cant use addictive drums.(Xpak) problem [solved]

[vinnit]

hello, im really sad
im using windows xp pro
i have downloaded the AD demo version...
when i have finished the installation, there is no icon on my desktop and when i click on the start menu/all program/addictive drums, there is only the Manual pdf , Midi keymap pdf, Quick start tutorial, Unistall addictive drums.

And when i click on Factory Sound Data in C:\Program Files\XLN Audio\Addictive Drums\Sound Data\Factory Sound Data
there is a windows box open
Windows cannot open this file:
File: Factory Sound Data.xpak

please HELP

how can i solve this problem???

[Tore XLN Audio]

Addictive Drums is a Virtual Instrument plugin, and can't be run as a "standalone" software (that's why there's no startup icon for it). You load it into a host software such as Cubase/Logic/ProTools etc.

See complete list of supported hosts at http://www.xlnaudio.com/index.php?page= ... =systemreq

If you just want to try it out, you can use a free host such as VSTHost for PC:
http://www.hermannseib.com/english/vsthost.htm

or VSTLord for Mac:
http://arne.knup.de/?page_id=32

[yoxa666]

Can we open samples with propellerheads reason???

[Gustaf XLN Audio]

All samples in Addictive Drums are encoded to our custom audio format. This way we can offer maximum performance as well as high quality audio. These files can not be opened in Reason.