MC5 recording woes

I am having the dreaded issue that many others have had in the past with the recording/playback tracks bleeding into each other. I posted this issue a while back, and couldn't figure it out, so I was using other means to record, but with a decent sound card that sounds a hell of a lot better than an old 8 track recorder, its time I fixed this issue. I am running windows vista 64 bit, and have a sound blaster x-fi titanium hd sound card and have it set up to use the asio drivers, which sound very good over everything else. I hook my guitar into the mic port on the soundcard directly, or keyboards, or an actual mic. I have also painfully read many forums trying to find ways around this issue, and have obviously been vanquished each damn time. I have disabled the What U Hear option, checked every internal/external connection, the stereo mix jazz (I think I read that somewhere), and about everything else (except what to actually do). I have noticed that when I arm a track, and hit play with a previous track already recorded without hitting record, that the input level on the track armed matches the playback track, and I really can't figure out why. Many apologies for this painfully long post, but I hope that through these many words someone can give me assistance and tell me I'm an idiot because all I needed to do is....................

disabling what u hear should have done it.  if that doesn't do it then I don't know what else could be the problem unless you're using 2 different soundcards or you have your physical output routed back to an input using a cable.

Thanks for responding and giving me the harsh dose of reality. It really sucks when I thought the sound card could handle games and music recording, but I have learned that you can really only have one, not both. But I did put up a few screenshots of my main audio screens, being a few for music creator and system sound stuff. Hopefully someone can look at these pics and realize I just forgot to click on that one stupid option to make everything better (at this point I'm sadly optimistic). Thanks alot to all those who have responded quickly, and hope these pics shed some more specific light on this absolutely annoying as @%$# problem.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/64424677@N02/

Ok Gregy, I tried playing with the mix options for the recording inputs, and it did make it so the track doesn't bleed into the recording track, but of course, because nothing can ever be that simple, now I can't get any signal to record anything. I know it has to have something to do with theses options though, but now I just need to know what to do to be able to get the mic input to record. I posted two more pics that show the options in the drop down menu for the Options>Audio. We're getting closer!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/64424677@N02/

I don't know what MIX FL, MIX RL, MIX FC, MIX RC or SL mean and that could very well be your problem.  do you know what the differences are in those options?

I'm guessing:
MIX FL, Front Left
MIX RL, Rear Left
MIX FC, Front Center
MIX RC, Rear Center
SL, Sub Left

Can you change to stereo mode?

you could try ASIO4ALL and then change your driver mode to ASIO and see if that helps.

if that doesn't help, then the only advice I have for you is to get a "recording" soundcard.  I have recommendations on my website.

hello everyone ! ..just got MC5 a few weeks ago ..many years spent on multi track recorders ..and now i am getting frustrated at MY incompetence to understand - and the BIG diff -with straight forward multi track.
Anyway ..main prob ?  i just cant plug in my amplitube rig !  Probably somthing simple right !
I am fully registered and licenced  -so no issue there ..."waiting for hardware device " is all i get.
I click all the buttons on the rig  -like a 5 year old would .....nothing.
I have a YAMAHA audiogram 3 interface ...and do get a nice clean dry sound
{although i cant adjust vol -level....which is another minor problem }
I am the worlds most stupid person  -so speak to me like the fool i am .
If you would be so kind  ,thanks.