mgwitt


The Correct Way To Uninstall Sonar is as follows:

To completely un-install SONAR X2 Producer from your computer. You will want to manually remove the SONAR installation files by deleting the following directories. Do this by doing the following:

1) Open the Run Prompt by holding down the Windows Key on your computer and pressing "R"
2) In the Run prompt type in the following and press [OK]: C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\
3) Delete the "SONAR X2 Producer" folder contained within

4) Open the Run Prompt by holding down the Windows Key on your computer and pressing "R"
5) In the Run prompt type in the following and press [OK]: %appdata%\Cakewalk
6) Delete the "SONAR X2 Producer" folder contained within

7) Open the Run Prompt by holding down the Windows Key on your computer and pressing "R"
8) In the Run prompt type in the following and press [OK]: %allusersprofile%\Cakewalk
9) Delete the "SONAR X2 Producer" folder contained within

Next you will want to delete your SONAR related registry keys by doing the following:

10) Open the Run Prompt by holding down the Windows Key on your computer and pressing "R"
11) In the Run prompt type in the following and press [OK]: regedit
12) Click [OK] will launch the Registry Editor. If prompted with a message "Do you want to allow the following program to make changes...", click [Yes].

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IMPORTANT: When you access the Registry Editor, create a backup by going to File > Export. In the Export menu, make sure you have "All" selected and that the "Save As Type" is set to "Registration Files (*.reg).

It is very important to create a backup of your registry because if you accidentally delete a registry key there is no undo function. You can, however, double-click on the Registry backup you made above to re-import your registry keys if you make any mistakes. You MUST re-import your backup (if needed) before restarting your computer.
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13) Now delete the following Registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cakewalk Music Software\SONAR Producer\X2
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Cakewalk Music Software\SONAR Producer\X2


IMPORTANT: You will want to delete the "X2" folder at the end of these strings of keys. Do this by right-clicking on the ""X2" folder and selecting "Delete". Only do this for the "X2" folders in the locations above. If you do not see these ""X2" folders, proceed to the next step.

*Please note that this will remove any effects presets and key bindings you may have made in Cakewalk. You can back these up separately if you like from SONAR's Plug-in Manager and Color and Key Bindings menus.

At this point, you will want to re-install the product. We recommend temporarily disabling your startup programs by doing the following:

14) Open the 'Run' command again and type in the following: msconfig
15) Click [OK] and then click on the Startup tab at the upper right of the window that opens.
16) Uncheck all items listed, click [OK], then restart your computer. You can always recheck those items again at a later time.
17) Reinstall SONAR X2

robert_e_bone


Quoting JB101: Be careful, though.  I used an analogy on here once and got harangued for it.  People will be telling you that music studios don't have dogs as a rule, DAWS don't travel at 70mph and computers don't run on petrol


You are correct - the first part of analogy ain't pretty.

That might be true in this universe, about studios not having dogs, etc - but if that guy is going to present an alternative reality where all software is impregnable, then I can in self defense present my dogs and cars arguments (my fantasy world is just as valid as anyone else's).  :)

Bob Bone

vladasyn


Mg Witt, thank you for the detailed uninstall. I have even better idea: why not uninstall Windows and install it all over?

To me- the program should install and uninstall naturally. I do not have to have IT certificates to be able to use it. And while I do have some IT certs, I do not wish to be involved with what you just posted- thanks, tho, I will save it for the future. Couple years ago I re-installed Windows, so I only had SP 8, X1 and X2 installed.

Bob, thank you for the good laugh. However, no one talks about installing anything extraordinary. No jump in the traffic. Just regular everyday things. The software should be able to accept other gear made by standards- there are standards, right? lol. VST is nice standard, ASIO is another. I should not worry when I buy gear if the drivers will be compatable. In fact- I have a problem with Roland Fantom made by- well- Roland and Cakewalk- owned by Roland- that should not be happening. And I do not see any Cakewalk reps. joining conversation and attempting to solv it. See my other thread, about "strange MIDI Loop".

My set up is not traditional. My studio is inflated like a bubble. Many people would say it is surprising that Sonar runs at all. I feel like it should work don't matter what I add to it. And it does. It just- well- crashes- always- daily, and been doing it for years. You want to hear my music- well- it not happening- I do not have anything recent. My art is in maintaining my gear. I settle down to record and it takes 2- 3 hours to record 1 track for one reason or another.

You are all very helpful. I just don't know if it worth to talk about my "outdated" XP system. I can try.

noynekker


There's real comedy here on this thread, we've said farewell to a longtime Sonar user, helped a disgruntled user,
apologized for using an anology, gone through a technical essay about uninstalling Sonar, got philosophical about software
policies in a changing world . . .

It's the pop thread of the day, but the OP's long gone, just makes me laugh.
Thanks for that.