Comments on: Enable Line-In to Speaker for Vista http://dev.zhourenjian.com/blog/2008/07/07/enable-line-in-to-speaker-for-vista.html Zhou Renjian's Development Blog Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:19:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Jonathan http://dev.zhourenjian.com/blog/2008/07/07/enable-line-in-to-speaker-for-vista.html#comment-4631 Jonathan Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:38:04 +0000 http://dev.zhourenjian.com/blog/?p=53#comment-4631 I am a system builder and have upgraded to Windows Vista Ultimate. Naturally, I have experience the same inline/Input Monitor issue that half the population has complained about. I even had gone as far as editing the registry, but that did not work. Instead, I just purchased an add on sound card from Creative. Now there is another issue that no one seems to have brought to the attention of the general population, and that is pertaining to streaming music. I have AOL, and listen to AOL radio. When I had Vista installed, I was only able to listen to stations that had a DJ, genre specific stations; I would receive a message indicating that the station is "temporarily unavailable". But when I reverted back to Windows XP Pro, I was able to listen to all stations. Apparently, this is a problem with all integrated sound chips like Realtek, SoundMax and SigmaTel, aka IDT and Windows Vista. So why are people just blogging about the issue, why aren't they contacting the source of the problem, Microsoft? I have left word with Microsoft/ Intel/ and IDT and waiting patiently for a response. I did receive one response from Intel and they claim that is exactly what Microsoft wanted to happen. Could it be that Microsoft is participating in the prevention of copy write infringement??? There are people out there that have spend money on advanced systems, and when they found out that they were unable to use the line-in/input monitor, they have returned their systems. Personally, I think we should get together and file formal litigation against Microsoft. They have been sued in the past, it can happen again. I am a system builder and have upgraded to Windows Vista Ultimate. Naturally, I have experience the same inline/Input Monitor issue that half the population has complained about. I even had gone as far as editing the registry, but that did not work. Instead, I just purchased an add on sound card from Creative. Now there is another issue that no one seems to have brought to the attention of the general population, and that is pertaining to streaming music. I have AOL, and listen to AOL radio. When I had Vista installed, I was only able to listen to stations that had a DJ, genre specific stations; I would receive a message indicating that the station is “temporarily unavailable”. But when I reverted back to Windows XP Pro, I was able to listen to all stations.

Apparently, this is a problem with all integrated sound chips like Realtek, SoundMax and SigmaTel, aka IDT and Windows Vista. So why are people just blogging about the issue, why aren’t they contacting the source of the problem, Microsoft? I have left word with Microsoft/ Intel/ and IDT and waiting patiently for a response. I did receive one response from Intel and they claim that is exactly what Microsoft wanted to happen. Could it be that Microsoft is participating in the prevention of copy write infringement???

There are people out there that have spend money on advanced systems, and when they found out that they were unable to use the line-in/input monitor, they have returned their systems. Personally, I think we should get together and file formal litigation against Microsoft. They have been sued in the past, it can happen again.

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