Thanks for the link. Lots of good stuff there.
P5v2 is running very well on Windows 8 64bit system. It doesn't matter that it's 32 bit and only utilizes a single core apparently- it's running better now than it ever did before. Seeing as I have almost as many VSTs as Bapu now and P5 is an inspiring plugin host I can see myself starting to use it again day to day. It's so old, it's new!
I have had a crack at oh-so-many DAWs but project 5 is the only one I would call quick. I don't think it is too late for Cakewalk to resurrect it either.