: Many users still hold licenses for V9 plugins and prefer the offline installer to avoid the "Waves Update Plan" (WUP) fees required to upgrade to newer versions.
Since Waves support no longer actively troubleshoots v9, turn to community forums: waves v9 offline installer
If you need Waves plugins on a current computer, update your licenses via WUP and use the latest Waves Central offline installer (V14+). For offline use on older systems, preserve the V9 installer files you already have and treat that machine as a static, non-updated workstation. : Many users still hold licenses for V9
This method works perfectly and requires no internet on your production machine ever again. This method works perfectly and requires no internet
Here is the catch: Even with the v9 offline installer, technically requires a single connection to Waves' servers—unless you have a pre-authorized USB dongle.