If you were linked to this tutorial from a troubleshooting entry, we recommend following the steps below to "start fresh" with a new installation of your Fast Track USB driver.

Do not connect the Fast Track USB to your computer yet! The driver installer should be run first!

1. Download the latest Fast Track USB driver from the M-Audio driver download page and save it to your Desktop.

You should install the latest driver only, it is not necessary to install any previous versions.
 

2. Once you've selected the newest driver from the driver selection interface, you will be taken to that driver's download page. At the bottom of this download page, you will find a yellow box containing a link to the driver file you selected. Click this link in the yellow box to start the download.

3. Click Save.

Note: The above message may vary depending on your Internet Browser.

4. Save this file to your Desktop.

5. After the file finishes downloading, close your Internet browser and any other applications that may be running. 

As an extra level of precaution, we suggest deleting the contents of your Windows Temp folder before installing this driver. We have a brief tutorial available on how to do this.

If this is will be the first time you install the Fast Track USB driver on your computer, please skip the following uninstallation instructions and go to step 8 of this guide.

6. Double-click the downloaded driver installation file. If a Fast Track USB driver is currently installed on your system, it will need to be removed before a new driver can be installed. In this case, the installer will automatically detect your older driver and bring you to the screen shown below. Click "Next".

7. All driver files are being removed from your computer. Once "Uninstall Complete" is displayed, click "Finish".

8. Double-click the downloaded driver installation file (again). The following window will open:

9. Click "Next". The License Agreement window will appear (see below):

10. Once you've reviewed the licensing agreement, click the radio button next to "I accept the terms of the license agreement", then click "Next" to continue and "Install" in the window that opens after this.

11. At various points in this installation process, you may be notified that the driver being installed has not passed Windows Logo Testing. Click “Continue Anyway” for all such messages to proceed with the installation.

12. Click "Finish" in the last screen of the driver installation program.

13. Connect the Fast Track USB to an available USB port on your computer.

14. Shortly after connecting the Fast Track USB to your computer, another "Windows Logo Testing" Message will be displayed (see step 11 of this guide). Click "Continue Anyway". Your computer will finish up the installation automatically and the Fast Track USB should be ready to use.

15. Connect the outputs of your Fast Track USB to your speakers, mixer, or other amplification device so you can hear the output of the device.

16. Once you have completed the installation procedure above, a small “M-Audio” icon will be visible in your system tray (shown below).

17. Right-click this icon to open the Fast Track USB control panel.

The Fast Track USB Control Panel can also be accessed from the Windows Control Panel when Classic View is enabled:

If the Control Panel is in Category View, click Switch to Classic View on the left-hand side.

18. If you have completed both the software and hardware installation properly, it will open without problems and will show “connected”; and the Fast Track USB is ready to serve as an Audio Interface for your computer and recording software.

19. In the rare event that the control panel shows “not connected” after carefully following the steps above, this may be due to a more complex system resource conflict.  In these situations, we recommend you contact M-Audio Support for further assistance.

* Windows XP Home and Professional Edition only. Windows Media Center Edition is not currently supported.