I have Corel Draw X3 and have just purchased a Windows 8.1 desk top system.
Corel Draw X3 will install and run, but after installation the Windows 8.1 Start Screen Icons are not functional; the icon links doesn't work. There are some issues when running the suite.
Does anyone know if Corel or Windows has a fix for running Corel X3 on Windows 8.1, without issues.
I really would like to run the Corel X3 on the Windows 8.1 system.
I've used Corel since ver. 3 or older, and based on my experience with Corel I do not want to buy into Corel X6 for use on Windows 8.1. Corel has come a long way since the early days, but still lacking in follow-up revisions and patch fixes for their software.
Thanks, Danny.
Hi.
Sorry Danny, there isn't, and won't be any fix coming from Corel that enables Windows 8.1 to work with CorelDraw X3. Have you tried the virtual machine running XP inside Windows 8?
Danny O said:Corel has come a long way since the early days, but still lacking in follow-up revisions and patch fixes for their software.
Extension testing should be done to make all old versions of CorelDraw work with whatever future operating system Windows decides to release said no one ever. I could say it blows my mind to think you really believe what you said but it doesn't. This is the world we live in and many others probably think like this too. Not trying to disrespect you, just pointing out that your logic doesn't add up to the economy you participate in.
Danny, I recommend X6. You upgraded your OS for the new features, to use newer hardware, why not upgrade CorelDraw for the same reason. If you want to stick with X3 that is surely fine. Use Windows XP or a virtual machine with XP in your Windows 8 environment.
John, please detail your question; "Have you tried the virtual machine running XP inside Windows 8?"
Sub GDG_John( ) said:Extension testing should be done to make all old versions of CorelDraw work with whatever future operating system Windows decides to release said no one ever. I could say it blows my mind to think you really believe what you said but it doesn't. This is the world we live in and many others probably think like this too. Not trying to disrespect you, just pointing out that your logic doesn't add up to the economy you participate in.
Danny O said: As a conservative I don't see the need to set aside perfectly good equipment just because a manufacturer wants to sell something new. I agree with you that this is the economy we are in; so driven by the stock markets that what was once considered antique after 30 years is now considered obsolete after a couple years. The people that have fought the disposable mindset has seen the walls come tumbling down around them over the past decade or so. So, yes I do expect Manufacturers to stand by and support their products for an extended time.
As a conservative I don't see the need to set aside perfectly good equipment just because a manufacturer wants to sell something new.
I agree with you that this is the economy we are in; so driven by the stock markets that what was once considered antique after 30 years is now considered obsolete after a couple years. The people that have fought the disposable mindset has seen the walls come tumbling down around them over the past decade or so.
So, yes I do expect Manufacturers to stand by and support their products for an extended time.
Well you did buy something from a manufacturer new but you tipped the scales. As a general rule upgrading one without the other is a bad practice. In doing so expect problems.
As for the meaning of my economy statement above, it's actually more simple than that. Price of product versus price of continued maintenance combined with the ability to foresee the future make the math to this logic, well, not add up. In your case we are not just talking about a couple years, but something quite a bit older.
I agree with some support for older versions, but not a version as old as X3 together with an OS as new as Windows 8.1
Best of luck.
~John