Greetings from Mexico,

So I needed a second computer to use with my EWI USB and E-Mu Keyboard controller. $$ spent was a big issue for me, as things are tight here (as they are almost everywhere else.) Got my hands on a used HP Dv-2000 laptop with Vista Ultimate. Since I hate Vista, my first thought was to reformat and load Win 7-32 bit, which is working great on my home machine. The laptop now has 1GB of ram in 2 512 sticks, and while I will be upgrading to 2GB, I decided to see how far I could go to get this machine to play nice with BIAB, Sonar and Sibelius.
After installing BIAB 2010 build 292 and some RTs/RDs, I installed my E-mu keyboard with the Vista drivers. As I don't yet have a mobile interface for audio, I downloaded ASIO4all, latest build, in the hopes that I could at least get by. The installations of everything went well, thanks to many posts here by Mac and others.
But the proof is in the pudding.......Again I have the same frustrations I always had in BIAB and Sonar.

1. I continue to get the "Device driver already in use" dialog box, even though I never installed the Roland VSC, I am just using the Cakewalk TTS-1 as my VST in BIAB.
2. BIAB see's the Emu keyboard as a valid input, BUT.....when I try to play anything, I hear nothing, even though the keys are lighting up green on the main screen in BIAB.
3. If I record something, I won't hear what I have played, BUT....I will hear it when I play back the file.
4. If I try to use ASIO4all, I get weird and inconsistant results in BIAB.
5. The EWI will not work at all.

So, while pulling out what's left of my hair, it occured to me that a post might be a better option than throwing this laptop out our 4th floor condo.........

Any suggestions or workarounds???

Thanks,
Ed