I kinda got confused here …because i have Cubase 5 x86 & now Cubase 7 x64 running in Windows 8 Pro x64
i have alot of VSTs & there is alot of diversity with VSTi, some install with an .exe installer, some are just a dll “drag&drop” latest VSTi like Native Instruments are x86 & x64 installers
even if you are not running Cubase 7 x64, you need to install both VST x32 & 64 in separate directories
Cubase 5 & my old VSTplugins are installed at …C:\Program Files x86\Steinberg\Cubase 5\VSTPlugins
…now some VSTs install data also in Common files directory… with Cubase 5 i can see in Plugin Information
that it is configured to look into the Common files folder… probably a function set by Native Instruments
Cubase 7 x64 is not configured this way, it is just looking into C:\Program Files\Steinberg\Cubase 7\VSTPlugins
“regarding x64 plugins i have manually installed”… there is no reference to the Common Files folder
what my dilemma is …i have not manually installed 32 bit VSTs into Cubase 7 x64, as i have done with VSTs 64 bit
…instead iam configuring Cubase 7 x64 via Plugin Information to look into the Cubase 5 x86 VST folder & Common files folder…
all VSTs load & work fine, but i think Cubase 7 still doesn’t know where to find other needed data …ex Libraries
since they were not manually installed via there installers…
some how i just find configuring Cubase 7 via Plugin Information to look into just C:\Program Files & Program Files x86 is not practical… so the only other solution is manually install every plugin into Cubase 7 x64
thanx John