Yes it is early days for me, but I have always run the PGMusic programs plus RealTracks etc inside the box while all development was directed to an external drive which I just switched over.

My start up Window provides an F button to start up from a Hard Drive, but there used to be an Option in the main SETUP menues to set this as a permanent option. I haven't got around to speed tests yet, but I love the quickness of the BOOT.

I hate setting up a new DAW - the programs you think will cause trouble don't whereas others are pain in the rear. One such is VSAMPLER3 which is no longer supported, but is an excellent program which I use extensively. I found on install that the Virus checker decided that the setup program had a virus and refused to load. I then copied the working program from my old system and set this up. I found that the program then needed to have the Keys re-installed to move it out of DEMO mode. Luckily, I had retained a copy and this worked for the Standalone version, but not for the VSTi. Then the DXi can only be setup from the Setup program. The original Standalone program had special Midi virtual cables to connect to a Sequencer - also gone, but Midi Yoke worked just as well. The program is still being sold and I am in communication with company. Watch this space.

I think that the more time was taken waiting for Program updates from Microsoft to be installed - there are lterally thousands of changes.

Last edited by LynB; 04/26/11 02:54 AM.