1. Microsoft Life Chat Lx 3000 Headset

Download the latest drivers for your Microsoft LifeChat LX-6000 to keep your Computer up-to-date.

Sorry if this topic has already beem discussed. It just seems that I have not been able to find a straight awnser about it. So I have recently purchased the Microsoft 'Lifechat LX-3000' microphone. The sound in my headset works fine but it seems that the microphone either makes a screeching sound, or sometimes it does not work at all. From my understanding there is nothing physically wrong with this microphone but it is the drivers that come with it.

My computer is pretty new and it runs on windows vista. From the research I have gathered it seems that the software/drivers that automatically install when plugged in or the cd is put in are designed for windows XP. I looked on the microsoft website and was able to find the driver download for windows vista. I downloaded the software and thought that everything was okay and it was for about 1 day. Then the same problems started happeing to me all over again. It seems that whenever I plug in my microphone to the computer USB port it just automatically installs the XP drivers even though I already have the vista ones installed. I have gone into my system//adv setting// and changed it to NEVER install drivers but it still does.

(Not sure if that is even referring to the right thing). Has anyone eles with this product ran into similar problems who would beable to work this out? Thank you for you time.QUICK NOTES. Microphone was working prefectly fine for the first month with the default XP software before it went haywire. This is my second purchase of the microphone. The first one had this exact same problem. So I know that it is not the microphone its self but its drivers and such.

I have constantly been working on this problem and all help is appreciated. Hello, According to your problem description, I suppose that the issue should be caused by the hardware itself or the conflicts between device driver and some third-party software. First test your Lifechat Lx-3000 Microphone on another Vista computer to check whether the same issue exists.

Remove and reinstall Lifechat device 1. Go to Start- Control Panel (Classic View) - System icon, and click Device Manager on the left. Expand the Universal Serial Bus controllers 3. See if the first or second entry is ' Lifechat Lx-3000 Microphone '. Right-click on Lifechat Lx-3000 Microphone and select Uninstall. Unplug and plug the Lifechat Lx-3000 Microphone onto the computer.

In the Device Manager, click the Scan for hardware changes button on the toolbar and let it scan your computer. When the system finds the new device, it will request to install the right driver. Note: If the wizard prompts for some driver Setup file, please download and install the latest driver for Lifechat Lx-3000 Microphone ( 3.57M) In addition, please test this issue in Windows Clean Boot mode. A Clean Boot will allow us to isolate any device drivers or programs that are loading at startup that may be causing a conflict with other device drivers or programs that are installed in your computer.

Start Windows in Clean Boot mode Note: You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group to complete this procedure. 1) Click Start. 2) Copy and paste ' msconfig' (without the quotation marks) in the Start Search box, and click Enter. 3) Switch to Services tab and then Check Hide All Microsoft Services. 4) Click Disable All. 5) Switch to the Startup tab and then Click Disable All. 7) Click Restart to restart the computer and test the issue.

If the problem does not occur, it indicates that the problem is related to one application or service we have disabled. You can use the MSCONFIG tool again to re-enable the disabled item one by one to find out the culprit. However, if the issue still persists, it is recommended that you post the issue in Microsoft Hardware Products Discussions Group. They mainly focus on Microsoft Hardware Products question and problem.

Discussions in Microsoft Hardware Products The reason why we recommend posting appropriately is that you will get the most qualified pool of respondents, and other partners who read the newsgroups regularly can either share their knowledge or learn from your interaction with us. Thank you for your understanding! Hello, According to your problem description, I suppose that the issue should be caused by the hardware itself or the conflicts between device driver and some third-party software. First test your Lifechat Lx-3000 Microphone on another Vista computer to check whether the same issue exists. Remove and reinstall Lifechat device 1. Go to Start- Control Panel (Classic View) - System icon, and click Device Manager on the left.

