Setting up Plantronics USB Headset on Windows 7

Ok - here goes a semi-technical rant about my USB headset trouble today. Looking for some guidance if anyone knows how to fix this...

On Windows XP on my Dell laptop D600 I had no trouble setting up my Plantronics Audio 470 USB Headset and Microphone. So when I upgraded to Windows 7 and a new Lenovo T400, I figured things would be similar. Stupid me thinking Windows would be consistant at all.

I haven't been able to get the microphone on my headset to work at all. Only the audio works.

1. No, the microphone isn't muted
2. Yes, it's plugged in and I've tried other USB ports
3. I set the microphone as the default in the control panel
4. My internal laptop microphone does work when set by default but it picks up too much background noise
5. I've installed and reinstalled and removed and installed the USB drivers for the headset 4 or 5 times
6. Plantronics was no help
7. Microsoft was even less of a help
8. Lenovo had some information but none of the things they suggested work

Anyone have any suggestions?

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