Trying to Install Corel Draw X3 on my new computer

Hello,

I have tried installing Corel Draw on my new computer with Windows 7 and it works great (as a trial only)...As you can see in the screen shot I have no way of activating my product...Does anyone have any insight into what I can do?

 

  • Is that a link under the A of Already Purchased? Or a request to press A as a shortkey? Seems rather unintuitive if it is, but the underline has got to be there for a reason.

    Failing that, is there anything lower down in the scrolling area ?

    • It is neither, I believe it is supposed to be a button with a link from what I have seen in other screen shots during my research.

       

      The only thing that you can scroll down to is a dead link to the purchase the program.

      • Find the coreldraw.exe file and right click on it to bring up properties.

        If not already there, try turning on XP compatibility mode and run as administrator. [I'm not currently on a W7 machine, so may not have the exact labels].

        • Jeff Moreland said:
          I believe it is supposed to be a button with a link from what I have seen in other screen shots

          I wonder if that could be another manifestation of the nVidia desktop bug mentioned in one of the other threads?

          • I figured it out...I was able to activate it by booting in safemode and it let me click and put in my key! Woohoo!!!! Thanks for the help!
            • Jeff Moreland said:
              I figured it out...I was able to activate it by booting in safemode and it let me click and put in my key! Woohoo!!!! Thanks for the help!

              I wouldn't have thought of that move, but glad you let us know what you did to get it going. I didn't know Windows 7 had a safe mode, it's one of the best Windows I've used after Windows for Work Groups.

              George