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