Tutorial: how to fix problem with sound recording under Windows Vista while converting presentation with sound using PPT To Video Scout

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PPT To Video Scout tutorial:
Enabling sound recording (to convert presentations with sound) while using converter under Windows Vista

To enable sound recording (to convert flash movies with sound) in Windows Vista:

1. Select "sound" from the control panel (double click "Sound" icon to open sound options dialog):

sound icon in control panel in Windows Vista

2. Select the recording tab
3 . Right-click on the background of the tab and choose "Show Disabled Devices" and click to show disabled devices:

Show disabled devices in Sound Recording options dialog in Windows Vista

4. Disabled devices will be displayed. Right-click on "Stereo Mix" (or "Wave Out Mix" or "Mono Mix" or "What U Hear") and click "Enable" as shown below:

Enable Stereo Mix (disabled device) in Windows Vista
5. Now it should work the same way as Stereo Mix in Windows XP, allowing you to record any sound your computer makes.
Then run converter again and select "Stereo Mix" (or "What U Hear" or "Mono Mix" or "Wave Out Mix") on sound recording step:

Stereo mix device in SWF To Video Scout working in Windows Vista

That's all!

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