Skype phone and speakers
I have a USB connected phone (manufactured by Cisco bearing Skype logo) which has worked correctly for some time. A legacy product!
I have told SWHTBO that she can't have the speakers working because the phone is connected! Am I correct
Can the computer soundcard work at the same time as the Skypephone. I run XP on this computer
I have told SWHTBO that she can't have the speakers working because the phone is connected! Am I correct
Can the computer soundcard work at the same time as the Skypephone. I run XP on this computer
I'm using X-lite 4. All sounds from other programs and also the ring tone from the softphone use the PC speakers, only phone calls use the headphones. I'd be very surprised if you couldn't set up yours to do the same. You'd need to make the speakers the default sound device and then configure only the software driving the phone to use the headphones.
no its a hand set with buttons just like a cordless phone
Surely you must have some software installed to drive it.
the Cisco phone (also branded Linksys) has a utility called CIT200 with no functionality whatsoever. it is configured just to find the phone base unit on start up and then start up the Skype software. Thereafter all setting are on the Skype software. 
Now Skype being Skype change their software functionality as it has been upgraded and I have no idea how to configure what I am asking below. There seems to be just options for the vanilla config as you describe headset and microphone
Its working that is not the problem, no I am asking to see if anyone has specific advice on USB phones
Now Skype being Skype change their software functionality as it has been upgraded and I have no idea how to configure what I am asking below. There seems to be just options for the vanilla config as you describe headset and microphone
Its working that is not the problem, no I am asking to see if anyone has specific advice on USB phones
No as I said Skype being skype they seem to change menu options at every upgrade 
I dont recognise the options they say I should have on that forum
I dont recognise the options they say I should have on that forum
thanks jelv and MisterW 
I used the general principles you suggested and somehow I now both my soundcard and Skype phone both Working and at the same time! A result
I have a bad attitude towards Skype and their upgrades they IMHO change the menus on their software too often. When you upgrade you cant find the options you used to have.
anyway in Skype I found the options under tools to set up the mike and speakers both to "Linksys" under drop down menues. But there was also a button for advanced options to set the priority where liynksys and the soundcard appear again!
I also went into control panel under "sound and audio devices" and here the soundcard was again set as audio device with Linksys as the mIke. I think I am lucky that there were no confilcts!
Anyway I am typing this to a background of the Black Eyed Peas
I used the general principles you suggested and somehow I now both my soundcard and Skype phone both Working and at the same time! A result
I have a bad attitude towards Skype and their upgrades they IMHO change the menus on their software too often. When you upgrade you cant find the options you used to have.
anyway in Skype I found the options under tools to set up the mike and speakers both to "Linksys" under drop down menues. But there was also a button for advanced options to set the priority where liynksys and the soundcard appear again!
I also went into control panel under "sound and audio devices" and here the soundcard was again set as audio device with Linksys as the mIke. I think I am lucky that there were no confilcts!
Anyway I am typing this to a background of the Black Eyed Peas
