Cakewalk Command Center...is this really happening?

I just purchased a version of Sonar, but this Command Center thing wants to install the program to my solid state drive with no option to install things to another directory.  Who wrote this program? This isn't the 1990's.  People have multiple drives now. Enough complaining...
 
I would be greatly appreciative if there is anyone out there with a solution to this problem. I would like to install Sonar to another directory other than the default "C" drive.  Thanks ahead of time.
 

Aww. That's unfortunate.  I guess I won't be installing the program then. Maybe I have time for a refund until this is fixed? Thanks for the help.

Or download the files from your account online.
 

I guess the main factor here is that none of that should be necessary...
XLN made the same mistake with their Online Installer when it first
went live, but it was corrected rather quickly....we'll see how quickly Cake gets it addressed...

You have pressed the settings button before install?

Actually, there is a gear on the right of your username.  Click on that and you can set your paths.

cclarry
Incidentally, Pro Tools 11 is the same way, you get no option for where to install.
I find it hard to comprehend that software companies will STILL do this...it's
ridiculous...especially in today's multi-hard drive, mulit-boot, multitasking world...

I also very much want stuff to go where I  want it to go.  I believe the argument is, and I seem to recall it coming directly from a Cakewalk representative (and I'm paraphrasing), is that not having the option prevents the uninitiated from screwing things up [and then bothering Cakewalk to get help repairing things].  I can sort of understand that, but I'd really like to have an 'advanced' and maybe hard-to-get-to option through which I could have complete control.
 
Maybe now's the time, since the CCC is there for those that want it simple.  All that is needed is for the separate installers to now allow all destinations to be specified.  I have a feeling though that some parts of Sonar aren't programmed to be able to look elsewhere for what they need.
 

To this day I've thought it's necessary to have the core program on the same HDD as the OS for reliable functioning.
I've assumed it's more like a rule still with any complicated software.

metz
Incredible that we havent gotten one single response from Cakewalk regarding this topic.
 
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This isn't cakewalk support these are user forums, cakewalk chimes in when they can. At the time of your post the thread was only 7 hours old and it's about 9am in Boston right now. I wouldn't say incredible, rather they were in bed.

From memory I think they said they were working on improvements to command centre on another thread.
This isn't a bug (and there is a workaround) but do I agree with everybody else. I would put something in the feature and ideas forum (or vote on it if somebody already has).

I also complained about this issue. There isn't even a way to uninstall DimPro and Dimension once installed (either via C3 or Add/Remove Programs). So even if one can manually run the installers and pick a destination, if you happened to make the mistake of initially going through C3, you are screwed.
 
Saying they don't want noobs to get screwed isn't an excuse. This is an advanced application often running on dedicated systems with very specific drive configurations, so it should give you these options.
 
I also noticed the fact that CW is silent on this issue. There was a thread that talked about some general C3 issues, and there were multiple replies from CW, even from Noel. But as soon as this issue came up, silence...

I also have an SSD dedicated for software only and I installed everything via CCC in there. Is there a (simple) way to move all the samples (Dim Pro, Rapture, Loops etc...) into another designated samples drive? While letting CCC also know where to install its updates? 
 
 

 
The easiest way to solve the problem is to let things install where they want to go, then symbolic link them to wherever you want.