Help w/ Installing Audio

Hi!


I am a newbie using an HP Pavillion HPE (h8-1380t) running under Windows 7 Pro (64 bit).


On the top of the PC, near the front, there is an input for a headphone and an input for a microphone. I use these two inputs for a combined headphone/microphone. And, it works well.


On the back panel, there are six audio inputs:


Center/sub-woofer
Rear speaker out
Side speaker out
Line-in
Line-out
Microphone


I want to install a stand alone microphone and stand-alone speakers for recording MS Power Point presentations. I have not bought the microphone yet but I do have a set of speakers (Altec Lansing BXR1220) that has a single male plug plus a USB connection for power.


Microphone


1) What type of microphone do I buy?
2) Where do I plug it in?


Speakers


3) Where do I plug in the Altec Lansing speakers?


Windows


4) How do I configure Windows?


Thank you!


Doctor T