Headset Audio Problem

Greetings, this is my first time posting here but hopefully I can find some aid. I've looked through similar topics but not sure that any directly address my problem.

Anyway on to my problem. Until a few days ago I was fine, but now i'm having some strange goings on. Everyone on ventrilo, or other voip (like MSN etc) seem to be able to hear all the sound coming into my headset. My headset is all I use for sound, no speakers hooked up.

My soundcard is an Analog Devices Soundmax HD integrated soundcard. When talking on ventrilo or voip people can hear any music I have running, and any game sounds from whatever I maybe playing as well. I have my microphone muted on the playback side of things according to my control panel along with stereo mix on the record side, yet for some reason all the sound still seems to be coming through. Mic sensitivity isnt all that high either

I installed Skype a few days ago, and promptly removed it after one use. I dont believe it started right after that, but its all I could think of being the problem. I tried a system restore to before I installed skype to be sure tonight, along with reinstalling my sound drivers from my motherboard disk, but still the problem persists. I've been over every option and setting I can find relating to sound, but still people can hear what I hear in my headset

Any help or insight would be appreciated, this is really getting on my nerves

 

First, check the motherboard or PC manufacturer's download/support page to be sure you have the latest driver version for your on-board sound (even if you do, there's no harm in doing a reinstall in the event the current driver is corrupted).

Did the problem start after an automatic update of Windows or your VOIP software? If so, use System Restore to roll things back to before the problem started. If the rollback solves the problem, reinstall any updates one at a time until you find the culprit (and find a way to block the offending update from reinstalling itself).

Finally (although unlikely), it could be the headset itself. If possible, borrow a different one and see if it works better.

Good luck -- hope these tips help.