Windows 7 - Ventrilo issue?

I'm running Win 7 x64 RC as a secondary OS. As it turns out, and this was not how I iintended it, it's become my primary OS and I only boot XP when I want to play COD4. I have COD4 MP working thanks to the tips I found here but my issue comes with Ventrilo. The app installs and runs fine (installed the x64 version) until I start the game. As soon as the Ventrilo window loses focus, even with any other app or window including its own properties page, I can no longer key my mic. and talk to others on the channel.

Has anyone experienced this and/or solved the issue?


I have an Athlon 64 x2 4200+, Asus A8N SLI Premium, EVGA GTX 260 core 216. Using on-board sound but I doubt that's the issue.

just as a goof. have you tried the 32bit client? it's ventrilo i don't think 64 vs 32 would make much a difference.

I had some problems with Ventrilo at first too.

Try going into your Sound properties in Control Panel, selecting your Microphone properties and going to the advanced tab.

Uncheck - "Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device"

Also, I run my ventrilo client as Admin.

This solved all my problems.

I did try the 32-bit version, no difference.

symbiont, I'll try it when I boot back to 7, in XP now, getting some time in on COD4...

let me know how that works for you. I am using windows 7 beta on my new computer until the final release comes out cause i dont want to spend 100$ on a old os when a new one, that works well, is coming out this fall

Changed the mic setting with no help, then restarted Vent but ran as an administrator and it worked perfectly.

THANKS...