Computer crashes when I plug my headset in via USB

Hello, so I’m here to ask for help because I have a little problem that’s starting to annoy me. I bought a Tritton AX-180 headset not long ago, about 1 month ago. I did all the connections, whether on my PS3 or my computer for Skype. It all worked very well on the PC, until the day when, wanting to talk on Skype with a friend, I plugged my Tritton in USB. Then the computer [portable, I should note] crashes. I can’t move the cursor, nothing. I have to turn it off directly with the power button. Still the headset plugged in USB, I restart the computer. And there it crashes at startup, when Windows loads, when I tell you it crashes, it freezes). I unplug the headset, and restart the computer again. Then everything works fine. Would you have a solution so that the computer stops bugging when I plug in the headset? The built-in microphone quality isn’t great, I’d like to fix this problem as soon as possible. Thanks for reading and tell me your “solutions” to this problem =)

Configuration: Windows XP / Firefox 16.0