Under Windows Vista  installed driver always was the original Microsoft driver and doesn’t support the “Stereo Mix” input.  To install Realtek driver:

Download the newest driver from Realtek
Unzip it in a directory
Go again int the driver tab of the propreties, of your sound card.
Chose to update the driver.
Show to Windows the path to the correct Vista directory [...]

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Yes, some sound card vendors may use another names for this input, here is a short list:

WAVE
Mixage stйrйo
Wave Out Mix
Stereo miks
Stereomix
Stereo-mix
Wave out-mix
Missaggio stereo
Mono Out
Wave/MP3
Stereo Mixer
What U Hear

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In case none of the recording-sources reflects equivalence to the “Stereo Mix” recording-source, simply connect your “Line-out” port to “Line-In” port through a suitable audio cable, and select recording-source in the software as “Line-in” or equivalent to it, and hope this should accomplish your requirement.

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Audio Drivers from Dell for Windows Vista doesn’t have the “Stereo Mix” input, so you can not record streaing audio using audio recording software. This solution was tested with my Dell Expiron 6400 with Windows Vista Home Premium:

Download this newest driver for Windows XP http://ftp.us.dell.com/audio/R171789.exe
IMPORTANT! Run the driver in Windows XP SP2 compatibility mode and [...]

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Windows Vista made some major changes to audio controls which negatively impact the users ability to record from the sound card. The ability to record from the sound card will be dependent on your system’s sound card and drivers. It is important to make sure that you have the latest drivers installed for your sound [...]

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