Sound through speakers & headphones with Mac Pro & Vista?

Hi,
Not sure where to post this but here goes:
I have a current model Mac pro and a set of Harmon Kardon soundsticks plugged in. All is well in OS X but when in Vista i can't get sound just through the headphones? It comes through both the headphones & speakers at the same time.
How can i get round this?
Thanks.

I am having the same issue. Did you ever find a resolution? Sound worked for me for about a month, then it just stopped working one day. I have tried driver un-installation/installation/updates with Winders XP and Vista, resetting PRAM, etc... nothing works.
Is there a good USB/Firewire sound device that would work for the MacPro running Winders?
Thanks,
B
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