Close to giving up on Cakewalk..... HELP!!!

I started as many of us years ago with every bootleg program you could imagine.  Cakewalk back then stood out as the most user friendly, so it's what I stuck with.  A couple years back I bought Sonar 8.5, then upgraded to X1.  My last proffesionally built studio computer was good for a while, but I would always have random problems with Cakewalk.  I attributed it to the computer, because I couldn't believe my store bought copy of Cakewalk could be the issue.  I recently upgraded to a much nicer custom built computer (PC) and just want to make some music.  It's been 3 months of not making music.  Part of that was simple computer stuff that just took a while for me to figure out.  Now with all the bugs worked out, I install Sonar.  First Install, I realize Roland Groove Synth does not work, and freezes my audio engine.  I reinstall at 32 bit, same problem, and now I realize Dimension Pro also has issues finding Multisamples.  Not all multisamples, just certain ones.  I look through the computer and see the Multisamples there, in the same folder as the multisamples Dimension Pro CAN find.  I google search, I try things I find, they don't work, I delete and reinstall, that doesn't work.  I have multiple friends who have sworn by Cubase for years.  None of them over the past 5 years or so have had the problems I've had with my program of choice.  Multiple friends who use ProTools..... Not having these  issues.  I am not a computer wiz, but neither are they.  I'm just a frustrated guy who wants to create music without having to be a computer programmer 75% of the time.  If anybody thinks they can help, ask any questions you need.  Also, Roland Groove Synth would sometimes cause malfunctions on Sonar 8.5 when I  was using it, but not the freeze it does now.  Just added info.  

Nice day to go fishing. Might I suggest you take up fly fishing, it's more fun than trolling.

You nicely summarized every **** made over the last couple years. Well done.

 

Nice day to go fishing. Might I suggest you take up fly fishing, it's more fun than trolling. You nicely summarized every **** made over the last couple years. Well done.

Some people are so keen to be some sort of moral conciousness of every community they are involved with and get on their high horse is a heart beat.

The guy's got something on his mind, he says it. end of story.

He is not abusive, inflamatory, he points at specific problems he is having, where he looked for solutions and course of action he has taken.

It is his first post, he is not supposed to have read every single messages of the last couple of years either.

What is it to you John to "send him fishing"? Who are you exactly? Are you an official moderator of this forum? What gives you the privilege to send people on their bike this way?

Don't kid yourself, your post shows clearly you are no better than any troller there's ever been, and the only inflamatory post in this thread is yours.

Now, that's me getting something off my chest too!

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I don't think many of us started with Bootleg versions-I never have-your assuming most here are theives then? You also obviously had the bootleg Sonar also. Nice