Hi, I hope some one can help me. I recently got a new coumputer, which has vista. I have installed my corel draw 12 graphics suite on it, but I am having problems. I get a message that "corel photo paint has stopped responding" and that it has stopped interacting with windows. Does it have to do with the fact that it may not be compatible with vista? and if so what do i do? is there a patch I can download?
I am happy to have found this site, and hope I can get some good information here.
thank you
Draw 12 is working fine on Vista for me as well....sofar
G.
Hey everyone - I'm glad that I stumbled across this site. Definitely bookmarked for future reference!
I too am having some trouble with Vista. My new laptop came with Vista, so I'm kind of stuck with it. Corel 12 installs find and seems to run fine, however I run into trouble when trying to install SP1. The installation wizard halts and doesn't update the program, presumably when it discovers that you aren't running XP. Because it is a Windows .msp file, I can't find any options to run it in XP compatibility mode.
So my questions are:
1) For those of you running CGS12 on Vista, what was your method for upgrading to SP1?
2) Failing getting it patched to SP1, is there a way to disable the update notifications each time I start one of the applications? I am going to be using PhotoPain primarily, and based on the list of fixes in SP1, there are only a few minor issues in PhotoPaint that were fixed (most were in Draw).
Of course, the obvious answer would be to upgrade to X3, but I'm not a heavy user of the software and I haven't yet felt limited by version 12 (until my little Vista problem came along!), so I'd like to try and get the most out of 12 if I can. Thanks so much for any tips that you might have.
JS
Two options are availible to try:
1. Download the SP1 executable to your desktop. Bypass the Akami Downloader and get the file by direct download. On the file on your desktop, right click and select the properties. Choose Run in XP Compatability Mode and Run as Administrator. Close. Then execute the file. It should allow you to install the SP after a few warnings.
2. Disable UAC in the User section of Control Panel, reboot, run the Service Pack, Reenable UAC, reboot and you should be good to go.
So far, I am happy with Vista. One computer came with the other was an upgrade. I am no longer using 12 and believe X3 is a worthwile upgrade.
Hey Rikk - thanks for the fast reply. I appreciate the tips.
Regarding option 1, each time I try and download SP1 (whether using the downloader or the Corel web site) I am only able to get a .msp file. Is there a better way to track down an .exe? The .msi (edit: .msp) doesn't give me the XP compatibility mode option like an .exe does. I was hoping that I would be able to do the XP compatibility thing for this because it has worked well for a couple of other programs that weren't liking Vista.
For option 2, I have UAC disabled. I actually turned that off on day one because I was sick of it asking me "permission" for pretty much everything! :)
The exact error that I am getting happens right when the installer launches. It says: "The wizard was interrupted before CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 12 could be completely installed." I have tried with and without disc 1 in the drive (worth a try), I have made sure I have the correct administrator privileges, reinstalled the entire suite a couple of times, etc.
Any other tips? Thanks!
I have the exact same issues with Sp1 and the "wizard". If I get lucky I will pass it along. I was hoping Corel would take care of this since it's only one issue older.
Dave K.
What is the procedure to bypass the akami downloader?
Thanks
Dave
Rather than have the downloader check for updates, go to corel.com and choose the Support Page, then the Download and Patch page. Select the Other products including previous versions at the bottom and find Corel Graphics Suite 12. Select the appropriate download and when you get to a page that looks like this, do not click the button but click the hyperlinked text in the paragraph below. This will bring the file directly to your computer and bypass the downloader.
~Rikk
With the .msp File on your desktop, right click on the file and select the properties. On the compatibility tab, select win2k or XP and select the run as administrator box.
Cross your fingers.
If that doesn't work, I am out of ideas.
Good luck.