Licensing and migrating to a new machine

Licensing and migrating to a new machine

We are building a new computer and want to move CorelDRAW X6 (student edition) from an old laptop to the new machine. I'm here today because I've read two differing accounts describing how to do this successfully. Perhaps we can come by the one definitive answer to rule them all?

Uninstalling the program from the old machine is the only constant I've found. Should this be done with the original installer application (from disc or download) or with Window's Add and Remove Programs feature? Perhaps it does not matter, but if that is the case, it should be noted once and for all.

There is also the matter of first logging into one's Corel account. Not everyone includes this step in their description. I'm not familiar with this Corel account, but I may have created one for myself when installing X5 years ago. Was it an integral step in originally installing X6 (also done years ago)? Or is it something that may have to be created? Is logging into the account done via web browser or from within the CorelDRAW application software? I'm trying to understand how we would have the program running while uninstalling it, too.

With the account and uninstallation procedure verified and performed, installation to the new machine simply becomes a matter of moving the installer over (either disc or download) to the new machine and running it? At some point should we be logging into a Corel account?

Again, ours is the student edition, but we (and everyone else, I imagine) would appreciate knowing of any differing procedures between the various releases. Or versions. The life you save could be your own! ; )

0 TheSign Guy over 8 years ago

Hello sumd00d; You can read what you agreed to in the program under Help/About Corel. With the regular ver. You can install a ver. three times. But you can only use one at a time. The H&S is So limited to what can be done with it, Not many people use it.

George
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0 Ronny Axelsson over 8 years ago

Regarding "logging into the account" I think people are talking about being "signed in".
Don't know about the student edition but I assume you have a "little green man" in the bottom right corner of Draw's screen.
Click on it and you'll see whether you are signed in or not.
It is important that you are signed in when uninstalling Draw to make sure the copy is properly deregistered when uninstalling.
If not, you lose that copy from the number of possible installs.

BTW, it is recommended to be signed in at all times.
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0 sumd00d over 8 years ago in reply to Ronny Axelsson

There is no "little green man" at the bottom of my X5 screen. I had my student start X6 on the other machine, and was given the opportunity to create an account, something she did not want to do for some reason and cancelled. But there is a little red man at the bottom right of that X6 screen.

Every version I can remember allowed you to opt out of registration. I assume they'd rather put a stop to that practice?

Anyway, X6 was uninstalled from the laptop and installed on the desktop. There was never any logging or signing in done. So I hope everything's fine.
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0 TheSign Guy over 8 years ago in reply to sumd00d

Hello sumd00d; You may NOT have "The Little Man" (We call it.) Because the H&S is NOT a upgrade able ver. The ("Little Man" Screen Shot below. ) With the reg. ver. you can pay a extra $200.00 a year, and you get extra things in the program Plus a free update to the next ver. Ronny and I use the program to make money with so we make graphics for a living. And we use Corel for those graphics. We come here on our own to help people and learn things. You only get so many installs with a Corel ver. so it is Very Important to be logged in to Corel when you uninstall it. When you do that it removes the program Corel from the site saying it was installed. I Hope this helps explain.

George
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0 Ariel over 8 years ago in reply to TheSign Guy

The Student version is different than the regular version of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite or CorelDRAW Technical suite., not only for the cont but also for licenses. For example, I believe If you have the Student version of X6 you can't upgrade to the full verison of X7. The full version allows to have the same program installed on more than one computer (ie a work desktop and a Home laptop), since it's supposed that you don't use both at the same time. If your move to another computer it's better to uninstall the program, since you can install it 5 times, if you need to install again you should first uninstall one of the installations. Anyway, if you can't uninstall (ie a hard disk damage) you can install it on other computer, you will loose just one of the 5 installations. But this is a general rule for the full version, I don't know if the Student version use the same criteria.
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