Sonar Platinum Activation Issue

Check to see if you have full admin privileges for Sonar under properties.  You should try running it as an administrator.  

I've had a similar issue.  I have a computer that is sometimes connected to the internet but not always, so sonar activated automatically initially. However, I am now using sonar and it reverted to demo mode without me noticing.  After hours of work I can now not save and now the little pop up keeps saying that sonar is running in demo mode. After connecting to the internet and trying to run the cakewalk command center, nothing happens.  Also, the option to activate offline has disappeared from the help menu after connecting to the internet and wont return if I disconnect again.  If I click the pop up that says sonar is running in demo mode it either takes me to a cakewalk webpage that is no longer there or to the offline activation page where I can not do anything from because I cant export a request file from within sonar.  This is very frustrating.  First of all, this why the whole membership thing is bull. I bought the software upfront with the full subscription, yet Command Center needs to continually check my subscription or else it converts my expensive software into demo mode? -- STUPID.  2nd, If sonar thinks I'm not connected to the internet, why does the "Activate Now" button that is on the pop up window that says "sonar is running in demo mode" take me to the internet website for offline activation??? The "Click here" button on the pop up that says "save is not allowed" takes me to a cakewalk site that says 404 not found.  Cakewalk, I took screenshots if you want them.  My software should work rearguards if i am connected to the internet or not.

So, if I upgrade to Platinum...I download the files at the office (fast internet).
 
Then Cakewalk provides me with the activation code or whatever and then I go home and load files from external HD to desktop and then I type in activation code (offline activation, is what I think this is called) and that is it.
 
Will this work?
 
Do I have to re-connect to Cakewalk at home...are they going to keep insisting I check in to remain activated.
 
I don't use my DAW online.
 
What should I expect?

I had this problem once with some plugins. It turned out to be Windows UAC. I had to turn it off.
If you're interested in trying it, go to the control panel and click on User Accounts. That screen should have a link to User Account Control. If you click it you can see if it's on or off.
In my case it was on and preventing the registration of the plugin from writing to the registry.
 

Please call in to tech support and reference this thread If you have this issue and someone will help you. That will be the easiest...

BigChrizzle
Hello all, I have just downloaded installed Sonar Platinum, and did the offline activation. The problem is it seems like when I go to Sonar Platinum again it seems to revert back to the demo mode, tell me it cannot save, and asks me to activate again. I go through the offline activation AGAIN, import the activation file again, and then it tells me to go to command center. I've had Sonar Platinum (year subscription) for about 2 weeks and this keeps happening. Has anyone else encounter this issue? Thoughts?

I had problems activating  (ONLINE) until I learned that what I thought was the Command Center was not the Command Center:  Below is what I posted last night!
 
The problem  has been resolved.  The source of the problem occupies  the same category as the following quote attributed to Robert McCloskey  ... “I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.”  It all has to do with the term"Welcome to the Cakewalk Command Center" 
 
 I know that the instructions were there all along but I, and I am sure many others,  tend to only quickly glance at stuff that appears to be irrelevant. Bottom line in this long winded epistle is a plea for ensuring that nebulous instructions don't make it past the quality control folks.  I assume that Cakewalk has such a group!