1. I have the UAC disabled and I still get the error.
2. I reenabled the UAC so that the "Run this program as an administrator" checkbox would be enabled in the Privilege Level section under the Compatibility tab when you right-click on the SONAR executable and select properties. This didn't work either.
3. I right-click on the SONAR executable and run as administrator, but I still get the error.
When Dimension Pro was giving me the same hassle a few months ago, I asked Cakewalk for help and they suggested doing the same things. Here is a snippet from the email they sent me. I believe this is right from the FAQ section on the website:
Dimension Pro x64 - "Failed to insert soft synth. The synth may not be properly installed"
The information in this article applies to:
* SONAR 8 Producer Edition x64
* Dimension Pro x64
In certain cases the x64 version of Dimension Pro will fail to insert
as a soft synth in SONAR 8 x64 edition in Windows Vista and display
the error message "Failed to insert soft synth. The synth may not be
properly installed"
Until an update is made available there are two workarounds for this
issue, details on both are below.
Option 1 - Always run SONAR as an administrator
This is an easier solution but requires running SONAR 8 with elevated
user permissions. This can be done by right-clicking on your SONAR 8
shortcut (from either the desktop or start menu) and choosing Run As
Administrator from the context menu. When prompted by UAC click the
Allow button to launch SONAR 8. Alternatively you can configure a
shortcut to do this action for you automatically, to do this:
1. Right-click on your SONAR 8 shortcut and choose Properties
2. Click on the Compatibility tab
3. Under the section labeled 'Privilege Level' place a check in the box for
"Run this program as an administrator"
4. Click the Apply button and then click OK
Note: you will need to perform the above procedure for all the SONAR 8
shortcuts that you use on your computer.
post edited by SuperStruct - 2009/05/08 16:56:17