Double-Clicking the .exe for X2 asks me what program to open with

What am I doing wrong? I double-click the install from Part 1, and Windows asks me what program I want to use to open it with. How do I get this to run the install? Sorry I am so stupid.

I do not get thte option to Run as Administrator. I am chomping at the bit to install this...help...ha ha ha.

Does an X2 icon appear for that file?  Is it really an *.exe file?  I recall having to rename the X1 installer by adding the EXE at the end.  Try that and see if it helps.

Thanks guys, but no luck so far. I am not trying to open the help file. I already read the install instructions.

When I add the .exe to the file name, it still asks what program to use. Just for the heck of it, I told it to use SONAR X1 but then it fails...ha ha ha. I must be stuck on stupid.

Imagine having the download complete and ready to go, but being unable to run it... I have become a typically impatient American...ha ha ha.

Did you guys download with Internet Explorer?

I'm pushing a fix to the store to make sure IE doesn't rip the .exe extension. I'm sorry about that if you ran into it!

If you add the .exe extension to the end it should fix that. Let us all know how you make out.

Sylvan


Thanks guys, but no luck so far. I am not trying to open the help file. I already read the install instructions.

When I add the .exe to the file name, it still asks what program to use. Just for the heck of it, I told it to use SONAR X1 but then it fails...ha ha ha. I must be stuck on stupid.

Imagine having the download complete and ready to go, but being unable to run it... I have become a typically impatient American...ha ha ha.

Do you have file extensions hidden for known file types? If you're in Windows Vista/7 you should be able to go to Organize > Folder and Search Options to bring up the Folder Options settings. This should be available from Windows Explorer. Go to the View tab and remove the check mark next to "Hide extensions for known file types". Afterwards, try renaming the files with the .exe extension.

Ryan Munnis [Cakewalk
]

Sylvan


Thanks guys, but no luck so far. I am not trying to open the help file. I already read the install instructions.

When I add the .exe to the file name, it still asks what program to use. Just for the heck of it, I told it to use SONAR X1 but then it fails...ha ha ha. I must be stuck on stupid.

Imagine having the download complete and ready to go, but being unable to run it... I have become a typically impatient American...ha ha ha.

Do you have file extensions hidden for known file types? If you're in Windows Vista/7 you should be able to go to Organize > Folder and Search Options to bring up the Folder Options settings. This should be available from Windows Explorer. Go to the View tab and remove the check mark next to "Hide extensions for known file types". Afterwards, try renaming the files with the .exe extension.

Thats it!!! Thank YOU Ryan!!! Installing now.

Sylvan

Ryan Munnis [Cakewalk
]

Sylvan


Thanks guys, but no luck so far. I am not trying to open the help file. I already read the install instructions.

When I add the .exe to the file name, it still asks what program to use. Just for the heck of it, I told it to use SONAR X1 but then it fails...ha ha ha. I must be stuck on stupid.

Imagine having the download complete and ready to go, but being unable to run it... I have become a typically impatient American...ha ha ha.

Do you have file extensions hidden for known file types? If you're in Windows Vista/7 you should be able to go to Organize > Folder and Search Options to bring up the Folder Options settings. This should be available from Windows Explorer. Go to the View tab and remove the check mark next to "Hide extensions for known file types". Afterwards, try renaming the files with the .exe extension.

Thats it!!! Thank YOU Ryan!!! Installing now.

That's great! Make sure they're all named .exe at the end. The only one that doesn't have that extension is the zipped folder for 04_Dimension_Pro_1.5_Expansion_Packs.zip

File name listing is available a the bottom of http://www.cakewalk.com/x2install for anyone curious.

P.S. Sorry about the trouble!

I'm totally confused.  I downloaded with IE9 and my four X2 parts and 3 Loops and One Shots files are named like this:

02_SONAR_X2_Producer.part1[1]
02_SONAR_X2_Producer.part2[1]
etc.

Am I supoosed to remove the extension shown i.e. '.part1[1]' etc. and replace with .exe?  In which case how will it know the different parts?
Or remove the dot, add exe and rename the file to '02_SONAR_X2_Producerpart1[1].exe ?????'
Edit: And the file '05_SONAR_X2_Producer_Additional_Content' which has no extension I just add .exe?

Skyline_UK


I'm totally confused.  I downloaded with IE9 and my four X2 parts and 3 Loops and One Shots files are named like this:

02_SONAR_X2_Producer.part1[1]
02_SONAR_X2_Producer.part2[1]
etc.

