x2a install error messages

I am trying to install the x2a patch and I get the following error message:

"C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Shared Utilities\CW100Auto.dll

Unable to register the DLL/OCX: RegSvr32 fai8led with exit code 0x3.

Click Retry to try again. Ignore to proceed anyway (not recommended), or Abort to cancel installation."

Retry does not work and the same error appears, Ignore leads to further errors and after the installation is complete I cannot run X2 as the following error appears:

"The program can't start because mfc110u.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem."

I am running the 64 bit version of X2 Producer on a very fast i7 with loads of RAM and I have not had any issues with X2 to date.

Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks

Thanks for that.  I tried downloading the patch again with anti virus off but the new version has the same problem.

I did a system restore to the point before the patch was first installed but now x2 won't open so I guess I will have to reinstall x2 all over again.  Grrr ....

Does anyone else have any further ideas?

Yes.

Hi there,

   I would recommend contacting technical support. It sounds almost like the patch may have been bad and corrupted X2. It seems odd, however, that a system restore would not bring X2 back online for you.

   Best regards,
   Michael

I posted this issue yesterday as well... I too got it here when installing from a hard copy DVD (factory) of X2... A number of shared utils dll's would not register...

But X2 appears to be working fine on the laptop I installed it on so far... I have not applied the X2a patch there yet as I'm still wondering if I need to re-install X2 yet again (I already have installed/uninstalled at least 3 times)...

I had virus protection off and ran as administrator every time but the same happens each time...

Keni

I believe that one can register the DLL through a CMD prompt session - looking into it.

Bob Bone

Thankyou all for your input.

I have solved the problem.  I hope this benefits others.

It seems that my problem was to do with the naming of my various drives and most importantly the fact that for a while now I have been using an SSD for my system drive.  That was called 'D'.  It was effectively a replacement for my old system drive which was called 'C' which remained in the computer.

The system was operating in some weird hybrid state where it was booting from D (the new system drive), but attempting to use the filesystem on C: for all installations

This caused all kinds of instabilities (mainly the windows installer service issues). Although I had the option to install X2 and the X2a patch on my system drive (D) and did attempt to do so, because of the pre-existing install on C x2 was looking for some files on C and they weren't there.

So to those who are suffering from the problem I described, have you got your system installed on a drive that is designated as anything but 'C'?  If so, you might need to change the drive letter of the current boot drive

To do that even if your system is Win7, you must follow these outdated instructions for windows xp or boot from a different install - see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223188


Good luck.  I hope this helps to solve your problem.

Bumping this thread as I'm having the exact same issues with no resolution.  I'll start a support ticket shortly but just wanted to see if anyone else is still having this issue and/or any other fixes.  FWIW, manually using regsvr32 either 64 or 32 bit doesn't help and still gives me the unable to load dll problem.  X2 installs and runs fine, X2a won't work on my new system.  I just upgraded to an i7, lots of ram as well and fresh install of win7 64bit.  Once I get windows installed the first program I install is SonarX2 so I can't see how X2 is ok but X2a screws up.  I can live with X2 but wanted the fixes and updates in X2a.
Ps, all my error messages are the same as in the original post of this thread.  It's the cw100auto.dll that fails the regsvr32, as well as vs700.dll and midi fx chordanalyzer.dll.  All work in X2, but not in X2a or even in the X2 quick fix patch that came out before X2a.

Hi Robert, if you mean the manual regsvr32 technique then yes, I've tried it...  What I don't understand is why Sonar X2 can auto register the dlls fine but X2a kluges it up with no other system change whatsoever...
Ps, there's 2 ways to regsvr32 under command prompt...one is to invoke it from windows\system32\regsvr32.exe and the other is to call it from the 32 bit folder under windows\syswow64\regsvr32.exe.  I've also tried re-downloading the X2a patch a couple of times to make sure it wasn't a corrupted download, but I may do it again with all firewalls and antivirus off...
Thanks again

What I tried was to manually use Regsvr32 to register the cw100auto.dll in my shared utilities folder.  It wouldn't work at first because of the space between shared and utilities in the path.  Cmd.exe didn't like that so I had to put the whole path in quotes.  Once I did that, the .dll registered ok.  All good, this is still in X2.  Everything works so I then try to install X2a.  Install goes fine until the very end where it complains that chordanalyzer.dll, cw100auto.dll and vs700.dll can't be registered by regsvr32.dll.  I can manually register the vs700.dll ok from x2a using the regsvr32 command line, but when I try to register the cw100auto.dll I get a new error window saying that "the module cw100auto.dll may not be compatible with this version of windows...", and to check to make sure it's compatible with a 32 or 64 bit version of regsvr. 
So I dunno what changed, but I submitted a tech support report to cakewalk about it and I'll live with X2 for now.

Is it possible that antivirus software is interfering with the DLL registration process?
 
I am looking at some things related to the reported error message at the top of the post - Unable to register etc.., and I saw a couple of different posts out there (not from this forum - the error can occur with other software and Windows), so I thought I would ask.
 
There is also a chance another program that is running, not antivirus software, is interfering with the install process.
 
For those who are having these errors, I recommend making sure as little as possible is running when performing the X2a update.  There are usually a horde of applications running - many are in the system tray, use Task Manager to see.  Or, do a selective start of Windows, with Start Up programs not allowed to load.  (also, if not already done, run the X2a update as administrator)
 
Bob Bone
 

WORK AROUND!!!
 
i had to format and re-install windows 7
installed sounds and video drivers
 
DID not install any WINDOWS Updates
 
Programs installed Fine a on drive D
 
IT MUST BE A RECENT WInDOWS UPDATE..
 
I am going to update now and set if it still works
 
 
Matt

WORK AROUND!!!!
 
So the work around for me was to reformat Windows 7
install drivers for video and audio
Then install Sonar X2 with all add ons
Then do a Windows Update
 
It works fine now
 
MY way was a bit radical but I wanted to clean up my hard anyway. 
 
The issue is a Windows update file that was downloaded this past week
 
That is where Cakewalk and Microsoft have to fix it
 
Good Lock
 
Matt