Tascam US-144 USB 1.0 audio interface issues

Okay so I finally... after using cakewalk for 6+ yrs, bought and audio interface!  I know... WTF? But anyways, it's the one in the title to this thread, not the MKII though.  I have no idea what I am doing of course, but is there a reason for this thing?   My latency issue is taken care of but i'm lucky if it will play through and entire Bar without glithching.  I read the manual, watched some tutorials nothing too detailed as to what one does if it doesn't work.  I am probably missing an obvious simple solution so maybe someone can help?  My specs are in my sig.  thanks!
 
Joe 

Here are a few links for forum threads regarding your interface:
 
http://forum.cakewalk.com/Tascam-US144-mkII-and-Sonar-85Windows-7-64bit-m2001515.aspx
 
http://forum.cakewalk.com/Tascam-US144-with-Sonar-Home-Studio-7-XL-NEED-HELP-m1915462.aspx
 
http://forum.cakewalk.com/Tascam-US144-m1039329.aspx
 
Please list the settings you have on your system for the following:
 
For your interface: Sample Rate, ASIO Buffer Size, exact driver version you are using
 
For Sonar: Sample Rate, Driver Mode, Record Bit-Deoth, reported latency values for - Input, Output, Total Round Trip, Sonar version (X2, X2a).
 
Are you using 64-bit Windows?  
64-bit Sonar?
Is Windows up to current maintenance levels?
Is your interface plugged into a USB 2 port or a USB 3 port?  (You likely will want/need to use a USB 2 port)
Is the USB 2 port powered?
 
Also, you indicate in your post that while your latency issue has been resolved, you have glitches during playback.  Please explain further, as glitches sound to me like you are still having latency issues.  So, what kind of glitches are you experiencing?
 
 
 I looked up the specs for your CPU, and it would seem to me that this does not meet the listed minimum specs required for Sonar X1 or X2.  Please note that there are folks running successfully with systems that are below the listed requirements, but I have also seen where folks just couldn't get things to run correctly without upgrading.  
 
I would recommend you review and respond to my requests for information, and we look at tweaking those settings (and maybe some others), PRIOR to you shopping just yet for a replacement CPU upgrade.
 
Lastly, are you experiencing glitches for ALL projects, or just certain ones?  Perhaps you are having latency issues caused by one or more effects loaded into problem projects.  One way to check this is to load a project that gives you glitches, then hit the 'E' key on your computer keyboard to toggle off/on your effects, and see if your glitches go away.
 
If your glitches go away with your effects bypassed, then one or more of your loaded effects are causing these glitches, and you have to go through the exercise of figuring out which one or more are doing this.  (hitting 'E' again will turn effects processing back on, by the way).
 
I will keep an eye out for a response post from you with the information I requested, 
 
Bob Bone
 

Based on my experience, lightninrick is right. I had a US-144 as well (with poor latency) that I used with Sonar 8.5 and Win XP. When I upgraded to Win 7, I had to get a new interface because Tascam did/would not update the drivers for Win 7. Needless to say, I did not buy another Tascam. I didn't try ASIO4ALL, so I guess that's worth a shot. I hope you have better luck with it.

Thanks for all the extra miles you all went to to properly diagnose my problem esp Bob Bone.  But yea I should've checked into that xp/win 7 issue but saw it for $30 at a pawn shop and figured that the OS would be the last thing to worry to about.  Ill try asioforall and get back to ya