RESOLVED Where's my Waves folder ?? LOL

I wasn't even thinking about doing a custom location! LOL         AND I was surprised that something had changed and SPLAT needed to know.
I like the KISS path of least resistance....
 
Thanks for the answers/assistance!
Michael 

I would do an uninstall and reinstall through Waves Central.

 
So, I did those steps and SPLAT still wants to know where to find the folder. It keeps opening Documents. Is that where it should be?
I've tried several things, but still get the Window for "where to look" or whatever. I must be getting asked for each of the 7 Waves Plugs that I have, because it happens over and over.
 
Just assume I don't know much ...  What folder do I type in and what's supposed to be in it?
 
Currently in my Waves folder (86x) > Plug-Ins V9 there are
2 ArtistDlls (1 & 2 )
and
2 each of WavesLib_9.6 and 9.91     one of each is Win32.dll and one is Win64.dll
 
Which seems wrong! Like Win64dlls should be in Programs not x86 Programs
 
Also I found 1 WaveShell-VST 9.6.dll and 1 WaveShell-VST 9.91.dll , in the VstPlugins folder of x86 Programs   AND those 2 are also in the VstPlugins folder in Programs (ie 64 bit)
 
Did I put them in the wrong folder or not put all 7 in the right one? LOL  
I'm obviously not getting this yet, but expect to soon!
Thanks for all the help.
Michael
 PS
I didn't get this either.
"Launch your host application with a fresh session. If prompted to locate the Waves Plug-ins Folder, direct to the above location."     BUT I don't see what the "above location" is.

Thanks again Grem and Mike.
I do have that latest WC latest update, that is when/why this all started.
Again (and hopefully more clearly), when I open SPLAT it scans my plugs and I get a window asking me to "select Waves 9.6 Plug-Ins folder"
Yet nothing I've tried shows up in the lower window where I choose to select it, regardless of what I type in or point it to. That is my stall point.
Michael

AFAIK, when it comes to Waves plugins, only the WaveShell DLL files are scanned by the DAW (and not the individual Waves plugin DLL files). 
 
I found my 32-bit Wavesshell DLL files here:  c:\program files (x86)\vstplugins and...
my 64-bit Waveshell DLLs here:  c:\program files\vstplugins
 
These are the only Waves locations I have in Mixcraft's VST preferences, and all 20 or so of my Waves plugins show up and work just fine.

Well, thanks guys.
 
I opened SPLAT and ran the VST scan. I get to the same place either way and obviously I don't know what to do once I get there. This is the window I get regardless and none of the Waves folders seem to be the "proper" "answer.
 

 
I've tried everything but the individual dlls. Maybe that's the trick ...... Whatever I click on/put  in the top pulldown, doesn't appear in the lower one, so I get nowhere over and over.
 
I'll try Waves support
 
Michael

All I can say Mike is that you didn’t follow my instructions to the letter.

It’s just what you have to do. I didn’t discover this because of some special personal gift, I got it from Waves support after getting that error quite a few times. Seems I wasn’t so good at following instructions in running Waves Central. Now that I’m particular about doing it Waves’ way I don’t get that error at all.

I did the rescan/reset as I mentioned a couple posts back with no change, but I did not do all the uninstall steps like Yair Gur Lavi just wrote me from Waves;
"

This issue may occur due to some old Waves residues on your system.
 
I suggest a complete uninstall-reinstall.
First, uninstall:

1. Launch Central.
2. Go to Install > Uninstall, check mark both boxes and click Uninstall.
3. Go to Control Panel > Programs and Features and uninstall Central.
4. Go to C:\Program Files (x86) and delete the Waves folder.
5. Press [Win key]+R, type %AppData% and hit Enter.
6. In the Roaming folder that shows, drag the Waves Audio folder to your desktop.
7. Press [Win key]+R, type %LocalAppData% and hit Enter. In the window that shows, delete the Waves Audio folder.
8. Press [Win key]+R, type %ProgramData% and hit Enter. In the window that shows, delete the Waves Audio folder.
9. Delete any WaveShell files you find in the following locations (if exist):
   • C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3
   • C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\VST3

 
Now to re-install:

1. Download and install Central.
2. Run Central and log in.
3. Go to Install Products.
4. On the left column, select Online.
5. On the middle column, click on My Products and select the products you wish to install.
6. Click Install on the bottom right."

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So, I'll try again! I certainly have more knowledge and understanding than I did a couple days ago. So, thanks for helping. My strengths are musical, and in SPLAT (editing, mixing etc). So improving my PC skills is always worth the learning curve.
I'll post back once I get to go through the steps later today.
 
Michael

You're right Grem  I did not reset.
I did however go through the suggested (Waves guy)uninstall reinstall steps and when I opened SPLAT  more than 300 of my VST's were missing!  That was fun! LOL I got pissed off and took a nap. LOL
  Once I was more "casual" I opened SPLAT again and all 729 plugs are there but 2 Waves ones showed up as failed to initialize so I disabled them and fed my dogs and cats (2 of each)
So I'll try the reset and see what gives....
 
Michael

So, following the "official" instructions (before doing the reset), everything showed up and is working again.
 
I'm not going to reset at this point but will keep it in mind....
Thanks for all the help
Michael