tecknot Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) Good morning all, My laptop went belly-up and now I don't have any means to access CbB updates. I am borrowing a machine to access the net, but I cannot download and install BandLab Assistant for the updates. Does anyone have a copy of the latest update I may utilize? I would greatly appreciate it. BandLab, please make updates available as direct downloads the way Cakewalk has always made them available to users and please make older updates available to users also. That way I can access updates without having to download and install additional software and/or wait until I replace my laptop and have personal internet access. Thanks in advance Kind regards, tecknot Edited January 24, 2019 by tecknot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martsave martin s Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) edit: oups i missread your post... i dont know if i can put a link here but here it (latest bandlab-assistant) https://www.bandlab.com/products/cakewalk Edited January 22, 2019 by martsave martin s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tecknot Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Anyone with a copy of the current release of CbB 2019.01, can you please send me a copy? I don't have access to BandLab Assistant due to my dead laptop. I don't have any other means to access the net except to borrow a little time from a friend. I would be forever grateful. Thanks in advance. Kind regards, tecknot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Waterfield Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Unless you install Bandlab Assistant you will not be able to authorise Cakewalk so sending the install will not help you. The best thing to do is install Bandlab Assistant and let it handle the install and authorisation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckebaby Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Im not sure I really understand here. as Karhide just mentioned, you wont be able to use it unless you authorize it first. So just download the Bandlab asst and that will allow you to install 2019/01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tecknot Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 4 hours ago, Karhide said: Unless you install Bandlab Assistant you will not be able to authorise Cakewalk so sending the install will not help you. The best thing to do is install Bandlab Assistant and let it handle the install and authorisation. 1 hour ago, Chuck E Baby said: Im not sure I really understand here. as Karhide just mentioned, you wont be able to use it unless you authorize it first. So just download the Bandlab asst and that will allow you to install 2019/01 I have CbB already on my DAW which is not connected to a network/internet, so I don't need to authorize the new update install. My problem is that I don't have access to the internet now that my laptop is dust. At this moment, I am using a PC at someone else's house for intermittent web access. So, this is not my machine and I don't have permission to install programs on it. Can either of you do me a solid and send me a copy of 2019.01? I am not nefarious, this is a real situation until I can purchase a new laptop, but that will take a little time. I don't understand any hesitation to help me with my request. Chuck E., you've always been very helpful without any prejudice, can you help me out? I would sincerely appreciate it. I just don't want to miss any updates in the event it would be the last workable update for me. Please take great consideration to my circumstances. Thank you in advance. Kind regards, tecknot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Waterfield Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 1 hour ago, tecknot said: I have CbB already on my DAW which is not connected to a network/internet, so I don't need to authorize the new update install. My problem is that I don't have access to the internet now that my laptop is dust. At this moment, I am using a PC at someone else's house for intermittent web access. So, this is not my machine and I don't have permission to install programs on it. Can either of you do me a solid and send me a copy of 2019.01? I am not nefarious, this is a real situation until I can purchase a new laptop, but that will take a little time. I don't understand any hesitation to help me with my request. Chuck E., you've always been very helpful without any prejudice, can you help me out? I would sincerely appreciate it. I just don't want to miss any updates in the event it would be the last workable update for me. Please take great consideration to my circumstances. Thank you in advance. Kind regards, tecknot The way CbB works means that you need the Bandlab Assistant for it to work and authorise else you won't be able to do much. The machine does not need to be permanently attached to the internet but it needs to be able to call home every now and again. I have the latest version installed but I did not keep the install files because of disk space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 You simply cannot install and use it without an internet connection. It's not an offline install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckebaby Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 6 hours ago, tecknot said: Chuck E., you've always been very helpful without any prejudice, can you help me out? I don't save the installers, I haven't since Bandlab took over. Its not like the Sonar days where the installer was saved to Command center. Now you must save the install before completing the installation process. I haven't had any issues with new releases so ive never needed to save any installers. I was simply trying to save you the hassle of wasting your time. Band lab calls home with each new release. Trying to install 2019.01 will require Bandlab 5.0.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 52 minutes ago, Chuck E Baby said: Trying to install 2019.01 will require Bandlab 5.0.3 Exactly! Even with the file you will still need the BandLab Assistant online to install it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Fogle Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 This topic, explains why the BandLab Assistant must go online and hit the server every now and then and the Cakewalk product reverts to demo mode. As I understand what is said BandLab wants BandLab Assistant to call phone periodically so users can easily tell when an update is available. The Cakewalk product is internally time limited so BandLab can retain control over the product. The thought is having a time limited program discourages malcontents from modifying the distribution file with malware or ransom ware while also discouraging third party content providers from offering the distribution file. If the product is available from a single source it is easier to trust what you're receiving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Belled Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Doesn't it worry anyone that perhaps one day you have a paying customer, your internet is down and you can't work? R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy1 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 After Bandlab installs it deletes the exe. file. I'm not sure why the OP needs the app is there is no working computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Fogle Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 7 minutes ago, Rico Belled said: Doesn't it worry anyone that perhaps one day you have a paying customer, your internet is down and you can't work? R No. I'm a hobbyist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scook Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 10 minutes ago, Rico Belled said: Doesn't it worry anyone that perhaps one day you have a paying customer, your internet is down and you can't work? R The internet would have to be down a long time. The current call back period is ~6 months and updates reset the clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Belled Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 On 1/27/2019 at 12:59 PM, scook said: The internet would have to be down a long time. The current call back period is ~6 months and updates reset the clock. OK, that's good to know! I'm not one of those paranoid old guys that don't want to hook up their DAW to the internet (have plenty of extra machines!) but I guess it's important then to make sure you let your Cakewalk machine phone home once in a while! Thank, R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tecknot Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 Now back to my original request... Is anyone willing and able to send me a copy of latest update of CbB? I would honestly appreciate it. As for other replies suggesting that CbB cannot be installed offline, that is simply not true. I have installed updates offline and, of course that being so, I was not logged onto BandLab or BandLab Assistant. You only need BL Assist to download the updates, not to install. (I am not talking about authorization which is moot. I only want to have a copy of the latest update to keep my library of updates complete. Most users are aware that a copy can be saved to a drive prior to completion of installation.) Kind regards, tecknot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Waterfield Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I still do not understand why you cannot download this yourself? If you have the ability to download install from a link someone sends you verses downloading from the Bandlab via the Assistant is not much of a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy1 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 On 1/27/2019 at 1:46 PM, Rico Belled said: Doesn't it worry anyone that perhaps one day you have a paying customer, your internet is down and you can't work? R You'd be surprise some DAWs will not work unless you do offline authorization. Samplitude is one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Belled Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 3 hours ago, kitekrazy said: You'd be surprise some DAWs will not work unless you do offline authorization. Samplitude is one of those. It's a TERRIBLE development! Remember when you owned something after you bought it? I fully blame Apple and its iTunes nonsense that everybody fell for... R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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