Your Computer May Stop Responding When You Unplug a USB Microphone That Is Being Used (818725)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you unplug a Universal Serial Bus (USB) microphone, your computer may stop responding.

CAUSE

This problem occurs if the microphone is being used by a program (such as Microsoft NetMeeting, GraphEdit from the Microsoft DirectShow SDK, or AmCap from the DirectShow SDK) when you unplug the microphone.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do not unplug a USB microphone when audio is being played back. You might also be able to work around this problem by installing the DirectX 9.0b End-User Runtime package.

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Release Date: July 01, 2003

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MORE INFORMATION

This problem might still occur in GraphEdit even if you install the DirectX 9.0b End-User Runtime package.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/14/2006
Keywords:kbprb KB818725
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