New Versions of Xara Designer Pro X(15)

**browj2** · 11 December 2017, 03:46 PM

As per the announcement, there is a new version out, 15.0.0.52427. You have to download the trial version, install it, and provide your serial number to activate it. It installs separately from the previous version.

Interestingly, the plugins linked to the previous version showed up automatically. I don't know about toolbar settings and I use the default arrangement.

I presume that it is safe to uninstall the previous version?

**Egg Bramhill** · 11 December 2017, 04:42 PM

It's still gobbling up 25% of my CPU usage when doing absolutely nothing. It's about time this was fixed.

Has that Simplon something or other software been dropped as I didn't see an option to NOT install it on installing Xara. There was another PC Cleaner type option which I declined installation.

Strangely just before seeing the post Talkgraphics Forum announcing the new release, I checked to see whether there was an update via the Help / Check for Updates menu and was informed it was up to date. How are users who don't frequent TG going to know of this latest release?

**Ron Duke** · 13 December 2017, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by Egg Bramhill

It's still gobbling up 25% of my CPU usage when doing absolutely nothing. It's about time this was fixed.

Has that Simplon something or other software been dropped as I didn't see an option to NOT install it on installing Xara. There was another PC Cleaner type option which I declined installation.

Strangely just before seeing the post Talkgraphics Forum announcing the new release, I checked to see whether there was an update via the Help / Check for Updates menu and was informed it was up to date. How are users who don't frequent TG going to know of this latest release?

Eric,

I opened one file in Version 15 that I've been working on.
While observing this thread here on TG, I took a peak in Task Manager to see what the usage was for Version 15, and it fluctuates between 19% and 30%. Is this what you are referring to when you mention 25% of your CPU usage?

Also, how does this affect the performance of one's computer?

**handrawn** · 13 December 2017, 03:51 PM

it'll possibly raise the temp of your cpu unecessarily

**Egg Bramhill** · 13 December 2017, 09:47 PM

It's been a long standing problem I and others but not all have had with Xara software. I'll try & find an earlier thread where I did a video highlighting the very high cpu usage even though the program was not being worked on and just in an idle state. It may take a while fot me to find it.

As for fonts, I don't have a excessive amounts of these installed, far from it.

Here's a screengrab of my Task Manager / Processes as I type the reply to this thread. The CPU usage is at 19.4% even though Xara is idle and not being used.

**Ron Duke** · 13 December 2017, 10:10 PM

Got it Eric.

I had the same problem, but with this update and downloading the content installer and Panarama, it is now running at 8%.

I don't understand that, but I'm glad it has dropped.

**Egg Bramhill** · 11 December 2017, 04:45 PM

On uninstalling the previous version I think this might be wise if you have versions installed on two machines as I believe the registration is one and the same. I might be wrong but perhaps this can be clarified.

**browj2** · 11 December 2017, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by Egg Bramhill

On uninstalling the previous version I think this might be wise if you have versions installed on two machines as I believe the registration is one and the same. I might be wrong but perhaps this can be clarified.

Hi Egg,

Not sure what you mean. I have the new version installed on my Surface Pro 4 along with the old version, and only the old version on the other computer (desktop). All work. I am about to update on my desktop.

I think that the SimpliClean thing is what you unchecked. It is now something vague. I will capture the screen and post it to warn others. There is one user on the Magix forum who went for it, ran it, and swears by it. I would rather not swear, so I won't take the chance.

Another point - the download is on the Magix.com site under the menu Photo&Design, select Xara Designer Pro X.

**browj2** · 11 December 2017, 05:36 PM

It is not the SimpliClean, but the MAGIX PC Check & Tuning 2018. I had this installed once, used it, but was too cheap to update to the new version each year.