timtico,
Thanks for taking the time to reply! I actually made the same transition you did; upgrade to Windows 7, Live 7 to 8. I also have tried 2 dedicated usb cards to no avail as well as yanking out all of my other usb devices.
Now, when you say that you disabled your pci soundcard, does that mean that you are using the Virus as your primary soundcard now?
Thanks again!