Hi John,
Thanks for the reply. It's always good to know where we stand. As it is I have a perfectly adequate solution to any recording-on-Windows situations I can think of, so I'll just stop waiting for the Sun to rise in the East and get on with life.
It's not Eigenlab's fault. Windows 7 multi-tracking without expensive audio hardware is just a bit of a pain sometimes, but then it's not exactly a mass-market requirement.
J-P