abacab Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Olaf said: It rarely works when you've got registry problems. Uninstalled it, too, and deleted its keys, too for a fresh install. Better that way, cause registry conflict can be a big headache later.. I agree. Best fix for registry problems or other Windows weirdness is to do an in-place Windows repair install. Keeps your data and programs, but refreshes Windows. Much less work that a full OS clean install, but can fix up a lot under the hood. https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/fix-windows-10-repair-install "Simply put, it replaces ALL of the OS files on a Windows 10 PC but leaves other files, installed applications, and most (but not all) settings and preferences alone." Quote What Can’t an In-Place Upgrade Repair Install Fix? This process takes such a short amount of time to complete, I’ve made it a part of my standard troubleshooting sequence. Unless I’m troubleshooting hardware or device driver issues – which this repair may not fix if it’s driver related, and can’t fix if it’s hardware-caused – I’ve found this repair to be as close to a “silver bullet” for handling pesky or complex Windows problems as it ever gets. And because it doesn’t take too long to give it a try, you won’t be that far behind the curve even if it doesn’t work. My own experience is that this repair handles 90-plus percent of the problems I run into and can’t fix in less than half an hour. Hopefully, your experience will be the same! Edited June 21, 2022 by abacab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olaf Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 On 6/21/2022 at 6:47 AM, Noel Borthwick said: Any chance you can share one of the projects that exhibits this? I doubt we’ll be to repro but its worth a try. I've sent you a PM with a project link. On 6/21/2022 at 8:35 PM, abacab said: Best fix for registry problems or other Windows weirdness is to do an in-place Windows repair install. Keeps your data and programs, but refreshes Windows. Much less work that a full OS clean install, but can fix up a lot under the hood. Thanks, I know what it is, but Windows seems to be working fine. I've deleted the Waves entries to make sure I don't have anything hanging that causes conflicts, because reinstalling normally caused those problems with the browser categories. I try not to mess with Windows too much, because I highly customize everything, and redoing an install is a multi-day affair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 29 minutes ago, Olaf said: I've sent you a PM with a project link. Thanks, I know what it is, but Windows seems to be working fine. I've deleted the Waves entries to make sure I don't have anything hanging that causes conflicts, because reinstalling normally caused those problems with the browser categories. I try not to mess with Windows too much, because I highly customize everything, and redoing an install is a multi-day affair. The in-place repair install only takes about 30 mins, and preserves your installed programs and data. Refreshes all the Windows system files. I did one recently and it left my previous custom settings, such as Power and Sleep settings, no hibernation, etc. as they were. A bit different from a clean Windows nuke and re-pave. But it corrected some random weirdness and BSOD's that I was getting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olaf Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 1 hour ago, abacab said: The in-place repair install only takes about 30 mins, and preserves your installed programs and data. Refreshes all the Windows system files. I know, but there are setting and programs that stop working. Anyway, Windows works fine. I'm thinking of doing an upgrade to W11, but for some reason have some qualms about it, for the same reason. Gotta do a full backup of my system drive before that, and I've been postponing it. Any experience with W11? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Olaf said: Gotta do a full backup of my system drive before that, and I've been postponing it. Any experience with W11? As far as full backup, I recommend making a full system disk image before doing anything to your system. Macrium Reflect (free, or Home edition) is my choice for that job (I run a fully automated image nightly). I can reliably roll my system back to yesterday with a full restore in about 45 mins. But some others prefer AOMEI Backupper, EaseUS Todo Backup, or Acronis. Your call! Windows 11? Not yet, with a couple years left for Windows 10 support, I'll wait for Microsoft to finish baking it before trusting my DAW to it. If you have a spare non-critical computer it might be fun to play with W11 to see what's coming... Edited June 27, 2022 by abacab 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meesteric Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 deareszt, I installed the new version but got a message that I could not activate the programme! a red field gave an eroor 20 is this a new problem? uninstalling and reinstalling an older version still gives the same error i lost the possiblity to teach beacause of this i am very unhuppy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 3 hours ago, Meesteric said: deareszt, I installed the new version but got a message that I could not activate the programme! a red field gave an eroor 20 is this a new problem? uninstalling and reinstalling an older version still gives the same error i lost the possiblity to teach beacause of this i am very unhuppy This thread has been closed. Suggest that you start a new thread in the Cakewalk forum, especially if you wish for the Cakewalk staff to see it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahjah Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 I'd like to roll back but it's telling me I need 2022.02 Should I just reinstall an old version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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