!solved! 8.5 to X2 upgrade download error box "download the 1.5 update"

I am unable to install the Dimension Pro 1.5 download from the Sonar 8.5 Producer upgrade to Sonar X2.  I get an error box that says "The installer has detected that a previous version of Dimension Pro is currently installed.  Please download the 1.5 update from www.cakewalk.com"  

I installed the required update but still get the same error message.  A look in control panel reveals that Dimension Pro 1.2 is installed on my computer, but I still get the same error message when I try to run Dimension Pro 1.5.

Also, I'm not sure the Rapture part of the download is there, can't see it in the computer files and a run of one of the video tutorials says it is not there.

I guess I can call customer support tomorrow, but anyone have an idea what I should do?

Thanks

Thanks,

OK, so the 1.5 Dimension Pro can be skipped, and the Rapture portion as well by using the patch in Rapture support page?  I think I may have done that with Dimension Pro, so I'll try to do the same thing with Rapture.
But, I still show Dimension Pro 1.2 is installed in control panel rather than 1.5, so you must be saying they are the same I guess.  And also that Rapture which ships with X2 is the same also?

Is that right? 

Yes, if you patch DimPro and Rapture current, skip the X2 install for those plug-ins. If you really did apply the 1.5 patch and DimPro still shows 1.2 could it be that your are running the 32bit version of SONAR and still loading the DXi version which is frozen at v1.2? The DimPro version that is v1.5 is the VST version.

Let's get the 32bit version running for now. You would need more RAM to really benefit from 64bit SONAR. About DimPro, are you loading the DXi or VST version? Load the VST version of DimPro and check the about screen. Alternately you can look in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Cakewalk\Vstplugins\Dimension Pro" and right-click on the "Dimension Pro.dll", open the properties page and make sure the product version on the Details tab is 1.5.0.

One more thing about X2, Rapture is part of the main install process. To skip the Rapture install, perform an X2 advanced install and deselect Rapture.

No, that does not relate to the 32/64bit version of the application, that is the audio file format which both version can create. The 64bit version of SONAR is a completely separate install process. It installs in "C:\Program Files", 32bit SONAR installs in "C:\Program Files (x86)".

OK, got that.

I see.  I will use the 32 bit version of Sonar for now, but keep that little tidbit about 32 bit plug in recognition in mind when I am ready to upgrade Ram or entire DAW.

I guess it's time to roll up the old sleeves and see what's new in this beast!

Did the Xa upgrade too.

Many thanks to you scook!

A lot of the Dimension Pro multisamples are now flac files, though they were wav's at some point in the past (I don't know if the flac files are just the wav samples converted, or if they're new samples).

If you have the older wav samples you might want to hang on to them as you might save youself an on the fly conversion (?) and you'll be able to preview the samples with the Media Browser, something you can't do with the flac samples.

I converted all my flac samples to wav samples.

rocadani, the Media Browser can preview wav files just fine.
It's flac files that it can't play.

Converting the flac-based multisamples to wav-based multisamples is not hard,
but it's not for the faint of heart either. You have to fix the sfz files as well.