making minor progress here....
- completely uninstalled norton bloatware, uh , i mean virus protection
- able to install correct drivers from the SD website.
- unable to get any audio aps to use the device. it appears in any app as audio on usb, but no programs play any files. song loads in, and thats it
- via adobe audition, i am able to get to the usbpre2 control panel, but under 'audio devices' the device itself isnt listed. this is in virtual xp and win7 modes.
- under device manager, usbpre2 is now properly labeled, but still has that pesky yellow diamond with the "!".
- says 'windows can not verify the digital signature for the drivers required for this device'