Designer Keeps Switching to Demo Mode

[handrawn]

Frank - I trust you have a clean image already made with acronis or similar so you don't actually have to clean install more than once...

not sure if it's the same issue but see here: http://www.talkgraphics.com/showthre...Windows-Update

might even be a windows update issue,,,

[mwenz]

I feel for the OP and anyone/everyone else who had had issues with whatever is going on.

These threads are amazing...and if one figures how many times a day there are Xara employees here, even more amazing the lack of comment.

[Egg Bramhill]

+1

[Big Frank]

Frank - I trust you have a clean image already made with acronis or similar so you don't actually have to clean install more than once

macrium reflect - wouldn't leave home without it

even more amazing the lack of comment.

after all this time and you're still amazed?

[Boy]

macrium reflect - wouldn't leave home without it

+1

[mlstomer]

Thanks all for the great help here including the long way of getting it to work. Xara is not replying to me so guess they are lost.

I however figured it out, it seems to be they think I have too many installations although in their service account I have one installation which I deactivated. Although I did this and reinstalled it still turned to demo. What I did was give my computer a new name and that worked, it activated.

Wow that was a headache and a half.

Again thank you to all.

[handrawn]

interesting, thanks for letting us know

@Frank - not used that one, may try useing it on the win 7 computer instead of easus which can be a pain; thanks

[Big Frank]

easus is neither easy nor US, but maybe it's not trying to be either
i tried it a year or so ago and although it imaged the drive well enough i found the free version lacking in ease of use and options available in other software
i've also use minitool partition wizard for imaging hard drives and it's a breeze and it too is free