Help with AXE FX II with X-1

Recently upgraded my old XP box (yes very late to the party) to a Widows 7 64 bit desk top, moved from a traditional sound card to USB audio
 
 I have been trying several options for an interface:
 
1. PreSonus Audio Box 22VSL
2. My old Line 6 UX 2
3. Axe FX II
 
MY CORE ISSUE:
I would like to take advantage of the USB direct recording option feature of my Axe FX. I have tried the things I am capable of including, selecting different input and output devises, changing bit rates, and latency parameters. However so far I’ve had no luck selecting the Axe FX as my input device and the other interface(s) as my output devices. ASIO doesn’t allow this selection. Basically any time I have the Axe FX selected as my input/output device, X-1 will not run.
 
OPTIONS I HAVE TRIED:
Both the 22VSL and the UX 2 seem to work fine stand alone. The Axe FX II does works great stand alone as long as I start a new project (select the Axe FX II in prefs). However previous projects will not run with the Axe FX selected as my sound card.
 
With that I have reached the point of deciding the use of the Audio Box as my USB interface and running the AX FX through the analog inputs.  
 
 
Full disclosure,
 
I have been playing and recording for more than 40 years. While I record and play now for personal enjoyment I still strive for the best of what I get from my gear, my tone, and my creativity. I must admit my computer skills have a lot to be desired. For that reason I'm hoping to tap into some of the expertise of the forum for suggestions and direction.
 
Note,
In addition to the hardware and software listed above:
My main box is a consumer level HP with 8 gigs of RAM Windows 7, 64 bit
 
Comments, thoughts, other . . . 
 

the axeFx works quite well as an audio device and using the USB to track a DI and effected track is invaluable (you'll find the DI track is fairly low input--as it's set for reamping back to the AxeFx--but it works just fine)...but the issue you have may be that the axe's audio drivers are locked at 48--you have no other option.  if you're older projects are 44 (or anything else), the axe won't work for you.

(it'd be great if sonar had the capability to update an entire project with a click of a button...(i.e. just resample all the audio in a project.)  unless someone who knows sonar better than me chimes in: you'll have to import each track from an older project to a new one set for the axe.)