Took the plunge and couldnt get past disc 1...

Well, I took the plunge last night after getting all of my drivers updated on everything before loading Sonar X1.  The first disc took almost an hour to load and before it could go to the next one the install was stopped due to a missing dll file.
I'm not that computer savvy but I know these are darned important.  I didnt have to wherewithall to copy the note specifying which dll it was.  So I aborted the install, deleted everything I could find, and went back to Sonar 8 studio which loaded almost perfectly.  The Rapture synth could not be installed for some reason.
 
Any ideas on where to go next.  My rig is in my signature and I have Windows 7 home 64 bit loaded.  All updates are current, Mobo, hard drives are newly installed, and no other programs aside from Roxio are on the machine thus far.
 
Thank you in advance...
 
Me

Yes the physical disc
 
I have two identical sata drives.  I plan on trying again this evening.  I'll switch drives and see if that changes anything.

Thank You, Scott :)  I am going to do everything I can this evening.  I just surprised me that a single disc took almost an hour to load.  Is that normal for this new release?  Ive been a loyal cakewalk user since 2004 and all of my versions were installed on brand new machines.  This is the first time I have ever had a hiccup.  I'm pretty positive that all will be well and am just itching to try out the new features and get back to making music .
 
 
I am also so looking forward to recieving my copy of your X1 book (should be here today).
Thanks guys :)

Good news,  I got X1 to load properly :)  Whether it works or not will be found out tomorrow.   You were right in that my cdrom drive was the problem. Turns out they were not identical, one was slower than the other. I switched drives on the install and it was fast.
 
The only hitch I came across was in loading the Dimension disc 3 which asked for a seriel, and the envelope doesnt have one.  So I'll contact the cake people to get one.  The other seriels were on one envelope except that one.  Ah well...
Thanks guys for your help :)

good deal, Mick. 

on the dim pro SN, I got mine in an email from cake, but as stratman says, it's also in your e-store acct.

Mick Moreau

  Also recieved the New Sonar X1 power book today too and also LOVE the larger format! 
 

Thanks, Mick! Yeah, I think everyone likes the new format... myself included. I hope the book helps you to get the most out of SONAR X1. By the way, there are some corrections now listed on Errata page of the SONAR X1 Power page of my site: http://garrigus.com/?PowerBooks

Best,
Scott

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LANEY


Yes, +1 for the new larger, easier to read format!

Thanks, Lane!

Hey... by the way... are you having fun with the V-700 system? I really love having this system in my studio... http://garrigus.com/?VStudio700

Scott

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Scott R. Garrigus - Author of the Cakewalk Sonar and Sony Sound Forge Power book series. Get Sonar X1 Power - Today! Go to: http://www.garrigus.com/

Publisher of DigiFreq - free music technology newsletter. Win a free SoundTech Vocal Trainer Package, go to: http://www.digifreq.com/digifreq/

Publisher of NewTechReview - free consumer technology newsletter. Win a free i2i Stream Wireless Music Pack, go to: http://www.newtechreview.com/newtechreview/