Fellas, guess I shouldn't have stated that 1 post only thing:rolleyes: 
I am having some issues now with my mic.  When I run the mic test under windows, I am hearing myself at the same time, and its not during the part of the test when you should hear yourself.  Also, even when I am not running the test, I can hear myself talking in the mic....like having an open mic.  I have current soundcard drivers and have reinstalled them twice to no avail.  Any thoughts??
Duke