Question Headphone microphone not being used/detected on laptop.

[ImA Very big noob]

Hey, my laptop has a really terrible inbuilt microphone so I bought a headset, the headset works and the sound is fine but the headset microphone just isn't detected. I've went onto control panel sounds and recording devices, selected show disabled devices but nothing. The laptop doesn't detect the mic and therefore I can't use it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[alexoiu]

Hi, Using an adapter for connecting the headset to laptop?

 

[ImA Very big noob]

Hi, Using an adapter for connecting the headset to laptop?

Yea I am.

 

[alexoiu]

Then this might be the issue. Wrong standard.