X3 Producer Trial won't install due to bad paths

It is recommended that downloading Sonar, whatever version, is done using a browser with a built-in download manager, such as Chrome, or a dedicated download manager.
 
Further, you may have corrupted download files - there are freeware hash value generators available, and Cakewalk lists the correct hash values for each of the download files for Sonar, and you can compare them to make sure the downloads were done properly.
 
Additionally, I found that my antivirus software created corrupted files during the download of X2, and I had to temporarily suspend my antivirus software to get a valid set of download files for Sonar.
 
And, for the installation 2 things: 1st, I recommend you right-click on the install program for Sonar and click on Run As Administrator, and 2nd, I also recommend you temporarily suspend your antivirus software during the Sonar installation.
 
Bob Bone
 

I think I saw this comment in another thread about the demo, but it did not click until I saw your screen capture... A colon (:) is not allowable in a directory path... and that is where it is hanging on you. Can you do the install and "customize" that directory path? "C:\Cakewalk ContentC:" is a "no go"... if possible, reinstall and choose "specify directory" (or similar), and check all of those path names.

What OS are you on?
 
Run the Installer as "administrator", that might clear it up, or as others have said, could be a corrupt download.

It seems to be working running as administrator, though it's obviously installing to C:\Cakewalk Content, which is the wrong place for apps to install data these days. I didn't get any say in the paths, which makes it even more important that the installer should be getting it right in the first place. Not impressed.

Btw, I have UAC in Windows disabled, its a pain in the ass. If you arent a novice then disable UAC.
 
 

Also, disabling UAC is a dumb thing to do, no offence. It's there to protect you from security risks which are quite significant these days. Any app that requires those specific privileges during installation can ask for them.
 

This is the trial install, not the regular install. I have always had more options in the past when installing Sonar, but that wasn't the case for this trial download.
 
One thing Cakewalk does that is frustrating is put its sample content all over the place. It seems like a different location for each version. I've had to move things out of My Documents before, for example. To add insult to injury, in this install it has actually used the correct location of C:\ProgramData\Cakewalk\SONAR X3 Producer Trial for a lot of data - but then pushed a bunch of stuff into C:\Cakewalk Content too. It shouldn't be doing this, as it complicates backup procedures, as well as making it awkward to find content when you need it. It's great that Sonar lets you move the directories (and I always do this), but the defaults should be in the proper places, and ideally there wouldn't be fifteen different paths to amend.
 
I don't consider this thread solved as such; there's been no explanation for why the installer was getting the path wrong. Ideally someone from Cakewalk will see this and realise that something needs fixing.
 
As an aside, I'm amused to see that the 'Migrate Sonar Preferences' box doesn't appear to have been changed since 1996. And still has misleading checkboxes you can't use. And produces a totally misleading warning about my audio data files. And failed to migrate any of my paths from 8.5 over, despite finding the .ini file. *sigh*

Kylotan
Also, disabling UAC is a dumb thing to do, no offence. It's there to protect you from security risks which are quite significant these days. Any app that requires those specific privileges during installation can ask for them.

+1.