Says DimPro not installed & File Content? 05_SONAR_X1_Producer_Additional_Content.exe

I do have a working copy of Dimension Pro so did not dl the DimPro file but when trying to install the downloaded file "05_SONAR_X1_Producer_Additional_Content.exe" I get an install error saying there is no registered Dimension Pro

So question:
1: What is actually included with this file? 

Question 2 How do I get my existing copy of DimPro to be recognized?

thanks,
Fred 

Maybe installing X1 has overwritten your Dim Pro Serial number and registration/activation. Try running 8.5, load Dim Pro and if it isn't registered/activate it again

Same error message here. :-(

Same problem here for installation - not a valid DimPro
But after about 3 tries it ran the install (don't know if it actually installed or not yet)
Then when I went to exit it started to run again
DimPro seems to still work OK in 8.5.3

Something for a hot fix I guess

On my system 

.../cakewalk/dimension pro has the 1.2.dll which loads fine in 8.5
.../cakewalk/vstplugins/dimension pro  has the 1.5 dll which does not load into x1 or 8.5

I have both directories searched in the x2 and 8.5 vst scan dialogue

and now after rescanning in X1 I don't even show 1.2 as available in the synth browser

Strange stuff!

Fred

Can someone from CAKEWALK weigh in on this common issue? What are we all doing wrong?
Please!?

I just finished my X1 installation with no hiccups and I can tell you what I did to see if it might help.

I had DimPro 1.2 installed but had never updated to 1.5. I followed steps 1 through 4 in Jonbouy's excellent post found here on updating DimPro with the 1.5 update patch:

http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.aspx?m=2055823

So basically I just uninstalled Dimpro from my machine while saving my Multisamples folder. (Saving the Multisamples folder isn't necessary unless you want to maintain any custom patches and sounds you may have added.)

Instead of proceeding with step 5 (installing the original DimPro followed by the updates), I decided to try installing it using only the DimPro 1.5 installer I downloaded for Sonar X1. So I installed Sonar X1 parts 1 and 2, skipped Beatscape parts 1 and 2 since I already have it updated to 1.0.2, the DimPro expansion packs and DimPro 1.5. Then I ran the new DimPro 1.5 standalone version and entered the new serial number and registration codes I received for it in the X1 download. (My registrations page now shows 2 serial numbers and registration codes for DimPro. One set for Dimension Pro and new ones for Dimension Pro 1.5) Then I installed the additional content with no issues.

So maybe it is just that you need to reinstall DimPro and register it with the new codes. I did not try installing the 32 bit version. I'm cutting the cord.

Regards,
Don

dgrm44,

DSF V2 Classic Keys
HollyWood FX
Dimension Pro Expansion Pack 1     
Dimension Pro Expansion Pack 2
Roland Vintage Sound Library


I think that's it. I know there were a couple of sample projects in one of the installs. Don't remember if they were in the main install or the additional content. My brain is just about fried. I don't remember anything else.


Regards,
Don

dwcaldwell


I just finished my X1 installation with no hiccups and I can tell you what I did to see if it might help.

I had DimPro 1.2 installed but had never updated to 1.5. I followed steps 1 through 4 in Jonbouy's excellent post found here on updating DimPro with the 1.5 update patch:

http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.aspx?m=2055823

So basically I just uninstalled Dimpro from my machine while saving my Multisamples folder. (Saving the Multisamples folder isn't necessary unless you want to maintain any custom patches and sounds you may have added.)

Instead of proceeding with step 5 (installing the original DimPro followed by the updates), I decided to try installing it using only the DimPro 1.5 installer I downloaded for Sonar X1. So I installed Sonar X1 parts 1 and 2, skipped Beatscape parts 1 and 2 since I already have it updated to 1.0.2, the DimPro expansion packs and DimPro 1.5. Then I ran the new DimPro 1.5 standalone version and entered the new serial number and registration codes I received for it in the X1 download. (My registrations page now shows 2 serial numbers and registration codes for DimPro. One set for Dimension Pro and new ones for Dimension Pro 1.5) Then I installed the additional content with no issues.

So maybe it is just that you need to reinstall DimPro and register it with the new codes. I did not try installing the 32 bit version. I'm cutting the cord.

Regards,
Don

I'm glad to know how to uninstall - figured that could be the key to making it work and I did discover that the uninstaller was wiped out - but doesn't that screw up all of my older projects that used the dxi?  I mean, Sonar is not going to simply substitute the VST for the dxi when I load those projects.  So they really need to come up with a better way to do this.

Thanks Don!  That worked for me as well.

I don't use the DXi version anyway, so I won't miss it :-)

Take care!

You mentioned the DimPro 1.5 installer that you "downloaded for Sonar X1" - where can that be found?

It is the seventh file in the SONAR X1 Producer download list named 04_Dimension_Pro_1_5_Setup.exe. I was hoping that it was a full installer (not a patch requiring an existing 1.2 installation) since the X1 download is a full, standalone product and apparently it is so.

Also, Jonbouy mentioned UNinstalling DimPro - how would I go about that, if there is no entry for it in the Control Panel, and the only installation file I have is the 1.5 update?

Jonbouy mentions how to do this in step 2 of his thread by copying the setup program off of the original DimPro DVD and using it. I didn't have to do that since I had not updated to 1.5 so I'm not sure exactly how to do it. I just uninstalled DimPro 1.2 from the Programs and Features Control Panel applet. Hopefully he will read this thread and provide more details to answer your question. I am also using Win7 x64 and upgraded from SONAR 8.5.3 Producer edition.


Regards,
Don

The key is to register 1.5 with the new X1 serial number. The issue is created when running additional X1 content is that the older registrations aren't valid, and the X1 registration isn't  properly recognized. Hence the error message.

Wiping all prior installations and updating the serial number clears the problem. Follow the instructions laid out by Don above, and it's fairly straightforward.

*face plant*

I'm glad I stumbled across this, as I'm having the same problem, but I'm not seeing a decisive solution either here or in the KB thread. 

Thanks for giving a clue on the why !

I did not want to uninstall and reinstall, I have my own tweaks  in the multisamples,
so I tried with the registry keys, and IT WORKS !!!!

So, to handle with care and making a backup of your registry....

Either have a search with your old serial number and replacing it with the new one
or direct in these keys (I found 3):
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Cakewalk Music Software/dp/
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Cakewalk Music Software/Wow6432Node/Cakewalk Music Software/Dimension Pro
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Cakewalk Music Software/Wow6432Node/Cakewalk Music Software/

Have fun !

[<font]As per the link That Robin Kelly provided, there is not real reason to bother with it if you have DP already installed. Unless you want the sample projects.