Setup guide

Pro Tools|HD Setup Guide18
Installing Pro Tools HD
Software
After your Pro Tools|HD hardware is installed
and connected, you are ready to install
Pro Tools software.
To install Pro Tools HD software:
1 Start Windows, logging in with Administrator
privileges. For details on Administrator privi-
leges, refer to your Windows documentation.
2 Wait for the Found New Hardware Wizard di-
alog to appear and leave it open: Do not click
Next.
3 Insert the Pro Tools Installer disc in your DVD
drive.
4 On the Installer disc, locate and double-click
the Setup.exe file.
5 Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed
with installation and click Next when prompted.
6 Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed
with installation and click Next when prompted.
7 To install the complete compliment of
Pro Tools software and plug-ins, leave Pro Tools
selected.
8 At the Select Features page, do one of the fol-
lowing:
• To install all Pro Tools application files and
free plug-in suites (and associated content),
leave the default Installation options se-
lected and click Continue.
– or –
• Select (or deselect) a custom configuration
of Installation options (see “Installation
Options” on page 19) and click Continue.
9 Click Next.
10 Select your work environment. This loads an
initial set of Pro Tools Preferences that include
some of the more popular settings for post pro-
duction, audio, or audio with MIDI.
11 Click Next.
12 Click Install.
13 Wait for the installer to finish installing all
software components, drivers, and PACE System
files before proceeding to the next step.
14 When installation is complete, click Finish.
Make sure you have disabled Driver Signing
warnings before beginning software instal-
lation. This will reduce the number of
warning messages you see during installa-
tion. See “Disabling Driver Signing Warn-
ings” on page 11.
Preference settings can be customized at any
time in Pro Tools. See the
Pro Tools Refer-
ence Guide
for more information.
Several messages are displayed during in-
stallation that can be ignored, including
multiple “Found New Hardware” dialogs
and “A Problem Occurred During Hardware
Installation.”
Additionally, if you get a warning dialog
about the driver not passing Windows Logo
testing, click Continue Anyway.