Uninstall Waves Complete on a PC?

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  1. flguy

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    My v9 plugins are glitching out so I want to update to the new V10 that was dropped today. V9 plugins don't show up at all in Waves Central for some reason. Do I have to manually delete all the folders? I'm not sure where to start.
     
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    Best Answer
    First, I will save the instruments libraries. Then, I will use Revo Ununistaller Pro and proceed to uninstall WAVES. Perform an advance scan. When finishedI will use Regscan to sear for WAVES and delete all those registry entries. When finished I will use Ultrasearch to make sure everything that had anything to do with WAVES is gone.
    If you dont feel comfortable with all of the above make sure you delete these folders:
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Waves
    C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Waves Audio
    C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Local\Waves Audio
    C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins
    C:\Program Files\Common Files\Steinberg\VST2
    C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Steinberg\VST2
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\VST3
    C:\Program Files (x86)\VSTPlugIns
    C:\Program Files\VSTPlugIns
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Steinberg\VSTPlugins
    C:\Program Files\Steinberg\VSTPlugins
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Digidesign\DAE\Plug-Ins
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\WPAPI

    I did not include the C: \Program Data\WAVES Audio because you could have your instrument libraries in there (I keep mine on separate hard drive)

    Best way is to follow my first set of instructions. It will delete every registry entrie (junk) and allow you to perform a true clean install.
     
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    Right on I will do that!
     
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    If you need help and want to make sure you do it right send me a PM or email.
     
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    Everything worked perfect! I appreciate it!
     
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    You are welcome! Out of curiosity, did you use te first or the second set of instructions?
     
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    I used the first set of instructions.
     
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    That is the optimunway to do it. BTW, you can use the same method if you want to reinstall any VST that is giving you problems. It is as close to a clean install as you can get in Windows.
     
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    Hi The Pirate

    Found this thread as I want to do the same, uninstall Waves 9 and install a newer version. I want to use your excellent tutorial above and I have been able to find Revo on the sister site and Ultrasearch free from the authors www but if I search for Regscan I get lots of different results. As doing anything in the registry needs to be done right can you kindly point me in the right direction for the Regscan you use?
     
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    https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/regscanner.html

    Make sure that when you run the scan you enter the following:

    Find string: Waves
    Exact match and Case Sensitive
    Look for    : Values>Data>Keys>Search for Unicode string in binary values
    Run scan on all base keys
    Delete all the results.

    As far as Waves is concerned, you don't run the risk of deleting anything that you are not supposed to.
     
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    Revo uninstaller
     
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    It does part of the job, but not a complete job.
     
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    Yes, there were tons of related files found with Ultrasearch after the uninstall.
     
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    Pirate - you are a total star - followed your instructions and it worked perfectly. Thank you.
     
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    I use Revo - then repeat cpl times cus sometimes it misses things 1st time around.. so I always and only use Revo but I repeat it max 3 times to clear registry, ect. :like:
     
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    Again, REVO does not find and delete every entry. You may think that you run it 3 times and everything is gone. Next time use Revo 3 or 20 times and then do a registry scan with Regscanner. You are going to be surprised. BTW, I use REVO all the time and and even released it next door. I told the OP to uninstall it with REVO but I know REVO's limitations. When I want a true complete uninstall, Regscanner is my best friend.
     
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    I will download this now and try it.. Thanks for heads up :like:
     
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    did you try a more aggressive search option in revo? (theres 3 options)
     
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    Bro, did you try what I told the OP and @U-Kadian ? That is a better question. Nevertheless, I will answer your question. I operate REVO in "Advanced" mode at all times. I don't bother with its "Safe" or "Moderate" modes.

    BTW, with REVO the best results are achieved when you use REVO Uninstaller PRO with the Real Time Installation option
    https://www.revouninstaller.com/products/revo-uninstaller-pro/
     
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  21. ADiSH

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    I never said i had problem uninstalling anything
     
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