no luck with free expansion packs installation for Rapture!

i suspect that on X2 rapture le and rapture don't play well together.  i ended up deleting all my previous sonar installations (and registry entries) and doing a fresh install.  That cleared up many of the expansion conflict issues i was having

that's what i did.  I literally wiped my drive of every Sonar related item.  I needed to because i had moved my samples around so much that my registry was all hosed up. Not saying that is your best option since it is very tedious.  I do think having le is somewhat redundant since there is no feature in le that does not exist in the full version.  Since le is a 32-bit product, i suspect the multi-samples install to a different location.  when the expansion pack goes to install it sees two different locations and chooses one.  Maybe try uninstalling the expansion packs and le and then reinstall expansion packs

It's happening to me on a fresh install. I had ZERO problems with rapture installing. But can't get the packs to install. Does what the OP says.

Are you guys following the FAQ exactly including the typo caught by twigman? http://forum.cakewalk.com/fb.ashx?m=2686286

Jeff M.


Technically, yes.
I copied the whole Programs folder from the zip to the Rapture folder so it created C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Rapture\Programs and the 2 expansion pack folders are in there.

Not C:\ProgramData as twigman mentioned since that folder is empty on my machine.

 
The default location for the Rapture EG, MIDI, Programs, Sample Pool and SG directories is C:\ProgramData\Cakewalk\Rapture. At least that is where mine was installed (pre X2 Rapture 1.2.2) and it all works for me.

In Win 7 C:\ProgramData is a hidden directory and Cakewalk installs a lot of stuff in C:\ProgramData\Cakewalk.

I'm completely confused.

Rapture is installed correctly. The preset additions will not install. Sorry if I'm being thick, but the instructions I see seem to indicate folders being moved but I'm having a terrible time understanding what that means. I am not having the install issues some have had, it's the preset add-ons.

n/m, I got it now. Thank for the help!

I still had the problem for a few days until I discovered that Win 7 is hiding the folder where they neede to go. My fix was this:
Locate the Programs folder, copy, and paste into the Rapture folder.
Open Rapture, click on the Save As Icon to open the hidden folders in Rapture. DO NOT MAXIMIZE THE WINDOW!
While that window is open, go back and right click on the expansion folder you want to move and click copy.
Go back to the open window and right click copy into that location.
Repeat for the next expansion folder.
When all is done, close Rapture. Re-open it, click on the library browser, Press F5 to re-scan and it should show your new programs and folders.
I had to fiddle with this for two days to figure it out but it works. I hope it does for you.
The problem is that when you just use Windows to browse the folders in Rapture, the hard drive does not show the folder you need to be in to drag and drop the folders. I'm sure there is an easier way, but I couldn't figure one out. Let me know if it works. I admit it is confusing to read. Try it and if you have no luck I will try to figure out a more in depth way to explain how to do this.

Glad you got is sorted out. The FAQ explaining how to install the Expansion Packs with Rapture v1.2.2 was written in 2010. Now that X2 includes Rapture, it might be time for CW to fix the Expansion Pack installers. Expecting users to deal with hidden directories is not ideal.

Here is how to show hidden files and directories in Windows 7 http://www.sevenforums.co...folders-show-hide.html

Good, it really does work. Now you are ready to tackle the stuff over in http://patcharena.com/dow...e66ac66297d4b8eab515de (especially muz3um for Rapture)

Now if we can just get the OP squared away

I'm up and running fine. And I have the PatchArena stuff installed as well. I don't use full blown synths very much, but it is nice to have these waiting on the sidelines. Most of my work is traditional instrumentation. Drums, latin percussion, pianos, b-3, orchestral, horns, etc. I do like fiddling around with Rapture and Zeta a lot. Who knows, maybe they'll inspire me to venture out in new waters. LOL!