after months...pro tools can't find mbox

[doug skillmore]

i have been using pro tools 8 le for months on my labtop. and this morning when i go to open it...it gives me the sign to make sure the hardware is plugged in and on. it is....so i unplug it and plug it back in. still nothing. i reboot. same outcome. i uninstall and re install several times. i manually pointed pro tools in the direction of the hardware and drivers and manually installed them. But when i open pro tools it still says to connect the hardware(mbox mini) this comes after a few months of use...........

any ideas? i have not changed any settings on the pc. no new downloads.
please>?? i am getting desperate

[doug skillmore]

p.s. i used the pro tools uninstaller when i uninstalled pro tools. please anyone? months of use with no problems till this morning

[albee1952]

So is Pro Tools installed? Did you try another USB cable? Another USB port? Don't know if it will help, but there are 3 threads you should look at(especially if you have Windows automatic updates turned ON).
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[doug skillmore]

pro tools is installed and has been for months. i have completed projects on it. i tried all usb ports. i went as far as installing it on my other labtop and it works fine(shhhh lol). but on my toshiba all of a sudden today it [bleep][bleep][bleep][bleep]ed me. i will read the articles.....anything else you can think of \??

[Deehoya]

USB port gone bad