VST Scan crashes without eLicenser on Steinberg VST plugins

Move the Steinberg Absolute VST Collection out of the scan path and scan again. Usually a scan will not remove existing plug-ins unless running a reset. It is also a good idea to make sure the "Rescan Failed Plug-ins" and "Rescan Existing Plug-ins" options are not enabled. Use Preferences to run scans. Worst case run a Reset after moving the offending plug-ins.
 

Thank you for the replies.
So you mean- to move .dll files or did you mean- uninstall completely? I was hoping to use eLicenser occasionally and not to uninstall, but I guess I have to? If I just move .dll, it will become unusable, so I may as well uninstall then... The Scan crashed after first couple of hundreds of plugins, but I have many more that use iLok or eLicenser. It did not crash with Air Music Riser- I click on Cancel and it went on scanning. 
When you saying, make sure the "Rescan Failed Plug-ins" and "Rescan Existing Plug-ins" options are not enabled. Use Preferences to run scans. Worst case run a Reset after moving the offending plug-ins.", ok- I did have both checked, so then I unchecked "Rescan Failed Plugins", but left "Rescan Existing Plugins" checked, because it was only showing 20% of plugins. What you mean by "Use Preferences to run scan"? I did not see Scan optuions there. I use Plugin Manager. And what is Reset? Thank you.
 
Richard, I guess I should not install NI's christmas giveaway phaser on this computer? It does not use eLicenser so there must be different reason for the Crash. 
 
So if you dont have eLicenser or iLok, how do you use Steinberg plugins? They require eLicenser. Also I noted them writing about soft eLicenser, so I sent support question to their tech support asking if there any way to run it on both computers, one with eLicenser dongle and another with soft licenser. Thank you. 

I use a Steinberg UR44 interface which came with a bunch of (steinberg/yamaha) effects for the Interface app (and cubase).  I coudn't be bothered with all the hassle of the eLicenser so I never use these effects. Apparently I have 131 plugins - many of which I don't use.
But as I said, on my PC these .dll files are located in the same directory as many of the Sonar .dll files.  Thus scook's advice seems sensible if you are having a problem with crashing. 
However I installed NI Phasis yesterday, and when I scanned for the new VST I just <cancelled> through the 6 or so "missing eLicenser" dialogues that came up - and my system did not crash.  So I have Phasis working fine.  Everytime I start Sonar it seems to ignore the Steinberg .dll files - only seems to recognise them when I perform a VST scan from wthin CW plugin manager - and even then it has not been a problem for me.  I use Sonar Platinum lifetime(!) on Windows 8 if that is relevent.

I have Steinberg VST Collection. It includes Halion 5, Halion Sonic, Groove Agent 4, Dark Planet, Padshop, Retrolog- those are synths and samplers. I have full license but they are stored on dongle eLicenser which I moved to newer computer, but I want my old computer to still work because it has 15 years of music on it. (Yes, I did move most of it to the new computer but I only tried to open one song and it gave me hard time not being able to find its audio files even through all audio was stored on E drive and I created identical drives set up for the new computer.
 
So VST Collection is full license but registered to dongle that is not in place. I would like to know how to reactivate them again as soft eLicense.
 
Not sure if you remember- some time this summer there was Windows update and Cakewalk update that massed up VST Scan for many people. My old computer was affected. I dont remember what was the solution- something dumb like opening something and leaving it hanging. But at that time my VST scan started to fail without finishing the scan or was just scanning for hours, or crash. With few Cake updates, it got better but still is not the most stable part of the program. I predict Sonar death will come from the Plugin manager. 
 
So would be great to reactivate without dongle as soft eLinecser if I knew how. Thanks.