Low mic volume in Vista 64bit
Having previously been an avid Skype user I decided to reinstall on my Vista ultimate 64bit laptop build. Download and software installation (version 3.6) went without issue, but making a Skype test call I could hardly hear myself. I made various changes to the settings including boosting the input without success.
I eventually found this blog post that had a solution way down at the bottom of the page. Change your recording quality from the default DVD/CD quality down to something like Dictation or Tape Recorder and HEY PRESTO (to quote the blog post) it works.

