Leftenant Dano Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 I expressed my frustration yesterday at not being able to get Cakewalk up and running, but after some reflection, I realize that the computer I want to use CW on has some issues, and I have been working on getting them resolved. That PC, which I received second-hand as a gift, has Windows 8 on it (it’s a 2012-vintage machine), and that may be the reason CW won’t start on it. One thing I saw said something about “VS2013” bring required. I did some checking, and this apparently refers to Microsoft Visual C++ Studio. Now, I’m not a programmer, and don’t want to have to bu some big development package. I wasn’t sure if the VS2013 requirement meant getting this whole big package, or just one file (driver?). I was able to download a package that said “Community Support”, but it’s the 2019 version and won’t run under Win 8. Am I on the right track, or way off here? Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurre Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Have you checked that your win8 is 64-bit? You need that for CbB to work. If so, on this page: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/older-downloads/ go down to "Redistributables and build tools" and expand it. Go down to "Visual Studio 2013 VC++ Redistributable" and download the x64 version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapasoa Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Instead to have troubles and issues every day don't you think that Is it not a bad idea to buy a new PC witn Windows 10? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Jones Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 No reason a 2012 Windows 8 PC wouldn't work, as long as it's the 64-bit version. I'm using a machine at least that old, although it's running Win10. As I recall, though, there's an 8.1 update that you should get from Microsoft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonD Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Larry Jones said: No reason a 2012 Windows 8 PC wouldn't work, as long as it's the 64-bit version. I'm using a machine at least that old, although it's running Win10. As I recall, though, there's an 8.1 update that you should get from Microsoft. Agreed. If you're on Windows 8, you need to take it all the way to 8.1, which is a free update, then install all available updates (You'll probably find that Visual C +, and other necessary libs/utilities have been installed for you). Edited January 28, 2020 by JonD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Anderton Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I believe there are still ways to update 8.1 to 10 for free, for most machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starise Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Craig Anderton said: I believe there are still ways to update 8.1 to 10 for free, for most machines. True that. I just updated two older computers. You can also buy an inexpensive license for win 10 in ebay and save some $$. I did that with one of mine because the validation didn't register with Microsoft. Went off without a hitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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