Music Creator Install crashes computer

I downloaded music creator 4 and when installing, it says that a certain file is corrupt(will have to install again to see which file). If I ignore, the installation continues then crashes my computer. I get a blue screen,(once again would have to check to see what the screen error actually is). I restart my Computer and the MUsicCreator4 Icon is on the desk top, when clicked it launches the program but quits out on the start up screen. I am running XP on a Dell Inspiron 6000. Has anyone seen this problem.

you'll have to contact Cakewalk about it.

does sound strange, but it's still a pretty low occurance. I don't know of any way to solve this problem without CW's tech support.

I tried installing on a different PC and everything went fine with the exception of a missing WAV file. Sadly I can't use the software on the other pc (and is now removed).

This evening I got a reply from the Cakewalk Tech people and they supplied a link to a drivermode utility and the missing WAV file and I tried reinstalling with practically everything removed from my system's memory and everything went well. No blue screens or crashes.

This must be a problem associated with the downloaded version.
I didn't have a problem with the boxed version.

Beagle...you're right, cw should do the right thing!
But, we know their history when it comes to the MC versions.

Hello forum folks, Just experienced this problem with a boxed MC4 install. I get the splash screen, then a little Cakewalk taskbar message saying "scanning", then it just quits. No processes etc. running regarding Cakewalk. Tried uninstall, reinstall. No change. Tried a regedit delete sequence with uninstall, reboot and reinstall, and still no improvement. Funny thing is that it worked prior - no problems- and I'm wondering if a recent XP update "bit" something..

Agoz, is there a link out there with this patch?

I have the same problem with the boxed version bought at an electronics "super store". Has anyone posted a link to this patch yet? I can't even uninstall the program due to a corrupt .dat file. Very unimpressed so far...

Already, sent an email to tech support. I will post a link back here when I hear from them. Perhaps we could get a moderator to "sticky" it afterwards.

Thank you for contacting Cakewalk Technical Support. Please try the
attached reset utility. If that alone fails, please go to your Windows
Start Menu and click "Run". At the prompt,
type or paste the following:

%APPDATA%/CAKEWALK

This will open a folder in Windows Explorer. Find the folder named
"Music Creator 4". Right-click on it and choose "rename". Change
the folder's name to the following:

"Music Creator 4 backup"

Launch Music Creator 4 again and allow it to recopy the application
data.

Before you launch MC4. Please download this driver mode utility.
http://www.cakewalk.com/support/sonar/drivermode.zip You can use it to
launch SONAR in a different driver mode such as MME.


I hope that helps.

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here http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/EMAIL.ASP

Thank you.

This is what Cakewalk sent me, unfortunately none of it worked. The program still does not open. Still can't uninstall the "program". Lame.

I had the same trouble and I used up my 3 tries. I emailed Cakewalk and got the same reply, and that didn't work. I ended up phoning tech support, who emailed me the progarm - tada! no problems with that and it's working fine. I think that it is corrupt wave files causing it the problem, and in fact the tech support guy said they had been having some problems with the MC4 download.

Good luck