I am just having too many little things continually pop up with X2a.
I think it is time to go back a step.
Short of doing a restore of my entire system to a backup point taken just before the X2a
upgrade, is there an easier way?
 
Thanks
 
Dave

if it was a quick fix you could roll back, but i think you'll have to reinstall sonar or restore back to that point, unless there is a way

Doesn't the install of a newer version place a copy of the old .exe in a special folder somewhere?

All you have to do is rename it and drag it back to your working folder.

Sorry to be a bit vague, but this is from memory.

yeah its in prog files, cakewalk, sonar x2, back up, just checked the now

No - reverting from X2a back to X2 involves more than just renaming the sonarpdr.exe file.

There are other inter-connected changes to other components.

In my opinion, the best way to go back to X2 would be to completely uninstall X2a, including removal of roaming data, registry keys, and such - there have been other threads that cover the exact process of doing this - I believe Britol_Jonesey has put them up a few times.

After the complete removal of all things X2a (no need to remove plugins and that sort of thing, I am only speaking of the main program), install X2, and you should be fine.

Bob Bone

I can do that:

1) Completely un-install SONAR from your computer. This is normally done from Start | Programs | Cakewalk. This will not remove any of your project files or audio data.   

2) Open the Run Command
In Windows Vista and 7 this can be done by holding down the ‘windows’ key and pressing ‘r’   

3) At the prompt type regedit and click OK.  

 ***Backup your Registry before making edits - you do this by clicking the File menu, Export Registry File.   ***
 
4) 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   

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, using Options|Key Bindings, Tools|SONAR Plug-in Manager, and Options|Colors. Hit F1 in these views for detailed instructions on how to do this.  

5) Open the 'Run' command again.  

6) Copy and paste the following into the prompt:   %appdata%\Cakewalk   

7) This will open your Cakewalk Application Data folder, right-click on the SONAR folder and choose rename.  
8) Rename this folder SONAR X2 Backup. 

9) Open the 'Run' command again and type msconfig Click OK and then click on the Startup tab at the upper right of the window that opens. 

10) Uncheck all items listed, click OK, then restart your computer. You can always recheck those items again at a later time. 

11) Then reinstall SONAR. Make sure to have any virus scanners disabled on installation. It is not required or recommended to turn off any windows services.  

Here is a link to a forum thread with complete removal instructions for X1 (would be the same for X2)L

http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.aspx?m=2437932

Obviously substitute X2 for X1, the instructions are a few posts down in the thread.

Bob Bone

wow!
thanks guys very much for this info.
Very detailed.
Greatly appreciated.
I really hate having to do this but I think I'm about all used up on
these little things that I keep encountering.
I will look over all this info and see if the pain, and potential risk, of doing this is worth the benefits.

Dave

just occured to me, I still have version 8 and X1 as installed software on
my machine.
Assuming it might be prudent to remove these as well?

It's your call really.

There are a couple of plugins that aren't shipped with X2 - like the Pantheon Reverb, so if any of your projects use this - and you still want to use it = you'll have to install just the plug after you've installed X2


The removal instructions above apply equally to all previous version, just substitute 8/8.5/X1 for X2 but do them sequentially - if you're going to uninstall 8 - do all of that before moving on to removing X1