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  • [SOLVED] I can't delete Waves Plugins from plugin manager after full uninstall and delete
2015/03/02 12:59:39
Etostone
Hello , 
 
After I have uninstalled all waves plugins, during bad installation , 
the plugins are shown still in the plugin manager ! Even if I rescan everything . 
All Waves files and Dll are deleted but somehow are still in the menus of the VST
and plugin manager. 
Anyway to fix this ? 
Thanks. 
2015/03/02 13:02:35
bapu
Your waveshell.dll (<- not exact speelling) may still be on your hard drive.
 
Until the most recent Waves Installer, they always put the VST2 "waveshell.dll" in an odd location and so I would copy it to my VST folder.
 
Maybe you did the same?
2015/03/02 13:07:32
Etostone
Bapu thank you for your quick reply. 
I have deleted all waves dll from my system and hard disk. I wanted to make a new clean install , cause I did a wrong installation first time. 
Now it seems that Sonar is still keeping the Uninstall Waves VST in it's system and plugin manager. 
Even if I run a waves uninstalled vst , it says that this VST is not properly installed etc , etc. Of course it's not installed , but why is it keeping it there ?  even after re scanning all plugins ? 
I need to remove those from Cakewalk Sonar so to re install. 
2015/03/02 13:09:32
bapu
Etostone
Bapu thank you for your quick reply. 
I have deleted all waves dll from my system and hard disk. I wanted to make a new clean install , cause I did a wrong installation first time. 
Now it seems that Sonar is still keeping the Uninstall Waves VST in it's system and plugin manager. 
Even if I run a waves uninstalled vst , it says that this VST is not properly installed etc , etc. Of course it's not installed , but why is it keeping it there ?  even after re scanning all plugins ? 
I need to remove those from Cakewalk Sonar so to re install. 


Are you using a custom VST list (I forget the exact terminology)? If so, maybe it's "stuck" there?
2015/03/02 13:12:03
Etostone
bapu
Etostone
Bapu thank you for your quick reply. 
I have deleted all waves dll from my system and hard disk. I wanted to make a new clean install , cause I did a wrong installation first time. 
Now it seems that Sonar is still keeping the Uninstall Waves VST in it's system and plugin manager. 
Even if I run a waves uninstalled vst , it says that this VST is not properly installed etc , etc. Of course it's not installed , but why is it keeping it there ?  even after re scanning all plugins ? 
I need to remove those from Cakewalk Sonar so to re install. 


Are you using a custom VST list (I forget the exact terminology)? If so, maybe it's "stuck" there?


No Custom VST list. Everything is normal. 
If those are hanging in the windows registry somehow , do you know where are they ? 
or is there anyway to delete a plugin (not to exclude) from the plugin manager directory ? 
2015/03/02 13:14:03
bapu
Etostone
If those are hanging in the windows registry somehow , do you know where are they ? 
or is there anyway to delete a plugin (not to exclude) from the plugin manager directory ? 

Maybe scook knows. I surely don't. I've never completely uninstalled Waves. I just update.
 
Sorry I cannot be of more help. 
2015/03/02 13:14:45
J.Gage
Etostone
Hello , 
 
After I have uninstalled all waves plugins, during bad installation , 
the plugins are shown still in the plugin manager ! Even if I rescan everything . 
All Waves files and Dll are deleted but somehow are still in the menus of the VST
and plugin manager. 
Anyway to fix this ? 
Thanks. 


I had the same problem. What I did that worked for me was using the Waves online installer. Uncheck the plugins that you want to uninstall. Hope this helps. Thanks.
2015/03/02 13:16:05
Etostone
bapu
Etostone
If those are hanging in the windows registry somehow , do you know where are they ? 
or is there anyway to delete a plugin (not to exclude) from the plugin manager directory ? 

Maybe scook knows. I surely don't. I've never completely uninstalled Waves. I just update.
 
Sorry I cannot be of more help. 


Thanks bapu . 
I will try to find out. 
2015/03/02 13:16:47
Etostone
J.Gage
Etostone
Hello , 
 
After I have uninstalled all waves plugins, during bad installation , 
the plugins are shown still in the plugin manager ! Even if I rescan everything . 
All Waves files and Dll are deleted but somehow are still in the menus of the VST
and plugin manager. 
Anyway to fix this ? 
Thanks. 


I had the same problem. What I did that worked for me was using the Waves online installer. Uncheck the plugins that you want to uninstall. Hope this helps. Thanks.


Thanks , but I don't see that as solution . On the other hand why can't remove something from the plugin manager that it's already uninstalled ? is it a bug of Sonar ? 
2015/03/02 13:17:58
Etostone
Here are the plugins. They are shown there , but they are NOT installed anymore. Whey are those there ? 
Ok , a cakewalk mistake . How do i fix it and remove those so I can re-install ? 
 

 
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