My post Why does Corel Draw Graphics Suite X5 feel more like beta software? explains everything im having an issue with X5. In an effort to log the issues with this software, Im asking that if your an X5 User and are having file corruption, crashes, freezes and other such fun stuff happening to you killing your time and money while in Draw or Photopaint, please post it here.
In order to keep it all clean and easy for someone at Corel to follow, please only list issues for X5 and not turn it into a discussion out of topic.
Please, there is no need to try to defend Corel here as Iv used Corel since version 4 (not X4), so thats a long time using it.
Same exact issue with me. I've used X4 (and other earlier versions) with relatively good functionality. X5 is crashing so much and seemingly so randomly it's maddening at best. The time wasted from lost work, and now trying to find an answer, is setting me so far behind I could scream. I can't believe this is so difficult to address.
Issue(s): CRASHES AT LEAST ONCE DURING EACH WORK SESSION
Solution(s): The old adage "Save early. Save often." has never rang so true as it does with this release. Get used to clicking "Save" after each action (assuming you're lucky enough to open the document) - make it an autopilot response... and pray you weren't distractedly productive enough to forget!
Vista Ultimate 32-bit Service Pack 2, Intel Quad-core 2.4GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB (277GB free) HD
If all users have the same program, and some people have problems everyday but most people works fine everyday withouth crashes or other issues... what's the difference? since it's not the computer, I believe is the operating system, or, in other words, how you configure your operating system.
I can say this. Iv tested the X5 issues in Windows 7 64bit, XP SP3 and Vista 32bit on 3 different computers ranging from AMD Athlon64 to Intel Core i7. Same issues without fail. Same crashes and corruptions. 80% of my issues have been with Photopaint so far.
Your Theory is broken for this reason. For many the problems may not exist or crop up all the time since they may not use the programs the same way day to day. They may not use the same tools, open a file, or do the same things that will cause Corel Draw or Photopaint to crash. In my case, I always use the programs the same way and same tools on a daily basis and so they show their faults nearly right away for me. I can crash Photopaint pretty consistently doing not much at all. The same issues show themselves across a variety of setups.
Ariel said:If all users have the same program, and some people have problems everyday but most people works fine everyday withouth crashes or other issues... what's the difference?
It's called a bug. CorelDraw X5 is the ONLY app that regularly, without fail crashes every session out of the dozens I use, several of them every day - for hours. I'm guessing that chasing down an OS config issue with Microsoft tech support for this isolated new CD X5 release issue would be very unproductive.
Also, for every one of us that takes the time to sign up and speak out about an issue, there are dozens, if not hundreds of other users with the same issue who just deal, and dozens, if not hundreds more who quietly search these threads looking for an answer, and wander elsewhere when they don't find it.
Corel wants me to call AND PAY their tech support to resolve this issue. If I should do that, I will post the resolution.
Ariel said:If all users have the same program, and some people have problems everyday but most people works fine everyday withouth crashes or other issues... what's the difference? since it's not the computer, I believe is the operating system, or, in other words, how you configure your operating system.
Although I believe that there was a bug in the download install version, I'm fine now after a repair. I'll also note, that I believe the slower, older computers are having less problems than the newer upgraded ones. I don't know if it is a windows version issue or a processor/multi-processor issue, but that is what I "feel" I have seen on these boards. We're running refurbished IBM's from tigerdirect with Windows XP and I am now finding very few issues that can't be resolved.