Command Center improvements

Here are my suggestions for better user experience on new Command Center:
 
1. Let users pick a custom installation directory(!). There's another thread about this, so I don't go more into details.
 
2. Better yet, add an option to let users choose installation directory per installation, in other words, do not quietly suppress the option when installing an update. This would satisfy advanced users who want more control.
 
3. Don't force people to always download the installation packages again if they hit reinstall, add a separate option for it, or at least ask users if they want to use already downloaded installer instead.
 
4. Allow users to download installation packages separately without installation (also other thread about this).
 
5. Is reinstall really that important that it should show on selected product? I find it confusing that it shows there and first thought there wasn't even uninstalling option implemented. It would be more logical to have it on same menu where other admin features are, like right above uninstall option, you could add request 3. there too. Also, I'm not sure about the right click menu, you could add option for the product page like "Modify" and show those options under it or something, it would be more consistent than current way (but I get the idea that you don't want people to accidentally hitting those).
 
6. I can hide products, which is great. But how to unhide them? There should be some way to do this, in case I've hidden things that I want to access later on.
 
7. Serial numbers show on selected page, but no way to copy them to clipboard for easy copy/paste, maybe add a button for this or at least let users right click the serial and select copy to clipboard.

When there is an update available, it gives a link for more information.  That just goes to the Sonar page.  How about a link to a page that actually lists the changes made?
 
Also being able to choose where things go should go without saying.

How do I NOT use this atrocity?
 
How do I check for updates WITHOUT this thing?

I was wondering the same thing last night about D-Pro. They already have installers that can append stuff (free expansions for d-pro and rapture).
 
Actually that reminded me of:
 
12. Show and allow installing free expansions/extensions on command center. Why D-Pro and Rapture users have to find about these free extensions by themselves?

+1 to all the above 
 
I have another obvious request - should probably be 0) really :)
 
15) Recognise what has already been installed from previous versions
 
So it can see that I already have Dim Pro, Rapture, all the various effects bundles etc installed!
 
 

I agree also but you can already do #4-Not sure why no one sees this.
Click user name in C3-wham your sent to your products page to download or not

16. Give us a repair/reinstall on each part
I had to uninstall first and then install again.
Had some funny things, that possibly was broken.
 
And uninstalling - I now have two Uninstall for Sonar?
I don't know what that is about.

Yes you are correct. Wasted most of the day today trying to download and install a $79.00 program thru this slick new "Command Center". What a load of CRAP!!!

It occurs to me that the Cakewalk gurus who designed and coded Command Center should have beta tested it for a while longer, if they did so at all.

Does Rapture Pro show up in your CW account?  I understand that it needs to be authorized through CCC but wasn't sure about the download itself.

Ah, bummer.    I guess I'll be finding out about all of this myself soon enough...

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Steve, it does show up in my account but there is no way to download it. I was going to try that so I could burn the install files to a BD disk but my account page says there are no downloads available for this product. I do have download links to legacy products however.

I've just redeemed my Rapture Pro and registered it. In my account I see Rapture Pro with a raft of additional downloads under it. When I click Rapture Pro it creates a download link for me. You can then select multiple download one after another to download simultaneously. They will then appear in your default download location. If you then move them to the CCC download folder you could still use CCC to install them for you.

In the soon to be released CCC 1.1 you will have the option to run each installer through the CCC while being given acces to the verbose installer which will give options as before including installation location.

Maybe mine is lacking due to the fact that I used CCC to download and install? I would still hope that the option to download from my account would still exist.

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Steve, it does show up in my account but there is no way to download it. I was going to try that so I could burn the install files to a BD disk but my account page says there are no downloads available for this product. I do have download links to legacy products however.

I've just redeemed my Rapture Pro and registered it. In my account I see Rapture Pro with a raft of additional downloads under it. When I click Rapture Pro it creates a download link for me. You can then select multiple download one after another to download simultaneously. They will then appear in your default download location. If you then move them to the CCC download folder you could still use CCC to install them for you.

In the soon to be released CCC 1.1 you will have the option to run each installer through the CCC while being given acces to the verbose installer which will give options as before including installation location.

Maybe mine is lacking due to the fact that I used CCC to download and install? I would still hope that the option to download from my account would still exist.

perhaps you're doing something wrong. It's pretty simple, click on the item, it creates a download link in the same screen, click download. If it's not working you need to contact support as it will all still work as before. In any case if you've installed via CCC the downloaded installers should still be on your computer in the CCC download folder, unless you've deleted them deliberately. Despite doing that the Installers should still be available in your account as I described. There is no download link visible until you create it by clicking the file you want to download.

No there isn't a link as such. You create it by clicking the particular item. The Download link is then created in the same window on the right side underneath the details of what is in that download installer.

I have not come across any documentation thus far (and not for the lack of looking for it) concerning the ability to choose where my programs will be installed on my computer.  I run a new Win 10, 64 bit, i7, 16GB system to which I've added a firewire card (my mistake for having bought the Motu 896 Mk3 before realizing that firewire would go the way of the dodo bird) and a small SSD.  I run a 128GB SSD as the primary OS drive, having relegated the original 1TB HD to secondary status.
 
I certainly don't have enough room on my small C drive to add everything to it.  I prefer to add bulky programs and content to the roomy D drive, but I don't think Command Center will give me this option.  Reading above, I'd say that I'm now more certain than ever that it won't. 
 
Is it stands, Sonar Platinum is installed on my C drive, but I'd like to install everything else, plugins/effects, virtual instruments, content, etc., onto my D Drive - without using Command Center, of course.  Does anytone know if that will work?