Chapter 3. Installing Pro Tools On Windows; Installation Overview; Installing Pro Tools Le And Connecting Your Interface - DigiDesign Mbox 2 Setup Manual

chapter 3
Installing Pro Tools on Windows
This chapter contains information for Windows
systems only. If you are installing Pro Tools on a
Mac computer, see Chapter 2, "Installing
Pro Tools on Mac."
Before installing this version of Pro Tools,
refer to the Read Me information included
on the Pro Tools LE Installer disc.

Installation Overview

Installing the Mbox 2 on a Windows computer
includes the following steps:
"Installing Pro Tools LE and Connecting Your
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Interface" on page 9.
"Launching Pro Tools LE" on page 12
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Configuring your system for improved perfor-
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mance (see Chapter 4, "Configuring Your
Pro Tools System").
Making audio and MIDI connections to the
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Mbox 2 (see Chapter 6, "Making Hardware Con-
nections" for details).
The Pro Tools Installer disc includes addi-
tional software for your system. For more in-
formation, see "Additional Software on the
Pro Tools Installer Disc" on page 12.
Installing Pro Tools LE and
Connecting Your Interface
Before connecting your Pro Tools LE interface to
the computer, you need to install Pro Tools LE
software.
Do not start this procedure with your
Mbox 2 connected to your computer.
To install Pro Tools LE:
Start Windows, logging in with Administrator
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privileges. For details on Administrator privi-
leges, refer to your Windows documentation.
Insert the Pro Tools LE Installer disc in your
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DVD drive and do one of the following:
• If Windows AutoRun is enabled, the in-
staller splash screen will appear. Click the
on-screen link to install Pro Tools LE. Then
follow the on-screen instructions.
– or –
• If Windows AutoRun is disabled and the
splash screen does not appear, double-click
Setup.exe on the installer disc. Then click
the on-screen link.
Setup.exe icon
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