Xara XS for your friends and family...

[michaelward]

In the UK, you can get the full versions of Xara XS for free on the PC Pro Sug 2006 edition cover disc. It might be a few days until this hits the shops, but if you wanted to get some family or friends in to the best vector drawing app going then here's your chance...

[Albacore]

Also in "Computer Shopper" as well with a tiny tutorial. This place might get busy for a few weeks with many help questions.

[Matt_343]

Anything like that for the US?

[Daniel]

This place might get busy for a few weeks with many help questions.

With install problems maybe - I remember someone saying that they couldn't get the XS's install program to run here about a month ago - and after just picking up a magazine with it on a CD today, I gave it a go and also had install problems.

There's a button to click on which is supposed to open a webpage where people can register their details to obtain a serial number so that they can run the program, but I had to try that on a second PC because clicking the button had no effect (not even a browser window) on the first.

Once I got it installed though it was OK, no bevel/shadow/outline tools as Charles previously mentioned, but Xtreme files with objects already created open just fine, though those attributes obviously can't be altered. Right clicking on a bevel/shadow etc gives about half a dozen error messages - though a new user presumably wouldn't have a file with those objects in it.

[alepacca]

I have buy a magazine with a cd and Xara XS - 2 magazine, one for me and one for my office

No problem for install the software and now I have Upgrade mine at Xtreme only for 38,00 Euro... (included Shipping and VAT)!

Very good!!!

[Charles Moir]

Xara XS won't install on a machine with Xara Xtreme on it (basically they are the same program. Xara XS is just missing some features).

You can upgrade from the free cover-mounted Xara XS to the full Xara Xtreme for an attractive price.