How do I pick out a Gaming Headset?

"Logitech Extreme Gaming Headset" Suddenly Stop Working.?

• Last night my "Logitech Extreme Gaming Headset" was working working fine on Ventrilo. I checked around for some solutions. I did not change any sound settings. I am on a Compaq Presario C306US Notebook PC. I got the wires connected in the correct slots. Updated my sound drivers. Mic volume is up. Recording option is checked. I am not sure what to do. I am using XP Media. I tested the microphone on another laptop which is using Vista. The mic works fine. Last night I did download, "AV Voice Changer 6.0 Diamond", after the program was installed, that was when the microphone went out. I unstalled the program, and restarted the computer many times. I can not seem to solve the problem. It is not Ventrilo, I tested by doing the "training profile" and the microphone did not pick up at all. So please help me. Thank you.

• Answer:

  Did you turn the mic off on the headset control? I know this sounds stupid, but it is easy to turn it off by accident. Double check that the mic boost is on if you have that option. Both my Logitech headsets require the boost to work. Usually you can at least hear a very quiet voice at full mic volume if this is the problem though. If that fails, do you have another headset you can use to test? If another headset works, you have a bad headset. You can also try the headset on another computer and see if it works there. Shadow Wolf