How do I record phone conversations on my Windows computer? I've got the option to work from home on occasion. The biggest technical obstacle to this that I face is phonecalls.

I don't want to tie-up my home phoneline. I also don't want to have to pay for lots of long-distance calls that I can't expense. I do have the ability to forward calls from work to whatever number I choose.

I've signed up for a free, advertising supported, Internet-based phone service: freephoneline.ca in case anybody cares. It assigned me a phone number in the same city as the business. So I've got a "dedicated business line."

I can place calls from my computer. I can receive calls into my computer. So good so far. (Well the software is a bit buggy, and there are certain things it does that drives me nuts, but this isn't a software review.)

But I also, because of the type of job I do, need the ability to record those phone conversations. (I'm well award of the legalities of the issue and have them well covered, so I don't need advice on that front.)

I have a Windows 7, 64-bit system. I have the standard Windows Media Player (which I typically don't use). I also have QMP, Gom, and VLC. I thought QMP should do the trick, but if it can, I can't figure out how to make it work. I looked briefly at Audacity, but it looks like it's only in beta for Windows, and I'd prefer something in general release.

I'm willing to download new software. Free is, of course, preferred, but I'm willing to buy something that is reasonably priced. I'm also willing to look at a hardware solution. I have a digital audio recorder, but if I need a bit to plug in between the computer and the recorder, that's fine. Ideally I'd be able to save the files in a WAV format, as that is the standard I'm currently using. If not, I can convert the files later.