tracey
Win7 Home
VirtualBox 5.2.18 124319
WinXP32bit sp3

[Tracey]

I search the documentation, but a microphone is not listed.
Since the speakers are working I am assuming the "sound card" is working.
FWIW, Tracey

[mpack]

I have no use for a microphone myself, but I seem to recall that the audio source must be connected to line-in, not mic-in.

[SpDaniels]

Could it be the microphone you're using? I've ran into this issue before and a new mic fixed the problem...but not every time. Just food for thought.

[Tracey]

As an End User, I have no technical clue of what I am doing.
I did change from mic-in to line-in, but that did not seem to make any difference.
The mic works on the host (win7), and mic did work in virtualbox v5.1.x when Win2K was the guest, so I am suspecting WinXP but I have no way of verifying this.

If anyone happens to know of anything I can try, I would really like to know.
Thanks, Tracey

[socratis]

Did you enable the Audio Input in the VM Settings > Audio? It's disabled by default for security reasons...

[Tracey]

It was fixed with an update, so I guess it was not WinXP after all.

Just FYI, Tracey

[andyp73]

It was fixed with an update

For future reference, which update?

-Andy.