Script Error when going Help > Check for Updates in Designer Pro 20 perpetual

[Promidi]

same versions of windows and designer pro v20 - I do not get the script error, I just get the welcome screen that is normally switched out and getting that confirms there are no updates [unless xara's policy has changed]

switching IE11 in/out makes no difference

Thanks for checking that. Must be something at my end.... at least I still get the welcome screen...

[handrawn]

@ Promidi

maybe, and just a thought, as a rsult of you blocking ver19 this has had an effect on ver20 in some way

[Promidi]

@ Promidi

maybe, and just a thought, as a rsult of you blocking ver19 this has had an effect on ver20 in some way

No, I removed that firewall rule when I uninstalled ver 19

[handrawn]

well good luck in finding what it is..

[Promidi]

well good luck in finding what it is..

I finally was able to resolve this issue.

I like to tweak things, including Designer Pro 20 perpetual. Looks like I went a bit too far with that tweaking.

What I did was a complete uninstall of DP20 - including xara registry tree purge.

I then reinstalled DP20 and then exported the "XtremeProPerpetual x64" registry branch

Some of those tweaks I wanted to keep, so, before uninstalling DP20 I exporting the "XtremeProPerpetual x64" key from the registry. I also exported specific parts of the Xara configuration as well (things like selection blobs, recent files, backup locations, toolbar configuration etc)

I then imported the specific parts of the Xara configuration reg files to get back my tweaks I wanted

After doing this, the “Check for updates” no longer gave me the script error. I just got the Welcome Screen.

I was willing to tolerate the script error, as I did not effect any other part of the program. Or so I thought.

I discovered that the “Magic Erase” tool was not working properly. I selected the “Magic Erase” tool, like I have done before. The marching ants appeared. However, when I released the mouse button, the selected marquee just disappeared. Well that was not supposed to happen!

That's what got me to do uninstall, purge and re-uninstall DP20, hoping that this “Magic Erase” tool would resolve. Thankfully it did (which as may main reason)

The fixing of the script errors at update check was a bit of serendipity.

So there you have it. (Yes, I over-tweaked)

Fingers crossed problem solved.

[handrawn]

I am pleased you found a solution [hopefully]

I tweak some of the registry options, but I leave it at that; I log what I do but I start again when I get a new version with a new log; but that's me...