So after installing & registering Vegas Pro 18 there was an error on launch detailed below.
The fix from support was to rename the 'so4reader.dll' file to '_so4reader.dll'
c:/program files/vegas/vegas pro 18/file IO plug ins/so4compoundplug
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The original launch error being:
Application Name: VEGAS Pro
Application Version: Version 18.0 (Build 284)
Problem: Unmanaged Exception (0xc0000005)
Fault Module: C:\Program Files\VEGAS\VEGAS Pro 18.0\vegas180.exe
Fault Address: 0x00007FF8EAC209F0
Fault Offset: 0x00007FF8EAC209F0
Fault Process Details
Process Path: C:\Program Files\VEGAS\VEGAS Pro 18.0\vegas180.exe
Process Version: Version 18.0 (Build 284)
Process Description: VEGAS Pro
Vegas Pro 18 install error on launch - Unmanaged Exception
M_W
wrote on 8/20/2020, 6:03 AM