I have used Corel for over 10 years, my first version being Draw 2 (not x2,etc).
I don't use the software a lot, as many pros have it in the list of applications to call on when need be, so I update and upgrade every 2 or more years. I last upgraded I think 2 years ago to X5. So far I have been crashing each time I use it. Craching, meaning the CorelDraw screen /app freezes. The OS is fine, as other apps. But even closing other apps and trying to see if anything in TaskManager helps, but no luck!
I'm using Windows 7 Ult/32/64bit. The CorelDraw app says there are no updates to install....
So, do I just upgrade my CS3 as I mainly use it for page layout, not much illustration, But I liked Corel for a long time in its file format compatibility. But certainly willing to change coarse if stability is a issue, and right now, I have taken at least an hour to sign on here and gather my thoughts to help resolve this. If there is a patch, why isn't the app routed to it via the hHelp tabs?
Well, either way, I reach out to the Corel community for some help to resolve this as I need to get the job done, and if I need to purchase something to get it done, it wont be Corel. I say this with reservation in my mind as I have been a long time users, but I think they have a split in the company of what to do as far as going cloud and alienating all the users they have, or staying as licensed user software. I just need to make a brochure today.
Two standard things to check if you are getting crashes:
A registry check with cCleaner or similar is probably a good idea too.
do you mean the windows temp file?...that only had a couple hundred megs of files in it. Why would that trigger?
I do have my Windows Swap file on a seperate raid0 SSD drive which hasn't been a problem when I first started using Draw.
An overloaded temp files folder does seem to increase the frequency of crashes. I think its the number of files that matters, not their size and its probably a windows bug. But it is easy to empty, especially if you do it immediately after a reboot. cCleaner will also do it as part of its general cleaning.
I've not known the windows swap file to cause a problem in CorelDraw, but I recommend setting it to Custom Size, with the Initial Size and Maximum Size both set to the same value which should be at least the recommended value.
Hello Photoraffi;
Photoraffi said: do you mean the windows temp file?...that only had a couple hundred megs of files in it. Why would that trigger? I do have my Windows Swap file on a seperate raid0 SSD drive which hasn't been a problem when I first started using Draw.
A couple of hundred Megs of files could be Thousands of files seeings how almost all of them are 0 size!!! And it is almost painless to delete them, you wont fell a thing.
George
You might want o disable background tasks