"Hardware Not Found."

[ksilver117]

Hi guys. I've had my MBox and Pro Tools Express for a month or so now, and other than some minor issues in the beginning, it's worked perfectly. I recently had to move my desktop computer to a different area of the room and back again later on, requiring me to unplug the MBox, although the iLok stayed in place. Since that move, Pro Tools has refused to open fully, only displaying this message:

I've tried moving it to new USB ports, and no matter which one it is in, this message stays the same. Windows can detect it, the MBox itself is functional (Lights are on, and the buttons can be pressed to activate phantom power or mono, etc) and the iLok seems to be just fine. Has anyone experienced this before?

[Craig F]

Have you tried holding down the N key when launching Pro Tools to reselect the mBox (may need to make it internal first)

[ksilver117]

I just did, and it made no difference in the way it launched. It loaded up partially, then couldn't find the hardware and closed again.

[JoelG]

Is the device showing properly in Device Manager? What driver version are you using?

Joel

[ksilver117]

It was showing up properly, and I had to use an older driver. I have been unable to install the new drivers without my computer blue screening... which may be another problem.
I decided to just uninstall and then reinstall the driver, which made it instantly start working again, thankfully. Thank you guys for the suggestions, and I certainly wouldn't say no to any about updating the driver to the current version without crashes.