I'm breezy 0 Newbie Poster

ive tried every thing i can think of and have yet to see the default recording show up other than greayed
device in the audio tab of device manager granted im not veteran material with these things AT ALL......... ive searched for help every where and im beginning to lose hope please dumb the lingo down if possible i have xp with sp3........... i downloaded the kb888111.....etc and it did more harm than good , in fact i cant restore to a previous checkpoint now, if there is an easy fix please dont laugh im new....... be gentle...... any help would be lovely