Re: No my question was not complete. thread was closed before my final comments
@browj2
What are the chances that you will have to reinstall after the end of the one year period? Likely not very high unless you are planning on getting a new computer or something. Then you have almost no problem.
I have had some computers for 6-10 years, well past their prime. I don't like moving into new machines. I have had experiences that were not complete failures, but damaged sectors on drives so certain software needed to be reinstalled. No virus, trojan, or malware caused the problems. Even careful users of computers can have unexpected hardware issues. One brand new DELL died at 5 months old. Drive would not fire up at all. even in an envelope trying to just get data extracted. It was a nightmare. Years ago a gentleman I used to help with website, bought a machine with C: mirrored to D:. C eventually died so he took his machine to "the pc guy" he knew to move D into C slot. Instead, "the pc guy" took out the C, reformatted D and my friend was left with nothing.
So YES having the ability to reinstall is vital for me. Knowing what I can reinstall is vital for me. If you have not had any of these issues you are indeed lucky.
@GypsyJoe
I agree. I am moving into a new laptop so have gone through several software installs. Some make it easy, simple. Place update.exe files in same folder as the install file for easy storage. The way this is done poor. And the information from Xara/Magix is poor.
@Handrawn
I installed v16 on my old monster computer. Thankfully it stayed on long enough for me to register, get the update file (move to external drive) and deregister the machine. Then 11 minutes later...blue screen. ![Applause](images/smilies/applause.gif)
You and @Acorn have been so helpful with the program and the content. Getting the files onto the external, with notes, I feel so much better. I hope and pray this new machine gives me many years of service. If it doesn't at least I can rebuild my Xara.
buying separately, owning the use indefinitely no matter what computer i use in the future, only buying what i need, no risk of getting locked into an update cycle.. that all sounds good to me....
I agree 100%
@Acorn
Forecast: v17.0 late March 2020, a five-month wait for - Templates, tweaks to some SmartShapes and little else.
Well, 6 weeks after my purchase of 16, the new version will come out. (heavy sigh)
I'm not going to install it. Don't want to get used to a feature that I will lose if I reinstall.
Thanks for putting my mind at ease that it is not something I will be desperate to have. ![Big Grin](images/smilies/smiley-grin.png)
I am so glad I came to post. I wouldn't have captured the content, or the update file, learned what has happened since I last purchased.
-Samantha
"Try to live your life so that you wouldn't be afraid to sell the family parrot to the town gossip." Will Rogers (1879 - 1935)
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