found some useful info in another thread.... I tried locking my internet connection in my firewall....
then...
Riffworks ran!!!! Hahahaha I'm so happy... i've been waiting for this to get fixed and nobody from sonoma even bothered to address this issue.
here is my log file... When riffworks refuses to run... because of the internet.
9341098008 : Launching RiffWorksDemo
9341098285 : Version 2.1.0.2710
9341155854 : DException caught: ReWire dll failed to load., .DReWireBay.cpp, 790
9341157270 : DNetworkServerConnection::ConnectInBackground
www.sonomawireworks.com:809341157342 : ConfigureBays
9341157353 : mFileLooper
9341157428 : mLooperBay
9341157449 : mInputBay
9341157561 : DPickupApp::InstallDriverBay
9341157669 : DAsioBay::Setup()
9341157681 : DAsioBay::FillDeviceList
9341210799 : DAsioBay: number of installed drivers = 2
9341210822 : DAsioBay: Driver name = ASIO POD X3 Live
9341223406 : DNetworkServerConnection::Disconnect
9341223426 : DNetworkServerConnection::Disconnect END
9341223438 : DNetworkServerConnection::ConnectToServer
www.sonomawireworks.com:809341300703 : DAsioBay loadAsioDriver OK
9341385729 : DAsioBay: ASIOInit returned -1000 for ASIO POD X3 Live
9341385753 : DAsioBay: Driver name = ASIO PODxt Live
9341556041 : DAsioBay loadAsioDriver OK
9341715875 : DAsioBay: ASIOInit returned -1000 for ASIO PODxt Live
9341715898 : DAsioBay::SetDeviceByName
9341715932 : DPickupApp::UseSilentDriver
9341715962 : DLooperBay::SetDriverBay
9341716026 : DPickupApp::RunAudio
9341716035 : DLooperBay::Run
9341716134 : DLooperBay::Stop
9341716279 : mAudioFileDriver
9341716326 : mRiffSwitcher
9341765606 : mJunt
9341765754 : mMasterLayer
9341768413 : mAmpBay
9341768939 : VSTPluginsPath = C:/Program Files/VstPlugins
9341768955 : VSTPluginsPath sanity check FAILED!
9341769070 : mMasterGain
9341769108 : mLimiter
9341769217 : DLooperBay::RunMessageLoop
9341769301 : END ConfigureBays
9341769312 : SetupWindow
9341782259 : mWindow
9341785289 : DPickupWindow::WindowReady
9341785319 : DPickupWindow::CreateMainView
9342113972 : DNetworkServerConnection::ConnectInBackground rifflink.sonomawireworks.com:9940
9342127334 : DNetworkServerConnection::Disconnect
9342231238 : DNetworkServerConnection::Disconnect END
9342235087 : DNetworkServerConnection::ConnectToServer rifflink.sonomawireworks.com:9940
9342235487 : DPickupWindow::AppActivated
9342235617 : APPACTIVATED
9342378368 : WINDOWREADY
9342378432 : DPickupApp::SetupSession
9342469001 : DPickupWindow::AppDeactivated
9347198291 : DPickupWindow::AppActivated
9347206702 : DPickupWindow::AppDeactivated
9358454152 : DPickupWindow::AppActivated
9358499431 : CheckDrummers
9358515830 : APPDEACTIVATED
9358515845 : APPACTIVATED
9358515854 : APPDEACTIVATED
9358515862 : APPACTIVATED
9358515874 : RemoteLoadSong
9358515886 : DLooperBay::Stop
9358515947 : mFileLooper->Stop
9358516000 : mFileLooper STOPPED
9358516018 : mRiffSwitcher->DeleteAllRiffs
9358516045 : DPickupApp::CleanupSession()
9358518025 : CheckForDiskSpace
9358518652 : DecompressDirectory START
9358550460 : DecompressDirectory took 0.031801 secs
9358550599 : RemoteLoadAllRiffs
9358553298 : CheckDrummers
9358568298 : RemoteLoadRiff C:/Users/Joneil/AppData/Local/Temp/rcs/riffs/riff1/riff1.rif
9358612572 : SWITCHERADDRIFF
9358615693 : DRiffRecorderBay Init : InputLatency = 0
9358615707 : DRiffRecorderBay Init : OuputLatency = 0
9358682088 : RemoteLoadRiff C:/Users/Joneil/AppData/Local/Temp/rcs/riffs/riff1/riff1.rif END
9358682105 : RemoteLoadRiff C:/Users/Joneil/AppData/Local/Temp/rcs/riffs/TAPERIFF/TAPERIFF.rif
9358696420 : SWITCHERADDRIFF
9358698137 : DRiffRecorderBay Init : InputLatency = 0
9358698148 : DRiffRecorderBay Init : OuputLatency = 0
9358715331 : RemoteLoadRiff C:/Users/Joneil/AppData/Local/Temp/rcs/riffs/TAPERIFF/TAPERIFF.rif END
9358715349 : SWITCHERCHANGERIFF
9358716037 : DPickupApp::RunAudio
9358716048 : DLooperBay::Run
9368772327 : DRiffSwitcher::LoopTransportChanged - Play
9368772358 : ALLSTOP -> LOOPRUN
9369958020 : DNetworkServerConnection::ConnectToServer - don't know host
9371081312 : DNetworkServerConnection::ConnectToServer - don't know host
9379974013 : DNetworkServerConnection::ConnectToServer
www.sonomawireworks.com:809380629055 : DRiffSwitcher::LoopTransportChanged - Stop
9380629077 : LOOPRUN -> ALLSTOP
9381096676 : DNetworkServerConnection::ConnectToServer rifflink.sonomawireworks.com:9940
9388896376 : DRiffSwitcher::LoopTransportChanged - Play
9388896421 : ALLSTOP -> LOOPRUN
9407493656 : DPickupWindow::AppDeactivated
9408630468 : DNetworkServerConnection::ConnectToServer - don't know host
9409753731 : DNetworkServerConnection::ConnectToServer - don't know host
9415614308 : DPickupWindow::AppActivated
9415617591 : APPDEACTIVATED
9415617613 : APPACTIVATED
9418645552 : DNetworkServerConnection::ConnectToServer
www.sonomawireworks.com:809419085802 : DPickupWindow::AppDeactivated
9419085860 : APPDEACTIVATED
9419198738 : DPickupWindow::AppActivated
9419198780 : APPACTIVATED
9419768837 : DNetworkServerConnection::ConnectToServer rifflink.sonomawireworks.com:9940
9419773247 : DPickupWindow::AppDeactivated
9419773290 : APPDEACTIVATED
9423381554 : DPickupWindow::AppActivated
9423381607 : APPACTIVATED
9423388018 : DRiffSwitcher::LoopTransportChanged - Stop
9423388042 : LOOPRUN -> ALLSTOP
9431269594 : DPickupWindow::AppDeactivated
9431269669 : APPDEACTIVATED
I've posted this long time ago...nobody even replied... not even a sonoma rep. Hope this gets fixed asap without me locking my internet connection just to get this thing running.