If you can see a VST library in Library Manager and you have an active license on e-licenser but can’t load it in GA5, this worked for me (just one VST library was missing - all others had installed without the need for this disabling of the firewall - I had tried everything else I could find on the internet). I ran into this issue after a fresh install on a new PC.
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- Uninstall VST library from Steinberg Library Manager
- Uninstall VST library from PC using Add/Remove Programs
- Disable all firewall/virus protection
- DL/Unzip/Install library in default folder
- Re-enable firewall/virus protection
Of course also get all the updates and let e-licenser do what it does.
The issue @k2bello is having above is similar to what I experienced. Songwriter Essentials consists of two files, but only one was showing up (and in a directory different from the others). Firewall was blocking one of the files even when I moved it manually, etc. Weird. Issue solved. I am going to just do this with all my future VST expansions. Now Steinberg just needs to have that sale again…I couldn’t justify it at the time because the one I’d bought wasn’t functional!