End of XP support for SONAR X2

 I would probably be looking to upgrade my hardware and software if it were me. If that were not an option then I would at the least upgrade to win7 or 8.

 It seems to be an endless cycle. Software upgrades, hardware obsolesance and the resulting incompatibilities are all a part of the thing. Like a never ending saga.

Thanks Starise, 

Sharke the old machine will only be demoted not disposed of, thanks for your input.

I'm in a similar boat as you are Wooks as mine's about 5 years old. When funds are more freely available, I'll be moving along with technology.....but for now, I've gotta hold on.

Even thought XP won't be officially supported by Cakewalk, X2 wouldn't make XP extinct. (Similar to NI's Komplete 8 and XP) 

FWIW, all support for XP (from Microsquish) is ending as well so it doesn't surprise me that software vendors are also discontinuing support.

'Tis why I recently made the jump to Windows 7 and will probably continue to use it until Windows 9 comes out... (Usually the intermediate versions tend to suck - lol!)

If you have enough good parts in your old machine it may be worth going down the 'barebones' route and just getting a mobo, ram, and CPU bundle.

It depends on what you want to do with the old one, but mostly I find buying a base pc and adding the components you really want to it is a better bet than buying a full-spec monster with all the whistles and bells you don't want on it.

I've just been looking at the independant desktop PC market and it doesn't look as good as it did a few years ago, but there is some stuff out there.

This one from eBuyer seems like a good starting point with Windows bundled even.

http://www.ebuyer.com/388...m-desktop-pc-7873-0426

If you look at it like you got 4 years out of the last one if this one lasts as well that's like £150 a year.  A bargain!

John when I went with a new PC 64 bit and Win7 the only
issue was drivers - from jumping on so quick.

Win7 64 bit and the additional RAM was like finally getting the
right carb and timing...ready to run. Best thing that's happened
since I've been messin' with this. JMO OMMV.

The biggest issue as I recall was how the 32 and 64 bit was
located in different folders. I learned that the hard way installing
the Spectrasonics stuff....that'll sure test ya. Once I found that out..
no problems.

I'm not sure how to go about upgrading my PC anymore. I've had such horrible luck running X1 on my home built system that I'm tempted to save my money and pay the extra for Jim to build me a rock solid system.

I see so many people, myself included, complain about how X1 runs, but I can't ever remember one of them having a pro built DAW.

My experience has been, you are taking a big risk building something yourself to save money when it comes to DAW's.

I'm so looking forward to X2, but I know it won't run on my system, and by the time I have enough money saved for a pro built DAW, we may in fact be on X3 or X4.

I will never build my own DAW again for the simple fact that I want someone to go back to that I can say to, hey, this doesn't work, fix it or I want a refund. Hardware is a little different than software in that regard.

NOBODY in the corporate world wanted Vista.  I was in Intel's back room doing a contract for them and you wouldn't believe the cursing that went on about it (they HAD to include it in their motherboard tests).  Many home users got stuck with Vista but it completely sucked until, at least, the first service pack was put out (might even have been the second, I don't know, I stayed with XP Pro).

Some in MS have admitted that Vista was released half-baked to meet a time shedule (they're required to produce a new OS every X number of years I guess).