Windows 7 does not recognize M-Audio Mobile Pre USB microphone

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[QUOTE=April.nettles17;2197711]Having problems with mbox mini 3 and microphone. Its being detected as line input 1/2 in windows 7 on the recording tab in sounds options

hi that's the problem deactivate it in win sound card options it's holding on to it so M-BOX cant use it.

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Originally Posted by Internetyogi

jacquesharting You are a legend. Thanks for posting your fix its REALLY helped.

This worked awesomely Installing the old drivers they work the new ones don;t

http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=...drivers&f=1111 Link to the drivers that worked for me.

Default Re: Windows 7 does not recognize M-Audio Mobile Pre USB microphone
I figured it out! There were two problems to solve:
1. Despite the fact that I had installed the latest Avid driver 1.1.8 and rebooted by PC before connecting the MobilePre box, Windows 7 chose to install the Microsoft driver called "MobilePre". That one works for playback but not for recording devices. I had to go to Configuration Panel --> Hardware and replace the driver with the one from Avid/M-Audio.
2. Bad luck: the sound I actually recorded was a huge squeak!! Redid the whole procedure with the previous driver version 1.1.7. Same result. Arrrrggghhh!! Last chance was to install the third last driver, version 1.0.4. Bingo! That one works fine!!
So as long as the device name in your audio devices just shows "MobilePre" (Windows driver) or "M-Audio MobilePre MkII" (Avid drivers 1.1.8 and 1.1.7) the combi of W7 and MobilePre box won't work. The Device name should be "M-Audio MobilePre".

Came here to say you rock. I just tried your fix, plus I went into hardware manager to switch the driver to the M-Audio one, and blammo! The peripheral that I thought was junk was working as it should. Thank you.