http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.aspx?high=&m=2667251&mpage=1#2667948

If future updates of X2 won't even install on XP then why can we even install the base version on it any way ?

This just sounds bizarre......

Good to know, Noel. I'd add what you have said on to the requirements page as people will still attempt to run X2 on XP. It happens with many other products. I know it's their own risk but 'unsupported' gets treated as 'give it a go, what's the worst that could happen'.

I'm on XP but wouldn't have risked X2.

Gregmang


"XP is completely unsupported with SONAR X2. Future updates of X2 will not even install on XP so its not worth the trouble of installing IMO. "


Then why did you even allow it to be installed on XP in the first place ???

Bad bad move....

Maybe I can still install it on Win98 (I'm sure Win3.1 will not work so I'm not even gonna try).

See post# 13 here: http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.aspx?m=2667396
 
Apparently the Windows runtimes are changing in Win8 so will no longer be compatible with XP.
 

I am going to risk it on Vista 64, but I know its down to me if anything does not function correctly. It was very clear from the outset that neither Vista or XP are supported.

yep, time to upgrade to 7

XP isn't even supported by Microsoft any more.. I understand your frustration but at some point the latest and greatest software will not run on "older" unsupported operating systems..

When I finally upgraded from Guitar Studio 2.0 to Sonar 8.5, I bought a new desktop computer running W7 and a new soundcard.  It wasn't free but these days, not that expensive (everything being relative of course)..

I hope you'll be in a position to upgrade your computer soon!

Here is why. http://forum.cakewalk.com/fb.ashx?m=2667950

My XP has been unbelievably stable for years as its NEVER been on the internet.  Literally never.  It is foolproof and as fast today as it was the day I installed it.  The only software that it has installed all relate to musical creation and production.

I installed X2 on a fresh install of XP SP3 last night and screwed around with it for a while and it SEEMED to work fine. But, that's not saying much right now since I haven't really dug into it yet.

I wasn't going to install it on that machine since I know it's on it's death bed, but I got too antsy and did it just to see. I'll dig in deeper tonight. If nothing else I'll at least be familiar with it.