Cannot Open master.INS

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Rick
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2009/07/12 15:01:43 (permalink)

Cannot Open master.INS

Hi Folks,
Ok something is acting weird. I upgraded the patch for 6.02 and now when Sonar opens, I get and error message "cannot open Mater.INS No instrument definitions will be available"
What does this do and how do I fix it? If I click ok Sonar open the file, so I am not sure what the error means.
Thanks
rick
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    snapperwhipper
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    Re: Cannot Open master.INS 2009/12/07 16:57:17 (permalink)
    I have the same problem after upgrading to 8.5.
    Anyone have an idea what is causing this?
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    brundlefly
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    Re: Cannot Open master.INS 2009/12/07 17:23:07 (permalink)
    Per Noel Borthwick in another thread on this issue:

    Launch SONAR once with the shift key held down. This will force a resync of your application data to the current user (you will see a prompt on launch). 


    Here's the post:  http://forum.cakewalk.com/fb.ashx?m=958835



    post edited by brundlefly - 2009/12/07 17:25:17

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    snapperwhipper
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    Re: Cannot Open master.INS 2009/12/07 17:38:59 (permalink)
    Thank you for the reply.  Just tried opening with force a resync of the application data, but still get the same "cannot open Master.INS file" message.  I wonder if that has anything to do with upgrading 8.0 PE 32bit to 8.5 PE 64bit??  Appreciate any comments or ideas.
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    Sijel
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    Re: Cannot Open master.INS 2010/01/29 10:05:23 (permalink)
    Just had a similar "Cannot Open MASTER.INS..." error this week (S8.5.2).  Loading Sonar (using Right-click...Run As Administrator) and holding down Shift Key fixed the problem.
    Thanks!

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    Re: Cannot Open master.INS 2015/09/13 14:36:45 (permalink)
    Thanks for the post. It fixed my problem with Sonar X2.
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