[Consolidated] Dimension Pro Install Problems X1 Producer- Gettin' Valid

First off there was no way to UN-install Dimension Pro from my previous installs of home studio, home studioxl, sonar 8.0studio and then sonar 8.5producer ALL of which got UN-installed from Windows7 64 Bit PRIOR to the X1 Producer Install,

Why? Cakewalk recommends you install the new version before you uninstall the old version. If you uninstall them first, then you lose all of your customizations from the older versions.

 Thanks to MountainCruz for helping me sove the Dimension Pro not valid Additional Content intallation problems..here is the solution that works Open regedit in windows and paste in your new serial number where he tells you to:
 
Someone else posted this solution and I apologize for not being able to give that person credit.

But I did copy his solution into a text file and saved it:

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OK guys I found a solution in another thread which was posted by a user, and it worked like a charm. The issue is that the Sonar X1 Additional Content installation routine is looking for a serial number for Dimension Pro 1.5 that comes with Sonar X1, and my guess is that we all still had the serial number for DimPro that was with Sonar 8.5 - at least I did. So the serial needs to be updated in order for the additional content installation to see the "valid" DimPro present, or it won't install. Open regedit, navigate to the following keys, and change any references to your existing DimPro serial to the new serial for DimPro that came with Sonar X1:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Cakewalk Music Software/dp/
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Wow6432Node/Cakewalk Music Software/Dimension Pro
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Wow6432Node/Cakewalk Music Software/dp

After closing the registry editor, you should find that the X1 additional content installs just fine.

Hope that helps! All the best.
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This worked for me. I was able to install the additional content.  MountainCruz
 

 

I had this same problem....unistalled, re-installed. Then remembered the trick of opening the exacutable as an administrator.  Once I did that, it took the activation code.

Jumbicat


I had this same problem....unistalled, re-installed. Then remembered the trick of opening the exacutable as an administrator.  Once I did that, it took the activation code.

Jumbicat,

I don't think I quite understand this. Did you open DimPro as an administrator? And what activation code are you referring to. The registration code? Thanks in advance.

Thanks Jumi<

Haven't gotten to an 'activation phase'. X1 still can't find Dim Pro. Funny I just played some sample content and could see Dim Pro as a synth in the browser but could open the property page. Hmmm

Thanks didn't think to look there.

Dim Pro opens as a standalone and I was able to register it but X1 still won't recognize it. Maybe I'll reinstall?

Missing something here.

I re-installed and still X1 won't find Dim Pro. It's in the proper folder with EVERY other Vstplugin. Has the .dll file. Ive rescanned a hundred times. Runs in stand alone.

Stumped.

I'm going to try the regedit thing.  I hope it doesn't screw something up.

So, I decided to uninstall my previous version of Dimension Pro so that I don't have to hack my registry. Bad choice... Now, my existing projects report a missing plugin. I installed both, the 32bit and the 64bit version. I re-scanned all my VST plugins. No luck.
 
Any ideas?
 
Thanks,
 
Wilko

I'm still hoping the regedit trick can work.  so far no go.  I guess I'll try downloading the x1 version but that seems scary because of what is happening to you.

No solution here. Same problem.

At least, I am not alone.

Wilko

My original Dimension Pro was 32bit.
 
Wilko

This one is easy if you know about folder structures in Windows 7 or Vista, but not very intuitive otherwise.  Do this procedure at your own risk because if you do it wrong you may have to reinstall things. The place I got the information from on the Cakewalk site I believe was actually incomplete.
 
You open up
[drive]:ProgramFiles (x86)/Cakewalk/Dimension Pro/Programs
and copy all the folders you need to
[drive]:ProgramData/CakeWalk/Dimension Pro/Programs
These may actually already be there.
 
You will be asked to confirm that you are Administrator.
 
Here is the one you are probably missing.  You copy all the folders you need from
[drive]:ProgramFiles (x86)/Cakewalk/Dimension Pro/Multisamples
to
[drive]:ProgramFiles/Cakewalk/Dimension Pro/Multisamples
 
Then open Dimension Pro 1.5 and load a file.  When the menu comes up pres [F5].  The menu will refresh after about a minute.
 
Good luck.  This worked for me. Like I said,  at your own risk.