chuckebaby
You can download the updates and just keep them on file.
I would do that now before its too late.

How do I get the updates?  I poked around the site and looked under my account, and it lists my X1 serial and registration, I click on it and there's the install files like on the CD.  But...no update files.  I've poked around some more but I don't see anywhere to get the update files.  I tried to install cakewalk command center in case you have to go there to get them, but it's erring on me when I try to launch it...prolly cuz I'm running XP, I'm sure.
 
 

http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/Knowledge-Base/2007013250/SONAR-X1c-Update
 
http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/Knowledge-Base/2007013277/SONAR-X1d-Update
 

Thanks scook.  

hi i heard cakewalk ceased producing sonar is it true?

mohammadstrhi i heard cakewalk ceased producing sonar is it true?

 
They still sell Punctuation Upgrade kits though! 

SmilingCrow

mohammadstrhi i heard cakewalk ceased producing sonar is it true?

 
They still sell Punctuation Upgrade kits though! 

so... what this link says? \ i found some videos on youtube about this

I still have a 12 year old P4 Dell laptop with Windows XP and Sonar 8.5 Producer as a backup! 
 
It still boots, but the battery is long dead, works ok on a AC/DC power supply though.  Also loaded with many artifacts from that era like Ableton Live 5, Project 5, Acid Pro 6.0, and Sound Forge 7.0... 

Being a computer geek, why are you running xp? that technology is so very old! do not connect to the Internet whatever you do!

MrFun61
Being a computer geek, why are you running xp? that technology is so very old! do not connect to the Internet whatever you do!

Imaging is your friend.

Voda La Void

Cactus Music

$199 for X1?? the most buggy version of Sonar ever? 

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My alternative is to get something like Studio One 3 (if it will even run on XP) ... 
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Studio One 3 requires minimum win7 SP1, whereas Studio One 2 manages with XP.