Weird headache with AD2 installation resolved! Happy!

Contact Cakewalk Customer Service, the info is here http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/2090582
Although it sounds XLN support http://www.xlnaudio.com/support could help

Keano66
Thanks Scook. I will contact Sonar to refund my money. If the fault is with XLN, then that is something that Sonar should have sorted out beforehand. Sonar have obviously not bothered with setting up a seamless upgrade policy. Personally, I was quite happy with X3. What annoys me the most is that I have gone through the rigmarole of reformatting my computer solely to acommodate the new Sonar. I'm pretty cheesed off to be honest (but not at you, Scook!)

I would contact XLN. I haven't seen reports of similar problems, and there have been a lot of Platinum installations.

Yup, I will do later on...thanks. 
 

I just upgraded to Platinum and had the same issue, but mine was resolved by clicking the repair button next to Addictive Drums 2 in my product list in the xln online installer. I wonder whats going on here.

Vastman. Why did I reformat?  Because I want a completely clean new installation, free from any registry pollution! I do it every time sonar brings out a new upgrade. I am running a commercial studio here in England. My customers deserve it. I have contacted XLN about my issue. I am waiting for them to get back to me. I have just tried to install AD 1 and 2 again. The same problem - 'needs repair' - i click on 'needs repair'....and then it says 'needs repair'! hehe! Good job I'm crazy anyway! :)  

I certainly understand the frustration. You think you've done all the right things, you've got a great new DAW, you've cleaned the cobwebs out of your computer, and...I guess it's sort of like being left at the altar or something.
 
But you wouldn't return a BMW because the Blaupunkt radio was defective   I had a problem when installing the original AD and maybe it relates. If you change the Windows compatibility settings for something (I forget what), that creates a different machine ID and AD won't recognize it. It was a gigantic PITA but the XLN people sorted it out, and no kittens were killed.
 
Hang in there.

Big big thanks to Bob. I changed the path for my 32 bit VST in the XLN installer (under advanced). However, in the Program file (X86) the only folder was Command centre. So I had to add a new folder 'VST Plugins'.  The AD 32 bit drums seemed to go in that very smoothly! Good so far ( But why on earth am I having to add folders for an upgrade i do not know.) Anyway, currently, the XLN installer says everything is up to date. Now, when I add the AD2 drums in Sonar, in the drop down list, I add ad2 to a track and the fairfax vol 1 appears. But it says that this is a demo version. Where are my drumkits? I feel that I am getting closer to the promised land but still need some guidance on this thing. AD1 is fine.  Thanks again Bob!

Having done all these installations my self I know there's quite a bit of opportunity for user error or misunderstanding because of expectation rather than clearly reading the instructions. Hmmmm I wonder. There's nothing wrong with saying you were wrong and made a mistake. When I think of the mistakes I've made during an installation because I missed just one little screen or instruction.

Anyway, glad you've got it working.

Glad u got it mostly resolved...Don't know about demo mode...but sleep helps!
 
Would hope you change the vent in the other thread...or append it to say it was resolved...and change the title ... to reflect the sitch... ie, "weird headache with AD2 installation resolved" If more people did this the threads would end up being actually more useful to others down the line and not send the vague messages which seem so unfair.
 
I have had weeks of headaches at times... that's the problem with the pc platform in general and I know where you're at... all nighters on many occasions trying to sort things out... for example a bad power line, even with a stabilizer/backup/conditioner thingy caused alllllll sorts of probs for months till I got it fixed....pulling my hair out, lots of forum suggestions...endless frustration till I ran a temporary fat extension chord an voila! Fortunately I never dissed Cake or impuned their amazing creation...and kept the perspective that stuff happenes and gotta sort my unique thing out first...as others weren't having my issues...
 
The biggest challenge we have is not to lash out prematurely... and as there seems to be a few trolls lately doing that... I at least have gotten a bit raw.  Trying to be a bit more whitty in my responses which, I admit, sometimes suck...
 
I'm sure XLN want's to be informed of your findings... don't know why that happened; plus they'll walk you thru the demo snag...or modify the activation as needed....you may end up doing the infamous "DoH!" as I did after they fixed me up in AD1...it was obvious but I wasn't seeing it...

I don't even know if you still have to do so, but out of habit, I also always run installs with the explicit Run As Administrator option.  Don't know if that applies - I do recall that helping with certain registrations, so I thought I would mention it.
 
Bob Bone
 

Keano66

I see you are also installing Addictive Drums 1 also?  ( Your post No. #14 above )

Is their a reason for installing both AD1 and AD2? 
 
Are you using CC to install everything?
 
TBH - I found it better to login to your Cakewalk Account, downloading the individual install files and installing the traditional way .. Allowed me to install where I liked & install what I wanted only ..
 
 
 

aidanodr
Keano66

I see you are also installing Addictive Drums 1 also?  ( Your post No. #14 above )

Is their a reason for installing both AD1 and AD2? 
 
Are you using CC to install everything?
 
TBH - I found it better to login to your Cakewalk Account, downloading the individual install files and installing the traditional way .. Allowed me to install where I liked & install what I wanted only ..

I've never installed any of the AD stuff, I use BFD3, but it's my understanding that AD1 and AD2 are separate and that in order to use existing AD1 sounds/kits you have to either install AD1 or buy an upgrade from XLN to convert them to AD2.
 
The important thing to remember when installing Sonar is to keep 32bit and 64bit VST paths separate.  Sonar has entries in preferences for those paths, and also for VST3 both 32 and 64 bit.
You don't HAVE to use the default c:\program files\ paths.  C:\program files\ is one of the paths that Windows classes as being part of the system settings and requires administrator rights to do certain things,  hence "run as administrator" and/or turning off UAC often cures apparent problems.
 
To prevent AD running in demo mode you need to sort out registration on the XLN site.

Two threads about this:

http://forum.cakewalk.com...s-repair-m3165385.aspx