Well after pulling out my hair and wondering why certain componants of Sonar 6 were "disappearing" I called Cakewalk and was told that SONAR 6 PE just won't work with W7. So after dealing with this pretty much every time and dealing with a host of other various issues both hardware and software (though mostly software) I am considering switching. Pro tools? PE 8? what other options are there and of course what's the cost?? In all honesty I may also try to bit torrent a newer version of Sonar.
I'd also like to add after shelling out some fairly serious coin that the shelf life of these is simply not long enough for a home user. I think they are designed for the pro studio but if I were a pro I'd probably be using the standard pro tools. Alright I am done b!t$#hing.