VST error message without a VST error

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doctordisaster
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02 Mar 2022

This is so dumb, but so irritating. I copied a reason file from my desktop to my laptop so I can take it along for a performance, and it works fine, but whenever I open the file, I get an alert telling me I don't have a VST installed. Not only is the VST installed, but the project will play it just fine. I just want it to stop popping an alert every time I open the file. It's gonna be a real rock star moment when the applause dies down and a windows error noise suddenly blasts over the PA.

My only guess as to what might cause the error is that the reason file itself is saved at a different location on the laptop than it was on the desktop. The VST is in c:/program files/vstplugins on both, but if Reason is checking for the VST using a relative rather than an absolute path reference when it opens, its own changed location could be the cause. I'm off to poke around in my reason file with a hex editor, so wish me luck.

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Loque
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02 Mar 2022

Does it say which VST is missing?
Reason12, Win10

doctordisaster
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02 Mar 2022

Yeah, it's Arturia's ARP2600 V3. The instrument plays in the track just fine, Reason is just having a moment of existential crisis when I initially load the file.

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