I was quite happy running XP32 and had no real desire to upgrade.

What finally pushed me into doing it was when running EWQLSO in a vain attempt to produce an orchestral mockup.

The 4Gb RAM ceiling prevented me from doing this, so at that point it became necessary for me to upgrade.

Now I'm 64 bit end to end with no 32 bit plugs involved anywhere.

I had collected a rather large collection of plugins over the years - it was good to whittle them down to a small handful that I really couldn't live without.

Teksonik

Its not a civil right to be able to buy the latest software's and expect that it will support XP32 or Windows 95 x32 or what ever forever. Save your money to a new computer instead of wasting them on latest software's is my advice my friend. Best Regards Freddie

Luckily I don't need your advice...and I don't have to "save my money" to buy a new computer. Trust me I could walk out right now and buy the highest spec'd computer on the market or have one custom built. I simply have chosen not to... As I said above I've installed the X-2 upgrade and it's working perfectly.... Like I told the other wanker snob above I don't measure my manhood by the speed of my CPU or the version number of my Operating System. You guys are obviously compensating for "short" comings in other areas......

 
Look who is a snob and arrogant.
You say you have the founds to buy a new computer but you are not willing too? How arrogant is it to complain that your old XP isn't supported, because you think its just so tiring to update your OS. Obviously you have the time and will to spend and upgrade your software's but not your computer or OS?  
You accuse us being snob because we want progress and features  hold back if they will continue to support XP32 or x32bit for that matters.
 
 
Do you think that the rest of the world should revolve around you and your XP computer? And if you update the rest of the world should follow. So either you techno fob, stingy or just lazy complainer. 
 
You telling us your XP setup work perfectly obviously you have no clue how good it could be with Windows 7x64 or Windows 8 x64. Stay with all means with XP32 if you like but don't come here and complain that it sucks that the rest of the world has move on and doesn't support it. That's include Microsoft too!
 
 
Best regards
Freddie 

Hi gents,
there´s nothing wrong in working with X2 /quick fix and XP,
it´s running stable like a mercedes-benz here.
But you guys are right in the sense that X3 probably will not work with 
my good old horse XP........ for sure X2  runs better with Win 7.  
Sooo, the slowest updater and upgrader in the sonar world (me)
has to face the fact to upgrade to Win 7 /8.

Please, don´t beat me and the other snails !

Have fun 
Pragi

Forgot to mention that nobody here is ignorant and arrogant,
Peace,Please ! 

He said wanker...LOL!!!!

Teksonik

Its not a civil right to be able to buy the latest software's and expect that it will support XP32 or Windows 95 x32 or what ever forever. Save your money to a new computer instead of wasting them on latest software's is my advice my friend. Best Regards Freddie

Luckily I don't need your advice...and I don't have to "save my money" to buy a new computer. Trust me I could walk out right now and buy the highest spec'd computer on the market or have one custom built. I simply have chosen not to... As I said above I've installed the X-2 upgrade and it's working perfectly.... Like I told the other wanker snob above I don't measure my manhood by the speed of my CPU or the version number of my Operating System. You guys are obviously compensating for "short" comings in other areas......

you obviously have an issue expressing yourself so you need to resort to name calling.
either that or your just not smart enough to find the words.
 
you can say what ever you want about the exscuses your giving here why you don't want to upgrade but its plain and simple.
your using a copy of windows that is 3 versions ago.
came out 12 years ago.
id be willing to bet you have a lot of dx plug ins and an interface that probably dosent support windows 8 drivers.
maybe im wrong.
 
but heres the real deal...
the next major update or version that sonar decides to put out, have fun standing there with your hands in your pockets.
see there is a way of being politely ignorant with out name calling :)

Computers are almost free compared to the software,, just use 2 or 3 for whatever...


I have both 32 and 64 systems because some software I need just won't run on W7 64 bit. As I slowly upgrade the software my XP 32 bit machines will fade away. Just like my Atari which I finally retired only 4 short years ago. 


Most of us own more than one of each of our toys,,,, a computer is just another piece of hardware like a distortion pedal.  

I agree completely with Teksonic that the reasons for not upgrading hardware or OS are usually due more to the huge inconvenience than to the cost. The cost of a new system is not an issue usually. If your DAW is stable and especially if you have a large number of plugs that will require reauthorization, etc - nothing can be less fun than going through that process.
I am running an older Quad system which thankfully is a champ. I bit the bullet late last year when one of my hard drives failed, and upgraded at that time with a new soundcard and Windows 8. But I can definitely understand and appreciate someone's reluctance to make the leap if they don't really have to. It seems every update I lose a few plugs that won't authorize or which are a pain in the neck to get up and running - new versions of drivers, tweaking etc. Yuck.

Freddie H

 
You telling us your XP setup work perfectly obviously you have no clue how good it could be with Windows 7x64 or Windows 8 x64. Stay with all means with XP32 if you like but don't come here and complain that it sucks that the rest of the world has move on and doesn't support it. That's include Microsoft too!
 
 

Freddie - doesn't sound like a complaint to me - just an honest question about whether X2 would work in XP.
"Well bloody 'ell.......When faced with days upon days of work rebuilding my software library the desire to upgrade to Win 7/8 quickly goes away. Everything is working perfectly here so I have no real need to "upgrade" my OS for the time being..... Thanks for the info guys...guess I'll skip X-2 for the near future.....shame as it looks quite interesting."


I completely empathize with that point of view. Upgrading can be a royal pain in the ass. 

Frostysnake


He said wanker...LOL!!!!

  no,  cocksmoker!