Is there any way to get rid of this annoyance?
Attachment 125818
Printable View
Is there any way to get rid of this annoyance?
Attachment 125818
block the program in firewall is the only way that seems to work
occasionally you may need to reallow it for activation check
My assessment from April 2018 - https://www.talkgraphics.com/showthr...156#post592156
Ditto from November 2018 - https://www.talkgraphics.com/showthr...o-stop-showing
Ditto from March 2019 - https://www.talkgraphics.com/showthread.php?81087-Nag.
Almost relevant, I got this today:
Attachment 125820
I enjoy the pleasure of owning a professional application, which I have renewed. I still keep my prior perpetually licensed product available. MagiXara still miss this point in in doing so they kill Customers' interest with this trash.
A case in point, the offer I got was $99.00 Regularly $647.00.
If I go to the site directly, the offer is £69.00 Regularly £484.00.
My rate GBP/USD works £69 out as $89.
Magix cannot work out my locale or get the price to be equitable across regions.
I have just spend a quiet half-hour's tweaking the Registry.
Something along the likes of Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Xara\XtremePro x64\15\Options\Update\:
- Set Value of SpecialsDontShowAgain to 1.
- Set Value of UpdateDontShowAgain to 1.
Might be of use. It get rid of the type of Nag in the above image for those without the "Don't show this again" checkbox.
As it is your machine's Registry, any changes are on you as if you muck it up without having a Backup, sorry!
Acorn
those tweaks could be useful be interesting to know if they work
meanwhile I am more than happy to block the program in firewall
I have tried the registry trick, but the program fixes itself periodically, so it may not work indefinitely. A rough trick is to delete or rename the "C:\Users\...\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremePro\11\WebF iles\ENG" folder (path is a bit different for different versions) which contains the URL to the actual nag screen on the net. Here again, the program fixes itself after a while, so automatic countermeasures are needed to ward off this nuisance.
Thanks for the replies everyone - wish xara/magix would get their act together....
Still delete this info. Firewall also blocks the creation of web pages when inserting widgets.
Attachment 125825
yes it will - i dont use it for web pages, fortunately
Thanks for the pointer lex. Here is an approach that seems to work.Quote:
Originally Posted by lex
- Make a copy of the %localappdata%/Xara/XtremePro/12/WebFiles/ folder and contents or other version you are having issues with.
- Replace its contents with the two files in the attached ZIP.
I am sure Xara will frequently refresh the folders contents so possible ways may be to lock the lock for updates or just redo the above.
Attachment 125826
Again, no promises or guarantees of success but at least it's not meddling with your Registry.
To reset the folder, just select Help > Check for updates; a thing you would never do anyhow if you are out of cover.
Acorn
Acorn,
Sorry to say, but this does not work. Xara updates itself in spite of this. What I have found partially effective, is to start the program using a command file like this:
del /Q C:\Users\...\AppData\Local\Xara\XtremePro\11\WebFi les\ENG\*.*
nircmd exec2 max "C:\Program Files\Xara\Xara Designer Pro X11" "C:\Program Files\Xara\Xara Designer Pro X11\DesignerPro.exe"
where the first line deletes the contents of the nag folder and the second line uses Nirsoft's Nircmd utility (http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html) to start Xara without a visible command window and in the folder specified before the EXE command line proper. To use this, change paths and filenames according to your own setup. In spite of this, the nag may show occasionnally, but keeps away most of the time.
lex, great approach but rather drastic, don't you think @Xara?Quote:
Originally Posted by lex
Acorn
this thread on the subject was closed by Rob-XarQuote:
Originally Posted by acorn
https://www.talkgraphics.com/showthr...369#post615369
note his words [my emphasis in red] :
Magix are the issue here apparently, not Xara, and Rob gave contact details here:Quote:
I'm closing this thread. Point has been made and this is nothing we're in control of
https://www.talkgraphics.com/showthr...217#post615217
but I am inclined to think this issue will run... it makes a mockery of Xara's claim that the subscription model is transparent because you don't have to renew if you don't want to; and it is just plain rude
Appreciate your coverage above. I took the liberty of emailing worthies in Magix once and as yet no-one has the guts to reply. Xara may be the lackey here but it is its reputation and its name on the product that is being panned, not Magix's. So Xara have a vested interest and we should nag until it is resolved.Quote:
Originally Posted by handrawn
Acorn
agreed
i'm old fashioned - if i subcontract out i do not think that absolves me of responsibility - cop out