Expand the Universal Serial Bus controllers 3. See if the first or second entry is ' Lifechat Lx-3000 Microphone '. Right-click on Lifechat Lx-3000 Microphone and select Uninstall. Unplug and plug the Lifechat Lx-3000 Microphone onto the computer.

In the Device Manager, click the Scan for hardware changes button on the toolbar and let it scan your computer. When the system finds the new device, it will request to install the right driver. Note: If the wizard prompts for some driver Setup file, please download and install the latest driver for Lifechat Lx-3000 Microphone ( 3.57M) In addition, please test this issue in Windows Clean Boot mode. A Clean Boot will allow us to isolate any device drivers or programs that are loading at startup that may be causing a conflict with other device drivers or programs that are installed in your computer. Start Windows in Clean Boot mode Note: You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group to complete this procedure. 1) Click Start. 2) Copy and paste ' msconfig' (without the quotation marks) in the Start Search box, and click Enter.

3) Switch to Services tab and then Check Hide All Microsoft Services. 4) Click Disable All.

5) Switch to the Startup tab and then Click Disable All. 7) Click Restart to restart the computer and test the issue. If the problem does not occur, it indicates that the problem is related to one application or service we have disabled.

You can use the MSCONFIG tool again to re-enable the disabled item one by one to find out the culprit. However, if the issue still persists, it is recommended that you post the issue in Microsoft Hardware Products Discussions Group. They mainly focus on Microsoft Hardware Products question and problem. Discussions in Microsoft Hardware Products The reason why we recommend posting appropriately is that you will get the most qualified pool of respondents, and other partners who read the newsgroups regularly can either share their knowledge or learn from your interaction with us. Thank you for your understanding!

I have also recently purchased the Microsoft LifeChat LX3000, and it is not working. I did hear sound through it once, and was actually able to watch an entire movie. When I plug it in, I can hear a small click as though it is engaged, but the sound is coming out of my computer speakers, not the headset. I am using Vista OS. I have followed the instructions for the drivers, and it does not change anything. I have also gone to the suggested website for help from those who know this product. However, from what I can see there are MANY people who have problems, and no one seems to be responding to them.

I've purchase two of these headsets and a friend also bought one, and all 3 of those headsets ended up having the same problem after a few months. The mic just stops working, if you place the cable in a very precise way the mic can come back but its scratchy and is lost with the slightest of movements. I suspect the little volume control box on the cable can easily disconnect the mic cable and then good luck finding how to reconnect it. Just one headset I would understand, but 3 leads me to believe this model has a major problem. My LifeChat LX-3000 headset was working fine until I moved to Windows 7. After reading the advice on this chat board, the only advice that worked was to change the default settings for sound to the headset.

You have to have the headset plugged in to do this. If you are running Windows 7 - go to the control panel to the 'Sound' icon.

On the tab called 'Playback' click on 'Headset Earphone' in the pop-up screen. Then go to the bottom of the pop-up screen and click on 'select default' and it should start working immediately. Once you unplug your headset the sound will auto default back to your PC speakers so you don't have to change it back.

When you plug in the headset the next time it will still recognize it as the default unless you change the settings again manually thorugh the control panel. To change the settings for recording or to speak through the mic, go to the same place and select the 'Recording' tab and set 'Headset Microphone' as your default.

Hope this helps as this was driving me crazy until I figured it out!!! I have a similar problem. My headphones were working initially, and now they are not. I can hear myself in the mic, but I can't get sound to come through the headphones. I tried the above instructions for remove and install Lifechat device, however found no Livechat Lx-3000 Microphone in the Universal Serial Bus controllers. I would like to download the drivers and start again.

Could you please direct me to the download for that to happen? Thank you so much. Fran I just fixed my issue.

Control Panel 2. Sounds and Audio Devices 3. Switch to 'Audio' Tab 4. Change the 'Sound Playback default device' to Microsoft LifeChat LX-3000 5. Change the 'Sound Recording default device' to Microsoft LifeChat LX-3000(optional if you're using a program such as vent).

