can't boot Vegas 20, it is looking for external VST and never find it

RogerS wrote on 8/9/2023, 1:22 AM

Move the troublesome VST out of the folder VEGAS is looking in and restart VEGAS.

Sometimes there are issues with locked/unactivated VSTs.

laurent-Frick wrote on 8/9/2023, 1:30 AM

thx ! but i don't know witch one is the troublesome ...

the window says "looking for external VST...100%" and then, nothing happen

RogerS wrote on 8/9/2023, 3:52 AM

Does it never complete even if you let it sit for a long time?

Do you have many VSTs? Some places they may be are:

C:\Program Files\VST Folder
C:\Program Files\VSTPlugIns
C:\Program Files (x86)\VSTPlugIns
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steinberg

Copy them all out of the folder to another one and do this one folder at a time until VEGAS starts? If you can narrow down which one is causing the issue it would be good to let the staff here know.

laurent-Frick wrote on 8/9/2023, 4:44 AM

Does it never complete even if you let it sit for a long time? / never seams frozen at 100%

I've moved everything that looks like a VST/Plugins to a new folder out of the program files, but still the same pb...

thx for trying to help me !

NickHope wrote on 8/9/2023, 4:54 AM

https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/faq-vegas-pro-won-t-start-what-can-i-do--104784/

laurent-Frick wrote on 8/9/2023, 5:40 AM

thx !

no, i still can't boot vegas pro 20

my pc is brand new / os W11 / AMD 7 / 16mg ram / i bought the latest version of Vegas pro 20 (build 411) 3days ago

first it worked perfectly, then i tryed to add old plugins and sommething went wrong...

when i try to boot the window says "looking for external VST...100%" and then, nothing happen

Dexcon wrote on 8/9/2023, 5:45 AM

.... then i tried to add old plugins and something went wrong...

What exactly are those old plugins and have you checked those plugins' websites to make sure that those old plugins are compatible with Vegas Pro?

laurent-Frick wrote on 8/9/2023, 5:54 AM

well i don't know exactly..., anyway i removed all out of the PC , but the problem remains...

thx for trying to help !

Dexcon wrote on 8/9/2023, 6:01 AM

As those old plugins have now been uninstalled, there are 2 things that you could try:

1. Reset Vegas Pro 20 back to its default (factory) settings via the following process: https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/faq-how-can-i-reset-vegas-pro-to-default-settings--104646/

2.. Run a registry cleaner like CCleaner to remove any ghost registry listings left in the registry after the plugin uninstalls.

laurent-Frick wrote on 8/9/2023, 6:27 AM

ho my god it f... worked !!!!!

you're a genius !!!

i love you !!!

I was stuck on it since 2 days !! THANKS SO MUCH !!!

and thanks to all of you !!! :-)))

Dexcon wrote on 8/9/2023, 6:41 AM

@laurent-Frick .. I'm so happy that you've got Vegas Pro 20 up and running - and thanks for letting the forum know of that success. Cheers.