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If the volume is fine, double-check the menu next to Speakers and see if there's another option to pick from, and then try the sample sound again.

If you don't hear anything when you play the sample sound, make sure your speakers or headphones are turned all the way up (some headphones have physical volume buttons) and that the on-screen settings are at 10.

Also, creating an account with a Skype name or username is no longer available, you only have the option to use an email address or phone number when creating a Skype account. You can use a personal email, like Gmail or get a new Outlook email. You should hear sound in your headset or speakers. Unfortunately, work and school email address cannot be used to create a Skype account.

To check the sound in Skype to make sure that it's using the right speakers, select Test audio under the Speakers option.

Finally, unplug the microphone and then reattach it. If there aren't other ones to pick from, make sure the microphone is plugged in, powered on (if it has a power switch), and has batteries (if wireless).If the microphone doesn't work with Skype, select the menu next to Microphone and see if there are any other options you might have the wrong device selected.As you talk, you should see the bar light up. With that setting open, notice the volume area under Microphone.This is now a pattern that I've witnessed on at least 7 new Live accounts. Signing in When signing into Skype, make sure the option to keep yourself signed in is unchecked. Instead, they just lock your account and ask you to unlock it. This is ridiculous: in effect, you can't have a Live account without giving your cell phone number, but MS won't tell you that upfront. To be perfectly honest, I think MS is just harvesting phone numbers - since that's what's required to unlock these accounts. I also created a Live account with a gmail address, and it got blocked too. The new account got blocked too - nobody else knew about it. If you paste the password, instead of typing it, MS requires you to add a phone number before allowing you to create the account.

When creating a new account, the password isn't entered twice for verification, only once.If it doesn't exist, it won't take a password, and tells you about it. When logging in, the username is checked separately, before entering a password.It's worth noting that MS makes the following mistakes or odd choices while handling Skype accounts: Testing a new account now, that nobody knows about. The accounts are only used on PCs and a couple of cell phones - installed by me, with the password I assigned. I can't find anything helpful anywhere else. I'm not violating the terms and conditions. Passwords are long and randomly generated, so nothing has been hacked as far as I can tell. I'm using MS's recommended practice of using regular, free Skype (we only have 10 accounts), but it has been a disaster. Does anyone else know what causes this? About 10 times now, different accounts have been locked and needed to be unlocked using a phone number and an activation code.