Sorry if this topic has already beem discussed. It just seems that I have not been able to find a straight awnser about it. So I have recently purchased the Microsoft 'Lifechat LX-3000' microphone.

The sound in my headset works fine but it seems that the microphone either makes a screeching sound, or sometimes it does not work at all. From my understanding there is nothing physically wrong with this microphone but it is the drivers that come with it.

My computer is pretty new and it runs on windows vista. From the research I have gathered it seems that the software/drivers that automatically install when plugged in or the cd is put in are designed for windows XP. I looked on the microsoft website and was able to find the driver download for windows vista. I downloaded the software and thought that everything was okay and it was for about 1 day. Then the same problems started happeing to me all over again.

It seems that whenever I plug in my microphone to the computer USB port it just automatically installs the XP drivers even though I already have the vista ones installed. I have gone into my system//adv setting// and changed it to NEVER install drivers but it still does. (Not sure if that is even referring to the right thing). Has anyone eles with this product ran into similar problems who would beable to work this out?

Thank you for you time.QUICK NOTES. Microphone was working prefectly fine for the first month with the default XP software before it went haywire. This is my second purchase of the microphone.

The first one had this exact same problem. So I know that it is not the microphone its self but its drivers and such. I have constantly been working on this problem and all help is appreciated. Hello, According to your problem description, I suppose that the issue should be caused by the hardware itself or the conflicts between device driver and some third-party software.

First test your Lifechat Lx-3000 Microphone on another Vista computer to check whether the same issue exists. Remove and reinstall Lifechat device 1. Go to Start- Control Panel (Classic View) - System icon, and click Device Manager on the left.

Expand the Universal Serial Bus controllers 3. See if the first or second entry is ' Lifechat Lx-3000 Microphone '. Right-click on Lifechat Lx-3000 Microphone and select Uninstall. Unplug and plug the Lifechat Lx-3000 Microphone onto the computer.

In the Device Manager, click the Scan for hardware changes button on the toolbar and let it scan your computer. When the system finds the new device, it will request to install the right driver.

Note: If the wizard prompts for some driver Setup file, please download and install the latest driver for Lifechat Lx-3000 Microphone ( 3.57M) In addition, please test this issue in Windows Clean Boot mode. A Clean Boot will allow us to isolate any device drivers or programs that are loading at startup that may be causing a conflict with other device drivers or programs that are installed in your computer.

Start Windows in Clean Boot mode Note: You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group to complete this procedure. 1) Click Start.

2) Copy and paste ' msconfig' (without the quotation marks) in the Start Search box, and click Enter. 3) Switch to Services tab and then Check Hide All Microsoft Services. 4) Click Disable All.

5) Switch to the Startup tab and then Click Disable All. 7) Click Restart to restart the computer and test the issue.

If the problem does not occur, it indicates that the problem is related to one application or service we have disabled. You can use the MSCONFIG tool again to re-enable the disabled item one by one to find out the culprit. However, if the issue still persists, it is recommended that you post the issue in Microsoft Hardware Products Discussions Group. They mainly focus on Microsoft Hardware Products question and problem. Discussions in Microsoft Hardware Products The reason why we recommend posting appropriately is that you will get the most qualified pool of respondents, and other partners who read the newsgroups regularly can either share their knowledge or learn from your interaction with us. Thank you for your understanding! Hello, According to your problem description, I suppose that the issue should be caused by the hardware itself or the conflicts between device driver and some third-party software.

First test your Lifechat Lx-3000 Microphone on another Vista computer to check whether the same issue exists. Remove and reinstall Lifechat device 1. Go to Start- Control Panel (Classic View) - System icon, and click Device Manager on the left. Expand the Universal Serial Bus controllers 3. See if the first or second entry is ' Lifechat Lx-3000 Microphone '.

