Thanks for the comments.
The issue here is not really Windows Sound Recorder, but the underlying MCI32 OCX sound object.
We have our own Recorder (part of our Digital Dictation solution) and occasionally everything looks OK but the sound length does not increase.
The point about Windows Sound Recorder is that it uses the same MCI32 object and when the problem occurs in our recorder, closing ours and running Windows Sound Recorder you see the same problem, which indicates that the problem is in the object not our code.
You are right about Sound Recorder only giving 60 seconds.
Systems I have seen the problem on are XP, but we have very few VISTA implementations. Vista does not have Windows Sound Recorder, but some brain damaged system where Record is separate from play.
This is not a mute problem, if sound is muited, the length does increase, but no actual sound recorded.
Thanks for the pointer to Audacity, we cannot use it as our own recorder has all sorts of facilities users require for Digital Dictation and integrates into other products. It could be useful for testing sound systems on Vista however.
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by: MeretePosted on 2009-10-17 at 00:35:55ID: 25595137
I dont think windows recorder will record for any great length of time, it's only used for short recordings of 60 secs. imc/pdf/Wi ndowsoundr ecording.p df ools/Audac ity als.com/au dacity-tut orial.html /ezine/how _to/audaci ty/ audacit y.htm
Which windows? xp or Vista?
Are they saving the recording correctly?
waiting till it has transcoded the clip
They may have to check the sound is not muted for the mic as well.
If they have a few things running on the system and are not following a proceedure correctly windows may have a lockup on the reorder and until it's refreshed wont run.
Windows recorder tuturial
http://library.albany.edu/
Workaround
You could use Audacity, it is a free open source recorder, it uses the line in/mic or stereomix you select the input options.
but it requires a full duplex audio card to record what you hear in the speakers.
http://www.videohelp.com/t
http://www.guidesandtutori
http://polaris.umuc.edu/de