Cakewalk Solutions
JUST WANTED TO SHARE THE RELATIVELY PROMPT AND QUITE HELPFUL RESPONSE FROM CAKEWALK REGARDING MY PROBLEMS WITH START UP HANGING
It sounds like an IRQ conflict. Go to Start | Settings | Control
Panels | System | Device Manager and double click on Computer. Make sure that your USB Port, sound and video cards are not sharing IRQ numbers with any other device. PCI steering should be OK. If they are you can should locate a number that doesn't appear in the list and change it to that number. If you need help doing this, then you should contact your computer manufacturer for instructions on changing the IRQ. If that is not the case, then it sounds as if your soundcard/midi Interface drivers are corrupt or outdated. Download and install the latest drivers from your soundcard manufacturer's website. Then, delete the files AUD.INI and TTSSEQ.INI located in your Cakewalk folder on your hard drive.
AND FOR SEQUENCER DLL ERROR MESSEGE THAT CAME LATER>>>
It sounds as if your soundcard/midi Interface drivers are corrupt or outdated. Download and install the latest drivers from your soundcard manufacturer's website, or if you have the latest drivers, reinstall the ones that you have. Then, delete the files AUD.INI and TTSSEQ.INI located in your Home Studio folder on your hard drive. Then, under Options | Midi Devices, make sure that Midi Mapper and any Wave/Soft synth is not selected. Instead, select the Midi Synth for the internal sounds or the Midi Out/MPU401 if you have an external midi device. Next, under Options | Audio | Drivers, only select your Soundcard wave
in and out, do not select any voice modems or other drivers.