Bundles open but NOT Project files or new project_X1d_New computer build

What's up with the formatting of my post. Not how I typed it up!

Either way.  I usually open a project from the Sonar startup screen.

I installed 8.5 and all the updates just to see what would happen.  It won't open anything.

It's unpack a CWP and it appears like it's working.  The progress meter look functional while unpacking all the respective files and then just as it's ready to actually post the files to be visible, it gets hung up with the little Windows progress circle spinning infinitely. 

Same result now in X1 and 8.5 whether opening a project or a bundle. 

I tried opening a project in safe mode WITH the plug-ins (UAD-2 stuff) and it worked fine. I then saved the project under a different name and re-opened X1 and it worked fine. So what does all this mean? It's good that this works, but I still don't understand the root cause of the problem. to answer daveny5: 1. No error message. Blank screen where the track view, etc should be. I can see the perimeter of the Sonar screen. The border, all the pull down menus in the upper left, etc. 2. The .wav files were just vocal files I imported directly into Sonar. Same as you would any wav file.

Still can't open a new project too.

The UAD stuff doesn't seem to be the issue (I think) as the same thing happens with projects that don't use any plug-ins.

How did you get to X1d? 

What installation sequence did you follow?

Well that blows my theory out of the water 

When you uninstalled, did you delete the necessary Registry Keys?

If you didn't, you probably wasted your time with the re-install

I was thinking he may have installed Expanded on top of X1d which can cause problems.

But now I see he's back to X1 (no patches)

S Effren - this will not work! The original X1 was as buggy as hell and you need to be operating to at least X1c, preferably X1d, but in order to get there you have to do a lot of groundwork first.



1) Completely un-install SONAR from your computer. This is normally done from Start | Programs | Cakewalk. This will not remove any of your project files or audio data.   

2) Next you will want to open the Run Command 
  
a) In Windows XP this can be done by going to Start | Run  
 b) In Windows Vista and 7 this can be done by holding down the ‘windows’ key and pressing ‘r’   

3) At the prompt type regedit and click OK.  

 ***Backup your Registry before making edits - you do this by clicking the File menu, Export Registry File.   ***
 
4) Now delete the following Registry keys:  
 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cakewalk Music Software\SONAR Producer\X1
 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Cakewalk Music Software\SONAR Producer\X1   

NOTE  that this will remove any effects presets and key bindings you may have made in Cakewalk. You can back these up separately if you like, using Options|Key Bindings, Tools|SONAR Plug-in Manager, and Options|Colors. Hit F1 in these views for detailed instructions on how to do this.  

5) Open the 'Run' command again.  

6) Copy and paste the following into the prompt:   %appdata%\Cakewalk   

7) This will open your Cakewalk Application Data folder, right-click on the SONAR folder and choose rename.  
8) Rename this folder SONAR X1 Backup. 

9) Open the 'Run' command again and type msconfig Click OK and then click on the Startup tab at the upper right of the window that opens. 

10) Uncheck all items listed, click OK, then restart your computer. You can always recheck those items again at a later time. 

11) Then reinstall SONAR. Make sure to have any virus scanners disabled on installation. It is not required or recommended to turn off any windows services. 

12) Start by installing X1.

13) Now install the X1c patch

14) Now install Expanded (if you have it)

15) Finally install X1d