@Noel Borthwick I have two PCs running cakewalk, a desktop and a notebook.
I compared both Empty Project.cwt files with WINMERGE. They are identical. I cannot reproduce the error on the desktop though I tried very hard ?
But (!), it must have to do with the workspace. I've had created my own workspace, that somehow managed to include the step seqencer view . When I switch to a factory workspace, like "Basic" I am able to create a new empty project without error. If you tell me the location where I can find my created workspace file, I could send it in for examination, if needed.
best regards
Peter