First of all, thank you for the time you've put into this, and I apologize for missing the instructions.
I believe that this time I have followed the instructions to the letter. To respond to the question of how I could have missed this... I printed out all the instructions and the most important part came at the bottom of the last page after a number of links, and so I just overlooked it. ...yes, overlooked it, at least 3 times.
I have, indeed, only used stock plug ins... I have not installed any plug in yet that did not come with the pro tools m-powered package. Same goes for Cubase.
SiSoftware Sandra
Processor
Model : Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2060 @ 1.60GHz
Speed : 1.60GHz
Cores per Processor : 2 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s)
Type : Mobile, Dual-Core
Internal Data Cache : 2x 32kB, Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way, 64 byte line size
L2 On-board Cache : 1MB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 4-way, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing
System
System : Dell Inc. MM061
Platform Compliance : Intel Centrino Mobile Technology
Mainboard : Dell Inc. 0XD720
Bus(es) : ISA X-Bus PCI PCIe IMB PCMCIA USB FireWire/1394 i2c/SMBus
Multi-Processor (MP) Support : No
Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : Yes
System BIOS : Dell Inc. A12
Total Memory : 2GB DDR2 SO-DIMM
Chipset
Model : Dell 955XM/945GM/PM/GMS/940GML Express Processor to DRAM Controller
Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 133MHz (532MHz)
Total Memory : 2GB DDR2 SO-DIMM
Memory Bus Speed : 4x 133MHz (532MHz)
Video System
Adapter : ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (128MB, PCIe 1.00 x16, PS3.0, VS3.0)
Storage Devices
Hitachi HTS541680J9SA00 80GB (SATA150, 2.5", 5400rpm, NCQ, 7MB Cache) : 75GB (C:)
WDC WD3200AAKB-00WHA0 320GB (FireWire/1394, 3.5", 7200rpm, NCQ) : 298GB (E:)
SONY DVD+-RW DW-Q58A (ATA33, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) : 2kB (D:)
Logical Storage Devices
Hard Disk (C:) : 75GB (NTFS) @ Hitachi HTS541680J9SA00 80GB (SATA150, 2.5", 5400rpm, NCQ, 7MB Cache)
CD-ROM/DVD (D:) : N/A @ SONY DVD+-RW DW-Q58A (ATA33, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache)
Audio Drive (E:) : 298GB (NTFS) @ WDC WD3200AAKB-00WHA0 320GB (FireWire/1394, 3.5", 7200rpm, NCQ)
Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller 1 : Dell 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Controller
LPC Legacy Controller 1 : SMSC LPC v1
Audio Device : Dell 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio
Audio Codec : Sigmatel 7690h
Audio Codec : Conexant Systems HDAudio Soft Data Fax Modem with SmartCP
Disk Controller : Dell 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7-M Family) Serial ATA Storage Controller
USB Controller 1 : Dell 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller 2 : Dell 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller 3 : Dell 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller 4 : Dell 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller 5 : Dell 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller
FireWire/1394 Controller 1 : Dell R5C832 IEEE-1394 Controller
FireWire/1394 Controller 2 : Avlab Technology TSB82AA2 IEEE-1394b Link Layer Controller
System SMBus Controller 1 : Intel 801xx/63xx SMBus
Network Services
Power Management
Mains (AC) Line Status : On-Line
Battery No 1 : 100%
Operating System(s)
Windows System : Microsoft Windows XP (2002) Professional 5.01.2600 (Service Pack 2)
Platform Compliance : x86
Protools version: M-Powered 7
Ram: 2 GB
External Hard Drive: Mercury Elite Pro FW 400+ USB 2.0