So how are things going with X2 and Win 7 versus 8?? I am one of the schlubs that still at Vista with X1 and want to upgrade to X2. So advice on my jumping up to just 7 or should I go right to 8.

Just go straight to 8, it's cheaper to upgrade and one day you might have to upgrade to Windows 8 anyway. You don't want to do extra work do you? I also strongly suggest that you wait for a service pack to come out for X2 first.

Also check your hardware compatbility.

(If you were on Windows 7 I would have suggested staying where you are, as there's no reason to upgrade right now).

Cheers...

Yeah I heard and service pack for 8 / X2 was coming but did not know when....

I forgot to ask - if I do choose to upgrade to 8 now - will that mess up how my X1 runs?

There's no point in upgrading to Windows 8 until you go to X2. I would consider reinstalling everything from scratch (clean installation) for an easy ride. Don't forget to back up first. Again check your hardware compatibility.

You can buy Windows 8 now from the Microsoft store with the serial number, burn to DVD and install at a later date.

Cheers....

You may also want to consider upgrading your horse-power (PC), I assume you've read the min requirements for Windows 8 and X2. It should be OK but if you want a better PC maybe now is a good time.

I went from Vista 64 bit to Windows Pro 8 64 bit and I haven't looked back. You may know me as a strong Vista supporter. What you get with Windows 8 is all that Vista started is optimized in Windows 8. Its faster more powerful and a real pleasure to use.

The only caveat is be sure you have Windows 8 drivers for your hardware. 

Kind of chicken and the egg- I thought I could not run X2 unless I have 7 or 8!
 

Reports are that it will work on Vista, but service packs will not work. Either way it is not supported. If it were me I'd just wait for X2A and upgrade to Win8 then (for less pain). By that stage Win8 will have had a few patches as well and more drivers will be out. Take your time and research your hardware compatibility/drivers. MAKE SURE YOU BACK UP.

Nothing stopping you taking the plunge now but that's my advice. NB I'm running Win7 and Win8.

Cheers...

I run Windows 8 64 bit and Sonar X2 Producer. 

Runs like the wind now:) I had some issues which I believed to be related to Firewire drivers. However, it turned out to be some of the 32 bit VSTs I used. Some trial and error, but now it works! 

PS - I bought a new computer recently, and checked my hardware drivers prior to the update.
I did a clean install of Windows 8

Good luck!