Re: Any reason to update?
I'll second the motion for Photo & Graphic Designer 9. Used the main program for years, but just don't need all the web stuff, or heavy print PDF support, or the full blast of Pantone or SWOP colors that you get with XDP.
P & GD is a tremendous improvement over Xara 5. The 'Snap to Objects' tool is a Godsend. Like Xara 5, it runs perfectly on my little underpowered Acer netbook... and is less than US $100. Quite a bargain. If you give it a try, do a Alt + Shift + Control + S to get your Xara 5 light gray background... I can't stand the newer dark gray one.