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I'd like to upgrade to new Xara Designer Pro 18.
But I'm not going to, since my version 17 won't stop popping ads for version 18.
Even after I've checked the box "Don't show this again."
It's too bad that a large company like Magix is stuck with stupid 1990-era marketing tricks.
Really too bad.
Costs you money, true that.
Anyone at Magix wants to turn off my Xara 17 popups?
@jon404, do you really want your email to be harvested by Spammers.
It's bad enough Magix bombarding you in your XDA, but...
Ask and I can prune out.
Also moving the Thread to the Dear Xara forum where Xara might suggest Magix does better.
Acorn
P.S. Xara might not care as marketing is Magix's area and Xara want you to jump to Xara Cloud+ with Xara Pro+.
let me see - you want to upgrade to version 18, but you are not going to because of the annoying popups asking you to, that you can't stop, even though the certain way to stop those annoying popups is... to upgrade !
hum I think I see what you are saying even though there is not a lot of logic in it as far as I can see :think:
handrawn, perhaps the OP wants to run 17 & 18 side-by-side. In that case, Magix still hammers out the nags on 17...Quote:
Originally Posted by handrawn
@jon404, read my recent Post on how to block the nags. The approach comes with no guarantee; it works for me and I mainly use Pro+ for daily work. My other versions are there to remind me how naff Magix is and in support of TGers with older versions.
Acorn
fair point ;)
Acorn -- yes, if you could remove my email address, thanks! Good call!
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Originally Posted by jon404
I upgraded early to get rid of the annoying popup reminder a month or so ago. Now the reminder is popping up again every time I start up. This is EXTREMELY ANNOYING.
is the reminder still to upgrade to version 18, which you have already done, or it because your update service is expired, or something else?
@jon404,maybe you shouldn't quote your own message where the mail address is also present.
You will get annoying F,,,,, popups regardless of upgrading from 17 or 18. I am on 18 and still get offers to upgrade. They could not even spare people who already have the upgrade from them. Xara installed the code that Magix requested I am sure, there is no way that Xara was not involved. If this is true, then I am royally pissed.
I already have 18 and they still throw me the bone.Quote:
Originally Posted by handrawn
that does not actually answer my question ;) if you have 18, but your update service is expired for instance you will get popups
as for the popup code - xara only supply code for the program - magix code the installer, and the popups are [almost certainly] part of that
@handrawn and I both like rigor as I'm sure Xara does too.Quote:
Originally Posted by behzad
So when you state this it is totally opaque as to where you are in the Magix Update service cycle and which version (18 and/or 17) and the pop-ups and their type you are referring to.
There are solutions for certain nag screens but without knowing what nag you are nagged over, little can be done to help or explain.
For my out-of-cover v 18, I get an Update service period expired OK/Upgrade nag. I have a workaround for this.
If I OK, I then get a Renew your Update Service today nag. This comes with a 'Don't show this again' checkbox. It will re-emerge with a newer "offer" at some point. Its source is C:\Program Files\Xara\Xara Designer Pro X\18\UPS\Service_rel_u_x64_vc12.exe with QtWebEngineProcess.exe so they can be blocked.
I then have the joy of all the XDA nags.
Combined, these are the main reason I jumped to Xara Designer Pro+.
Nag over.
Acorn
I upgraded to 18 3 months ago. I am tired of nagging.
you still have not said if you still have an update service, or if it has lapsed
I have an update service for a year. It has only been 3 month since I upgraded to 18.
Renew Update Service – 1 year
Xara Designer Pro X365
has been extended
until 2022-05-08.
you have an upgrade service for a year from when?
did you buy ver 18 or upgrade under the upgrade service
I upgraded from the upgrade service, It lasts for until May 8th 2022.
so what are the nag popups asking you to do
To upgrade my version to what it is now LOL
I have the same issue.
well at least we now know what we are dealing with
in that case I have nothing to add to acorn's post #13 above - except take it up with magix support if you are masochisticly inclined [in the general sense]
What idiot programmer would throw in an ad for an upgrade when you already made the upgrade. I can see it happening closer to the expiry date of the software but from the start and constantly? That is an idiot kinda marketing.
No, behzad, it's just a stupid error.
yes probably forgot to switch it out.. or maybe a previous prevented that being done
Boy we have to live with it. Apprently they see it bring more customers, not sure how that works. LOL Maybe they have a nagging wife or a husband at home and used to it.
what, you don't see the connection betweeen magix and 'the wall' .... :DQuote:
But in the town, it was well known
When they got home at night, their fat and
Psychopathic wives would thrash them
Within inches of their lives.
Corrected. Thanks.
b.
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Originally Posted by Barbara B
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Possibly Barbara was replying to a different Post.Quote:
Originally Posted by handrawn
Acorn
I got too excited thinking she will fix the issue LOL
but which one ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Acorn
I'm not sure I see a post in this thread that need correction by TG - Magix yes, TG no
I'm still getting the annoying popup asking me to Renew My Update Service. I have just checked and it is due to be renewed on 13 Nov 2022! It's a little early to be renewing it now don't you think?
I have Xara Designer Pro X 18.0.0.61642.
What's going on?
the more you renew the longer your active service is, the more money definately in the bank for them, and the less risk of you jumping ship [possibly], I would imagine...
If you renew tomorrow the next day you will still get nag screens. I have 1 year to renewal and they nagged me shortly after upgrading.
This thread has run its course, so I'm closing it.