Am I supoosed to remove the extension shown i.e. '.part1[1]' etc. and replace with .exe?  In which case how will it know the different parts?
Or remove the dot, add exe and rename the file to '02_SONAR_X2_Producerpart1[1].exe ?????'
Edit: And the file '05_SONAR_X2_Producer_Additional_Content' which has no extension I just add .exe?

You probably started the download prior to me being able to fix the issue with IE. Did you download them twice by chance? Usually you don't get a [1] or a [2] at the end unless you trigger the same file twice. I'm truly sorry for the trouble!


As adeptus minor suggested, you can always re-name the files as listed on the other page. These are the names again for your reference:

01_Read_This_First.exe

02_SONAR_X2_Producer.part1.exe

02_SONAR_X2_Producer.part2.exe

02_SONAR_X2_Producer.part3.exe

02_SONAR_X2_Producer.part4.exe

03_Loops_And_One_Shots.part1.exe

03_Loops_And_One_Shots.part2.exe

03_Loops_And_One_Shots.part3.exe

04_Dimension_Pro_1_5_Setup.exe

04_Dimension_Pro_1.5_Expansion_Packs.zip

05_SONAR_X2_Producer_Additional_Content.exe




02_SONAR_X2_Studio.part1.exe

02_SONAR_X2_Studio.part2.exe

02_SONAR_X2_Studio.part3.exe

02_SONAR_X2_Studio.part4.exe




02_SONAR_X2_Essential.part1.exe

02_SONAR_X2_Essential.part2.exe

02_SONAR_X2_Essential.part3.exe

Beepster


Huh. I'm dling with FF and my exe's are stripped out too but when I right click it's giving me the "Run" options so I'm assuming it'll work. I'm not installing today anyway so I'll just see what happens with everyone else. BTW my first file (aside from the install instructions and the read me) is displayed like this 02_SONAR_X2_Producer.part1 There are no extra numbers in brackets.

Were the .exe's actually stripped out, or do you have extensions hidden? You might confuse the two.

A good indicator of that is what the icon looks like. If it has an X2 logo, you're probably all set. If it's a blank white icon that can't launch, it was probably stripped out. In the Windows Control Panel, under Folder Options, on the View Tab there are settings for hiding and showing extensions for known file types. Being the nerd that I am, every time I reformat my computer this is usually one of the first settings I personally change.

Ryan Munnis [Cakewalk]

01_Read_This_First.exe

02_SONAR_X2_Producer.part1.exe

02_SONAR_X2_Producer.part2.exe

02_SONAR_X2_Producer.part3.exe

02_SONAR_X2_Producer.part4.exe

03_Loops_And_One_Shots.part1.exe

03_Loops_And_One_Shots.part2.exe

03_Loops_And_One_Shots.part3.exe

04_Dimension_Pro_1_5_Setup.exe

04_Dimension_Pro_1.5_Expansion_Packs.zip

05_SONAR_X2_Producer_Additional_Content.exe

Haven't downloaded yet, but the above makes me want to ask several questions.  If this is covered in the install instructions, please don't bother to repeat anything, however.  Is the Dim Pro expansion the new strings library that many of us downloaded in advance?  For that matter, if we're already running the full X1 (pro, expanded), what of the above do we actually need to install.  Is there anything in the additional content, for example, that we don't already have?

To clarify:  

04_Dimension_Pro_1_5_Setup.exe 
04_Dimension_Pro_1.5_Expansion_Packs.zip 

These are the same installers as with X1. Dimension Pro did not get any updates this time around, so we did not re-write the installers.

If you already have it installed, there really is nothing gained by downloading and installing again. The Expansion Pack installer is not the DSF Symphonic Strings installer (that's a separate exclusive offer so it was left out of the instructions). The Expansion Packs installer linked above is ultimately a re-write of this http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/kb/reader.aspx/2007013208 plus some additional content on top of that. It's the same installer as the one included with X1.

So I guess ultimately, if you upgraded from X1 to X2 and already have Dimension Pro installed, there's nothing to gain by downloading/installing it again. If you upgrade from SONAR 8/8.5 to SONAR X2 on the other hand, then the installers linked above are the latest version with the content repackaged as .flac etc.

May I ask? What if I uninstall X1? Will that uninstall X1's Dim Pro as well?

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