Hi Paul,
Thanks for the heads up about your situation. I sent a request for technical support yesterday so once I hear back from that I will be sure to let you know how it went.
It just seems to me that there is some kind of issue with the installer. No matter what, it just refuses to install the presets (even when told where to install them).
I wonder if they did extensive tests with the 1.1 “Stand-alone VST” update in different situations. Like mine where I am running Cubase 5.5.3 but do not have Halion Sonic and simply want to use it as a stand-alone VST. Who knows?
Anyway, whatever I hear back I will be sure to pass along to you.