@SP. I was trying to use World flutes, and I tried Analog Synths and one of the drum kits. Tried your suggestion. It failed. I still can't download or install ANY of the Vita stuff. If I tick the "Demo projects" button, the Vita 2 and Vita 2 add-on content button light up, but I get so far and then warned that it cannot reach a directory address on my C drive. Neither the directory or the file it is looking for there exist.

I'll have to do without., I've spent a whole morning trying to sort it out. NOT impressed, and that's the first time I've said that in 19 years of using Samplitude.

@John-Lewis1464 

Tried your suggestion. It failed.

What exactly happened? Did you uninstall Magix Content and Soundpools and select the Vita Instruments? It's possible that some instruments could have their own uninstallers. So you need to find them in the list of programs to uninstall.

@SP. Yes, I uninstalled the Magix Content and Soundpools. I checked, and there were no uninstallers for any Vita instruments. I also cleared the registry of any mentions of the Vita stuff.
Then I tried to download, and the situation hadn't changed at all—except for a bizarre thing. The downloader with the checkboxes now says the instruments are installed (they aren't), and they were installed TODAY.

My suspcion is that the whole set up has been corrupted and that the only way to get back to a proper install, I'd have to uninstall and reinstall the whol Pro x8 suite. Which I'm not prepared to do. VERY disapppointing but hey ho. I have found third party plug in to do what I need.

@John-Lewis1464

Hi,

You say that you have Samplitude pro X8 - non-Suite. Is that correct?

If so, the Vita World Flutes does not come with it. See the comparison table under Vita Instruments.

If it shows up in Samplitude Pro X8 but doesn't work, it would be because you may have gotten it with a previous version of Suite. A more recent non-Suite version will not be able to use it.

Is that your case?

Under Help, open Download Install instruments and sound. Scroll down to where you see World Flutes. Does it say that it's already installed? If so, check the date. Same as your X8 installation or earlier?

John CB

No: I have pro x8 Suite with all the bells and whistles. I have done all of that. Now working on better solution than anyone here has. THANKS anyway.

@John-Lewis1464

Hi,

Ok. Everything works fine here with X8 Suite, so it's hard to help, not having had the problem.

You may want to post on the Samplitude Forum as most other users are there and someone may already have had the same problem.

John CB

@John-Lewis1464 Please try to open the folder C:\Users\YourWindowsUserName\Documents\Magix Downloads\Installationsmanager\

Maybe the installers for the Vita instruments are still there.

@browj2 I thought this WAS the Samplitude forum. @SP. Yep, looked there before I posted. Not there.
Thanks for your help guys: I had never wanted to use Vita before this incident and I have lived without it for 19 years so it's no big miss, just very annoying for me who has OCD tendencies.
Thanks anyway.
John

@John-Lewis1464 I'm pretty sure you can ask proservice@magix.net for a download link of the Vita installers.

@SP. I probably could, but the problem is that the Vita 2 plug in won't install (and I have that installer) because it is missing a file . I actually have that file in the right location (the location where the installer is looking for it), but it still refuses to install. I don't have the time or desire to go on, but thanks anyway. I'll email them with the whole sorry tale and see what they say.

@John-Lewis1464 What is the exact error message? 

Are you taking about the error message that samples cannot be found after loading the instrument? This is caused by the copy protection. If the instrument isn't unlocked correctly it cannot load the samples, you'll then see this error message.

The instrument will definitely check the Windows registry for certain values. Since you deleted them, it's likely it will no longer work correctly.

@SP.