Problems installing sonar

[lapieuvre]

Hi,

I have Win98SE, I try to install Sonar2 and I can't get passed the directX 8.1 setup. I Install directx 8.1 cause the installer doesn't detect it. I restart computer and restart the setup.exe. It says again that I don't have directX 8.1. The worst of it is that in windows update directX is now at version 9. I think it is installed on my computer and that is why the setup doesn't detect directX 8.1. Anyone has an idea how to fix that up?

Thanks,

Thierry Angers

[Clemie]

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http://homerecording.com/bbs/showthr...threadid=76985

James Argo & moskus has the answer

[lapieuvre]

This worked for me:

A good solution (at least for me) was to fool my windows 98 to think it runs DirectX 8.1, allthough it runs DX9.0. Here is how to:
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open regedit by selecting START RUN and enter REGEDIT and press ENTER
in the directory structure on your left browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/DIRECTX

Change the value to 4.08.01.0810

[Porter]

Actually,

This is the link that has the answer to everything...

http://www.cakewalk.com/support/dx9.asp

..Plus it saves you messing around in the Registry

Porter

[bgavin]

Cakewalk provided the DirextXUtility program for this purpose.

The utility operates as a 'wrapper' and lies to the Sonar installer program when it queries for the DirectX version level.

It works like this:

1) Start the DirectX utility
2) The utility calls for mounting the install CD
3) The AUTORUN function of the CD is invoked as a child process of the utility
4) The AUTORUN function invokes the Sonar setup program.

When the Sonar installer requests a DirectX version check, the utility intercepts the request, and returns a dummy 8.x version level. The Sonar installer is then happy, and continues to install.

The DirectX utility expects to operate specifically with the Sonar install CD.