Loaded BFD2 and it does not show as soft synth

Several things to try
Have you scanned your vst folder?
Have you created a plug in list using the plug in manager?
If you have the you'll need to add BFD2 from the list once you have run the vst scanner
Did the BFD2 installer ask you where to install the VST? It should see sonars vst folder and install it there automatically but you might want to check to make sure it's there.
If it's not it will be in programfiles/fxpansion/bfd2, you can copy and paste it into cakewalks vst folder and rescan.

Hope one of those work

Steve

That's very odd
I have two folders, one in (C:\Program Files\FXpansion\BFD2)
And the other in (C:\Program Files (x86)\FXpansion\BFD2)

You must surely have one of these? Something must be very wrong if not.
The BFD2 installer installs both 32bit and 64bit versions.
Did you find the 32 bit .dll in (C:\Program Files (x86)\FXpansion\BFD2)
or in cakewalks vst folder. Do you have both versions of sonar installed?
I mean 32 bit and 64 bit? If so you will have two vst folders.

Steve

I'm pretty sure it would have been the first 64 bit update.
I remember seeing two short cuts placed on my desk top, one for 32 bit and another for 64 bit.
It looks like that update, "which I think was version 2-3-0-15" has been taken down but installing the proceeding updates didn't remove my versions and I have the very latest one.

Jonesy
Have you checked both your windows 7 program folders and looked in cakewalks vst folders?
Since you're now on windows 7 you have two as I've stated above.

This is odd and I would suggest you might both need to contact tech support or (and) post on the forum too. 
I've seen another post from someone on the forum with what might have been the same problem but he was using logic and might have been on a mac so might be a different issue, or at least different resolution.

Steve

64 bit is still only in beta, is it not? You can get it, but you'd have to go to their website and dig it up.

John T

The most current version "BFD2_2-3-0-38" says it's still in beta so I'll not dispute that 
But it's been 64 bit since "BFD2 v2.3.0.15" so the 64bit part is out of beta I'd say.

Steve

Call me a crazy fool or an intrepid pioneer John but I've installed all their betas to date with no problems what so ever. 
It definitely loaded kits faster and probably a reduction in ram but my machine is a beast so I rarely monitor these things now 
I never had any problems with 32 bit either,  other than bit bridge crashing when I closed a project
I may have been trusting to luck at times though.

Steve

So, Steve, do you reckon it's safe just to apply 2-3-0-38 right on top of 2-0-1?

Hi Jonesey
I would run the 2.2.2.3 update first and then 2.3.08.
The audio update is only for the metronome (what metronome I hear you say?) I didn't know it had one but I installed it
in one of my update frenzies 

Steve

Are you using Vista64? If so, then the install of BFD2 will have to be done manually as it pertains to it's 64 bit version.