Worked ok for me.  The download finished and the installing status never finished.  Since the program installer ran I gave up waiting and rebooted.  Looks like the Assistant needs a little love.  Otherwise all was fine.  Really like the new version!!!  Thanks Bandlab bakers!!! 

The plot thickens. 
I left the computer on overnight and this morning the download folder still shows the file sizes as shown in my last screenshot.. the files are only half the size they should be according to Noel. So they stall and that's the end of the story.
 
I am now convinced that because the Assistant has a very basic download system ( crude) that if the download is interrupted it stalls and is hung up. Read how many people had to try a few times to get it to work. 
 
In my case you are almost assured to have a large file be interrupted because I'm using a Satellite system. 
Example the XLN installer will show progress and tell me it was interrupted and restarted  2 or 3 times. But it always results in a complete download and updated files. 
Chromes downloader will manage this as well and you are given the option to re start a download if it times out. 
The first version of CbB used Chromes download because the  cakewalk.exe showed in the Global Download folder. 
 
Anyhow I had already downloaded and installed to my old beater laptop I have at work the day it was announced.
This laptop did not have the early release installed, Just Home Studio and Splat. 
It had no problems and shows as 24-04-1. 
 
I brought my portable drive with me to work with plans to copy the cakewalk.exe and take it home.
There is nothing in the Assistants download folder? Why would that be? does the assistant delete the installation files when complete??  This is nuts!  I didn't even know that folder existed until someone pointed it out on Saturday. 
 

 

It installed OK for me...

I had a situation that I never ran across.  I was downloading the files and our power went out. 
Not once but twice.
I thought I was toast with 2 crashed downloads.  However, on the third try everything completed and Cakewalk is running just great.
 
And before you think badly of me, my battery backup UPS had died and had not flagged me that the battery was dead.  (Guess what I ordered today)    
 

Wow, I am so glad I am not the only one with this challenge.  Have been going through all the freezing stuff as noted above.  I can promise you this, if and when I get it installed you will here a YAHOO loud and clear all the way to Singapore. hahahahahaha

Do all of you folks have this "download" folder in the bandlab asst folder? I don't and never did.

Mine loaded up perfect "right out of the box". I always have to mess with the plugin mgr to have it find all my plugs but had to do same in SPLAT.

"...we were told by Celemony that installing the Melodyne Studio trial will not overwrite your existing install of Editor but it will just update the code. Your existing license should be intact. If this is not the case for you please provide more detail and let us know ASAP."
Good news. Thank you.