Win 7 Startup items

[j.thomas]

Hi, (Pt 10 on Win 7 with Mbox 2 Pro). I followed the Windows Guide-Windows 7 Optomizations and Troubleshooting about 'Disabling System Startup Items' , before and after Hiding All Microsoft Services I could not find any Services that even resembled Avid/Digidesign/M-Audio/Pace listed manufactures. Nothing to do with Avid at all. There was one item and one item only: Pace Licence Service by the Manufacturer Pace Anti-Piracy, Inc. I presume this is the one I leave running? It sounds like I was supposed to find other Avid/Digidesign services, but there are none, does this matter?
One other question. There is a service: Macdrive 8 for Digidesign by Media Four Corporation running. Why would I have this running on a Window 7 system?? Thank you. J.

[albee1952]

Originally Posted by j.thomas

Hi, (Pt 10 on Win 7 with Mbox 2 Pro). I followed the Windows Guide-Windows 7 Optomizations and Troubleshooting about 'Disabling System Startup Items' , before and after Hiding All Microsoft Services I could not find any Services that even resembled Avid/Digidesign/M-Audio/Pace listed manufactures. Nothing to do with Avid at all. There was one item and one item only: Pace Licence Service by the Manufacturer Pace Anti-Piracy, Inc. I presume this is the one I leave running? It sounds like I was supposed to find other Avid/Digidesign services, but there are none, does this matter?
One other question. There is a service: Macdrive 8 for Digidesign by Media Four Corporation running. Why would I have this running on a Window 7 system?? Thank you. J.

Its only Windows junk that gets removed from startup. As for the MacDrive thing, its the HFS+ drive compatibility that gets installed(optionally) with Pro Tools. That should not cause any problems(and you need it to read a Mac-formatted drive).