M Box 1 and Pro Tools LE ver 6.1 with win 7 fail!

[nickpaulley]

Hi
I've just bought a second hand M Box1 and tried installing the software. I am aware (because it didn't install last night) that the software isn't compatible with Windows 7 which is a pain as I don't have a laptop with Windows XP.

I have two questions

1. Is there a workaround to get it working with Windows 7?
2. Will a later (version 8) copy of Pro Tools LE work with Mbox 1?

and a third

does any one have any bright ideas - i'm reluctant to spend money on a secondhand laptop until I'm happy that the software and the box are worth it for what I want - which is recording our band rehearsals, and some home recording to see how I'm playing. I've borrowed a couple of studio mikes for a week or so to test it all out.

thanks a lot from a newbie!

Nick