I'm running Pro Tools M-Powered 7.4 with the M-Audio Firewire 410 using driver version 1.8.2, and so far I've had not a single problem. Occasionally when I open a program with audio output after...

Yes, everything worked in 2007 without the use of plug-ins. In 2008, things were badly skewed rhythmically. I was unable to use plug-ins in 2008 because the plug-ins menu did a disappearing act....

Agreed. But I'd hardly call any post in this thread "going ballistic."...

That may be true—but it does seem a little odd that everything seems to straighten out when I revert to the previous version of Finale. The only anomaly that I've seen with both 2007 and 2008 is the...

Well, I fixed it by reverting to Finale 2007 and copying and inserting the second file at the end of the first. All of my formatting was preserved. The plug-ins menu is there, and everything works...