Sound issue in Windows XP on Macbook pro

So here is my issue. Ive tried poking around the computer to see if I can find something but my problem is this...
The sound coming out of the lap top does not stop coming out. I have 2 Bose external laptop speakers set up and even with those speakers, the sound still comes out of the laptop. In addition to that, when Im trying to be quiet, I put my headphones in. Yet sound still comes out of the laptop speakers. I have no way to adjust it and I havent found a solution because simply pressing the sound keys does not work.
If that makes no sense let me know.

I'm running into a similar issue myself. I just upgraded to Leopard, and almost immediately installed Windows XP on a Boot Camp partition. I'm getting sound out of the mac speaker, but I haven't had any luck getting the sound to come out of the rear speaker jack - which normally works fine in OS X.
Unlike you, I can use the sound controls on the mac keyboard, and if you haven't tried this already, launch windows XP, then insert the Leopard install CD. There is a windows partition on it which contains Boot Camp drivers for Windows. This will install some hardware "bridges" which will enable certain functionality on the mac keyboard, e.g. Sound control, as well as a few other things.
I did this, and I'm at the point where I can't get the sound to go where I want it. That sound control panel in Windows is junk, and has a least a dozen sliders that do squat to solve any real problems. I mean, how many sound controls do you need!!!

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