How to setup an specific sound card to work with specific programs

[Guest]

Hi, I have two diferent sound cards, one with surround sound capabilities on
a PCI slot, and I have an onboard card that has headphones, and mic plugs at
the fron of the pc. I would like to know if there is a way to tell windows,
or an application to use such card for certain purposes. For example, I
would like to use my onboard card for chatting online since it has the plugs
in the front, so I can listen to the converstation on a headset rather than
listening to it on my 5.1 surround sound on the PCI sound card. Can that be
done?

Thank you.

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

Only if the program in question supports it (selecting from multiple sound
cards). Otherwise, any program will always use whatever is identified as the
default.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

Well, I was wondering that since the Windows Live Messenger 8.1 (Beta) has
the option to select a diferent sound card. The problem is: When I select
the onboard card, IT redirects the phone conversation to the PCI card (I set
it as the default card.) And I can't listen to the converstation on the
headset. Since the program that I use to get true surround channels to the
5.1 surround sound does not have the choice to select between sound cards, I
am stuck there.

If I choose the PCI 5.1 surround sound card, so that the program plays, and
then I put the onboard card as default, the next song will play over the
onboard card, not the 5.1 surround sound one.

Thank you.

Stuserver

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

There's no good anwer for you. As to Windows Live Mail, well it is a beta,
so don't expect things in it to work fully correctly. Frankly, I'd disable
the onboard sound and get a set of speakers that have a headphone jack.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

I do have a set of 5.1 speakers with headphone jacks, BUT I need the Mic, and
Headphones so that I can use my headset with the mic to talk via Messenger.
I think I will just have to listen to music after I am done with Messenger so
I can use the 5.1. Thanks though for your answers. Maybe when the Final
release of Windows Vista is available, this issue will be fixed.