Sean! I'm quite certain that this became an issue because the headphone / microphone in question is a USB device. These devices behave totally different than the type of headphone / microphone you have by making themselves the default audio device. when they are plugged in. Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Chirping Bat .Com -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx