Hey all,
Hope this helps. I was right where you guys were, with the HSO demo. I deleted all the files that HSO installed and still got the error ‘HSO license error’ thing. Then I realized that the error wasn’t with the software install, it’s in the license on the Steinberg Key. I don’t remember exactly how I did it, but in the eLicenser software I disabled the HSO demo on the Steinberg Key after removing all the files I could find in searching for the HSO files.
I forgot that I had used HSO on a project file and upon opening the files after removing HSO I got the error that the ‘HSO could not be found’ or something like it. It showed up in the missing plugins category, but the point is, the project file didn’t crash.
My suggestion: Remove / Disable the HSO demo in the eLicenser software.
Hope it helps,
-Dave