Pro Tools LE 8 + Mbox2 + Vista = Blue Screens of Death

[Zedarius]

Okay, so I just bought a brand new Mbox2 online a few days ago, and received it this morning. I pop in the CD, start installing Pro Tools. It asks me to plug in my MBox. Plug it in. Blue screen, citing BAD_POOL_HEADER. Argh. I unplug the MBox2, restart the computer. Upon rebooting, I plug it back in to see if I can install the drivers then begin the Pro Tools installation. Blue screen. Restart. I search for what could be causing this, bringing me to Blue screen with Mbox 2 & Disabling DEP (Data Execution Prevention) on Windows Vista. I follow the instructions (disabling Data Execution Prevention (DEP)), restart my computer. Delete the Digidesign folder in my Program Files folder and begin installation again. Upon plugging in my MBox2, blue screen. So now I'm stuck. I can't find the name of the MBox2 driver so I can uninstall it and start over fresh, thinking this might be a remote possibility of a solution.

I'm running Vista Home Premium, SP1, which I know isn't officially supported. Anybody have any suggestions? I was really anxious to start getting comfortable with Pro Tools. I should have known better...

I can provide more details upon request. I can grab the memory location when it blue screens if that could prove useful.

-Danny

[Terence]

You are better off installing Pro Tools weather Vista or XP on a new operating system install which means pro Tools want s to be the first programme on the lap or desktop

there is a problem with vista. some people get thru it some don't/ i went back to LE 7/3/1 due to all the problems with the upgrades. digi design puts these thing out and there is NO END to the problem . since i went back i am running super. and i am on an i mac at tiger.i macs are good with pro tools.

[Terence]

I got a Home Premium on my laptop with pro tools 8 with a m Box 2 mini and what i did is i re install the H/Premium on my laptop did the pro tools optimization of the system and install pro tools 8 it went smoothly with out any problems.

[coney123]

Zedarius, could you post a SANDRA report please of your system. Google it, you should find it.

[Zedarius]

I ended up reformatting my system, and everything works great! Thanks for the replies.

[coney123]

Fixes most problems!

[Terence]

Hi Zedarius good on you mate Pro Tools is a fuzzy programme but if you reinstall your OS and install Pro Tools will work will flawlessly.

[dscarter1]

vista is a terrible OS and doesn't recognize most easy fixes or add on's like xp does. Terrible. I can't wait for msoft to come up something better. It reminds me of windows ME...another terrible 0S.