There are a number of occasions where I see posters saying Sonar should be run as administrator, which confuses me a bit because the X2 reference guide (and the online help too) says:
 
"Previous versions of SONAR required a user to have Windows Administrator status. This is no longer the case. Any level of user can now install and run SONAR."
http://www.cakewalk.com/D...q=Introduction.16.html
 
If X2 should really be run as administrator for good reason then I think CW should update the manual and the online help, but I have a feeling that I probably misunderstand the above statement and want someone here to tell me which is true and what the advantages and disadvantages of running Sonar (or any other DAW) as administrator.
 
Thanks

It's more a case of those posters hanging on to the old ways of doing things or are not aware of that change. I use Run As Administrator for absolutely every program I install (not just audio stuff) just because it doesn't hurt anything and it's easier than keeping track of what programs need it and which don't and/or going through the install process only to have it fail.
 
Next time I install Sonar I'll still use Run As Administrator out of habit.

I honestly do not know if it is needed or not.  I always run the Cakewalk software As Administrator, due to prior issues, and since it always works that way for me, I just continue to choose to do so.
 
Sorry that's not really any assistance in answering your post - it's just what I do, because it always works.
 
I do believe that Dim Pro still does require running it the first time as administrator, to complete the registration process.
 
Bob Bone
 

Oh and this is just a guess but I'm assuming the advantage of using Run As Administrator is because it allows the program access to areas of the system that non admin profiles don't have. So if Sonar needed to get at a protected directory or something it can.
 
Just a guess though. Not a tech.

Some of the older synths certainly benefit from Running Sonar as Administrator.  If you do, they work, if you don't, they don't.

Well, I just re-installed my entire system and have never encountered this before, but every time I start Sonar now I get this:
 
"Sonar will now personalize your setings and copy blah blah blah..." message. I set Sonar to always runas administrator, given all permissions to the sonar related folders. It still pops up.
 
Anyone have any good suggestions?
 
sorry for hi-jacking the thread but I thought it was relevant to the topic.
 
Cheers!

Sounds like you cancel out of the blah blah part.
 
Let that run through - it is a deliberate part of the first-time use processing.
 
Bob Bone

ProjectM
Well, I just re-installed my entire system and have never encountered this before, but every time I start Sonar now I get this:
 
"Sonar will now personalize your setings and copy blah blah blah..." message. I set Sonar to always runas administrator, given all permissions to the sonar related folders. It still pops up.
 
Anyone have any good suggestions?
 
sorry for hi-jacking the thread but I thought it was relevant to the topic.
 
Cheers!

 
Never mind about hi-jacking :)
Actually, personalization is necessary (but only once unless you have some issue) after the installation. And I discovered this recently.....if you run Sonar as administrator, you can use the Ctrl key as part of a shortcut key to launch the program without bringing up this message, but if you disable the run as administrator check box and use a shortcut key that uses Ctrl to launch Sonar, it brings up the re-personalization message, which, according to Cakewalk is a normal behavior.

@ProjectM... Howdy. It sounds like it is restoring your setup from the last install. I saw this being mentioned here the other day. If you don't clear out all the Sonar related junk in the registry or whatever then when you reinstall it'll find all that stuff and use it for the new install. The solution was to just delete it before installing. I'm not sure if that is actually the case as I've never done it and I may have misunderstood the conversation but it would make sense. I'll probably use CCleaner when I do my complete overhaul to make sure everything is gone and I'm starting from scratch.... well actually I'll probably restore from the image I made right after I installed windows or maybe even totally reformat the drives and start from the very beginning. But if I don't I'll just use CCleaner.
 
Hope you have been well.
 
 

Jlien X

ProjectM
Well, I just re-installed my entire system and have never encountered this before, but every time I start Sonar now I get this:
 
"Sonar will now personalize your setings and copy blah blah blah..." message. I set Sonar to always runas administrator, given all permissions to the sonar related folders. It still pops up.
 
Anyone have any good suggestions?
 
sorry for hi-jacking the thread but I thought it was relevant to the topic.
 
Cheers!

 
Never mind about hi-jacking :)
Actually, personalization is necessary (but only once unless you have some issue) after the installation. And I discovered this recently.....if you run Sonar as administrator, you can use the Ctrl key as part of a shortcut key to launch the program without bringing up this message, but if you disable the run as administrator check box and use a shortcut key that uses Ctrl to launch Sonar, it brings up the re-personalization message, which, according to Cakewalk is a normal behavior.

hmm... I don't understand this but it sounds like I was probably wrong in my assessment. I have a lot of research to do before I do the overhaul. :-/