I've had a persistent problem in being unable to load a Yamaha USB midi device driver. The problem is detailed on the SVP forum under Yamaha Tyros support. I'm curious as to whether you have had a similar problem that you've resolved. I've been troubleshooting this for days..to no avail.
Tom

Tom,

Most of the guys that reported problems installing the USB driver didn't follow the instructions in the instruction manual. It's very important to go step by step, exactly the way the installation guide says. If not, the driver will not install properly.

Using Windows, click Start, Search, Files & Folders and type in the driver name. You may find that it is in your computer, but not functional because of the way it was installed. If this is the case, uninstall the driver, shut down the computer, then reboot and try installing it again.

Good Luck,

Gary

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Travlin' Easy

I had this problem with the desk top running XP 2nd but no problem with either of the two new laptops, that are the very top of the line Toshiba with Media Edition XP software.
This is what I had to do to make it work.


Here is the solution to the problem:

It seems to be a fault with Windows XP SP2.

You need to edit the registry. Navigate to the registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32

If you look at the "midi 1-9" keys you will see that they are all taken up probably with the same driver. There seems to be a driver limit and Windows will not allow any more drivers even if all 10 drivers listed are the same driver! Delete one, exit the registry and uninstall then reinstall the Yamaha USB Driver and you will find you will be up and running.
This solved my problem and should also yours.
Bebop

WARNING!IMPORTANT. BACK UP the Registry before attempting ANY modification, as a mistake could render your computer useless. (Also create a restore point)

Bill

Thanks for respoonding on this problem. I have given up after 40 hours of work. Impossible to repair. Have to get a dedicated lapstop for USB / Tyros / Cakewalk / Internet and keep it simple.

Gee, That is too bad. It only took me 5 minutes to fix the problem, once I had the correct info to do it as I posted above.
Bebop