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sonicjosh · 11th May 2008, 01:52 AM

So i just bought a new Imac, and installed pro tools 7.0, then tried to open it (not realizing the leopard/pro tools compatibility problem). It said "pro tools hardware is either not installed or used by another program" did anyone else get the same message?

I just read some info and it sounds like pro tools LE is not compatible with Leopard yet. Some people say it works, others don't. A friend said it will work as long as you have version 7.3, and others say if you install tiger onto the computer, then it will work. I tried installing tiger onto my Imac, and it said "can not install on this computer" so that won't work.

So I'm trying to figure out...

Should I return the Imac and wait until it is compatible (even though i really need a faster computer and its been this long, who knows how much longer)?

Or try and get a copy of 7.3 (assuming it works)?

any other help/info/advice is much appreciated.

11th May 2008, 01:52 AM	#1
sonicjosh Gear interested Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 26	Leopard/pro tools, what to do? So i just bought a new Imac, and installed pro tools 7.0, then tried to open it (not realizing the leopard/pro tools compatibility problem). It said "pro tools hardware is either not installed or used by another program" did anyone else get the same message? I just read some info and it sounds like pro tools LE is not compatible with Leopard yet. Some people say it works, others don't. A friend said it will work as long as you have version 7.3, and others say if you install tiger onto the computer, then it will work. I tried installing tiger onto my Imac, and it said "can not install on this computer" so that won't work. So I'm trying to figure out... Should I return the Imac and wait until it is compatible (even though i really need a faster computer and its been this long, who knows how much longer)? Or try and get a copy of 7.3 (assuming it works)? any other help/info/advice is much appreciated.