Problem with my sound after new Win XP install

Hello all

Ive been bugging around with my sound driver ever sinds my new install of win XP
the problem is this..

I have an ASUS P5KC with onboard realtek ALC883 sound.
Been installing the latest drivers from asus , and so forth, been running window updates all night long. And when i wanted to start voice communicating, my mic sounded really distorted. also, i could hear my PC sounds form the game i was playing (( as if it was mixxed with my voice ))
there's tremendous amount of static, and i cant seem to configure it iun the option menu.
Also..my front plate (( coolermaster stacker )) doesnt appear to work correctly

Ive tried , deinstalling the drivers , reinstalling new ones
Altered the registry due to rumors of the SP 3 bug with the advanced bus.

i havent deinstalled the 118XXX thingie yet..
not sure how to work this out.

Can annyone please help me?

Thanks..

Jord

 

You might want to follow this link,

http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=183102

 

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Windows\CSDVersion

it needs to be changed, but where do i find it?