Problem with my headset

[Brooksie]

I have a Creative Fatal1ty gaming headset:

http://uk.europe.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=437&subcategory=442&product=16337

As you can see the mic is removable, I never really needed the mic but I would like it now but it doesn't work, I use onboard sound. When i'm listening to music or something, the bars go up and down on the speakers (or headphones) as so does the microphone volume, like it is coming directly from the PC not from my mouth. It uses a 3.5mm jack so I tried plugging it into the pink slot itself and it works but it's too far away for me to use. Oh and the mic is switched on on the volume control bit.

 

[Ty07allstar]

Have you made sure that you dont have the mic button turned off on the control thing on the headset? Also have you made sure in all off your sound settings that yuou have the mic on and not muted?

 

[Brooksie]

it's not muted on the sound settings, not muted on the control button..

 

[Brooksie]

I think it's the mic, I plugged it onto another PC and it just had loads of fuzzy crap.. So i'll need to buy a new mic, I love the headset though so prolly a desktop one or something..