How do I set my microphone level in Windows XP?

• Navigate to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices.
• Select the Audio tab.
• Click Volume on the Sound Recording panel. The Recording Control window showing Microphone Volume is displayed. 
  Please check that Microphone is selected and the volume level is sufficiently high. 
  Adjust this setting and run the kPoint Audio Tuning Wizard to make sure that your microphone sensitivity is correctly set.