Ugly problems with Vista

Knowing what not to click, that is the only foolproof security measure I know.

that's my current thought, too. i never run keygens on my computer. i always run them either sandboxed or on a virtual machine with no network access.

back to the mic problem:
i duno why the soundmax taskbar icon in the systemtray is not there in vista anymore. i want this menu:

in order to make the mic (hopefully) work. also i don't have a clue why the MIC doesn't work at all...