UPDATE:  I installed 32bit version of platinum and it scans quickly and works as expected.  DISCLOSURE- I have still been primarily using 32bit X3 up until now.  It works great and I have a better plugin experience.
I promise to work harder to make the switch, but not until these endless scans stop occurring!
 
It zips through some plugins and then stops for 30 seconds on others.
I have always struggled to efficiently manage my plugins.  
My organization (including inevitable duplicates) may be the cause.  But this wasn't an issue in X3 for me.
 
Any ideas?
It's making me spend my saturday "house cleaning" my plugin folders.  
 
btw, it's not just stallling on 3rd party plugs, it's hung up on many cake plugs too!  I don't get it.

I wonder if this is peculiar to your computer or might be an universal thing?  I would be interested to know what other folks who have already purchased Platinum are experiencing.  Hopefully, some of them will weigh in...

Nope. I have over 1500 and it completes rapido.

My scan went fast. No long hangups here.

bapu
Nope. I have over 1500 and it completes rapido.

That's encouraging!

my platinum takes about 30 seconds to lauch too.
Hm.
poopey.
Ima defrag, reboot, and check back in wit ch'all.  

BlixYZ
It zips through some plugins and then stops for 30 seconds on others.
 
btw, it's not just stallling on 3rd party plugs, it's hung up on many cake plugs too!  I don't get it.

This was an accurate description of my first run experience. Now it seems "fast" - but I guess it is not doing a full scan, just an "update" scan or something.

works fine here
 

Works fast here

i have had two automated scanners launch on startup with an error pop up when one fails.