Right-click on Lifechat Lx-3000 Microphone and select Uninstall. Unplug and plug the Lifechat Lx-3000 Microphone onto the computer. In the Device Manager, click the Scan for hardware changes button on the toolbar and let it scan your computer. When the system finds the new device, it will request to install the right driver. Note: If the wizard prompts for some driver Setup file, please download and install the latest driver for Lifechat Lx-3000 Microphone ( 3.57M) In addition, please test this issue in Windows Clean Boot mode.

A Clean Boot will allow us to isolate any device drivers or programs that are loading at startup that may be causing a conflict with other device drivers or programs that are installed in your computer. Start Windows in Clean Boot mode Note: You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group to complete this procedure. 1) Click Start.

Microsoft Life Chat Lx 3000 Headset

2) Copy and paste ' msconfig' (without the quotation marks) in the Start Search box, and click Enter. 3) Switch to Services tab and then Check Hide All Microsoft Services. 4) Click Disable All.

5) Switch to the Startup tab and then Click Disable All. 7) Click Restart to restart the computer and test the issue. If the problem does not occur, it indicates that the problem is related to one application or service we have disabled. You can use the MSCONFIG tool again to re-enable the disabled item one by one to find out the culprit.

However, if the issue still persists, it is recommended that you post the issue in Microsoft Hardware Products Discussions Group. They mainly focus on Microsoft Hardware Products question and problem. Discussions in Microsoft Hardware Products The reason why we recommend posting appropriately is that you will get the most qualified pool of respondents, and other partners who read the newsgroups regularly can either share their knowledge or learn from your interaction with us. Thank you for your understanding! I have also recently purchased the Microsoft LifeChat LX3000, and it is not working. I did hear sound through it once, and was actually able to watch an entire movie.

When I plug it in, I can hear a small click as though it is engaged, but the sound is coming out of my computer speakers, not the headset. I am using Vista OS. I have followed the instructions for the drivers, and it does not change anything. I have also gone to the suggested website for help from those who know this product. However, from what I can see there are MANY people who have problems, and no one seems to be responding to them.

I've purchase two of these headsets and a friend also bought one, and all 3 of those headsets ended up having the same problem after a few months. The mic just stops working, if you place the cable in a very precise way the mic can come back but its scratchy and is lost with the slightest of movements. I suspect the little volume control box on the cable can easily disconnect the mic cable and then good luck finding how to reconnect it. Just one headset I would understand, but 3 leads me to believe this model has a major problem. My LifeChat LX-3000 headset was working fine until I moved to Windows 7. After reading the advice on this chat board, the only advice that worked was to change the default settings for sound to the headset. You have to have the headset plugged in to do this.

If you are running Windows 7 - go to the control panel to the 'Sound' icon. On the tab called 'Playback' click on 'Headset Earphone' in the pop-up screen. Then go to the bottom of the pop-up screen and click on 'select default' and it should start working immediately.

Once you unplug your headset the sound will auto default back to your PC speakers so you don't have to change it back. When you plug in the headset the next time it will still recognize it as the default unless you change the settings again manually thorugh the control panel. To change the settings for recording or to speak through the mic, go to the same place and select the 'Recording' tab and set 'Headset Microphone' as your default.

Hope this helps as this was driving me crazy until I figured it out!!! I have a similar problem. My headphones were working initially, and now they are not. I can hear myself in the mic, but I can't get sound to come through the headphones.

I tried the above instructions for remove and install Lifechat device, however found no Livechat Lx-3000 Microphone in the Universal Serial Bus controllers. I would like to download the drivers and start again.

Could you please direct me to the download for that to happen? Thank you so much. Fran I just fixed my issue.

Control Panel 2. Sounds and Audio Devices 3. Switch to 'Audio' Tab 4. Change the 'Sound Playback default device' to Microsoft LifeChat LX-3000 5. Change the 'Sound Recording default device' to Microsoft LifeChat LX-3000(optional if you're using a program such as vent).