Created a separate topic because for some reason I can't answer my own post on the other topic about the availability of an offline install ...
I have been told by support there is no available offline installation for the 2017 products. Too bad ... The only workaround was to perform a full install on a different computer. After installation was completed on that second computer, a "setup" folder was created and it could be (hopefully) copied to finally perform an offline installation on the original target.
If you log in to your Corel account, under "downloads" you should find the full installer. I always download these and store on a local disk.
As I understand it from the Customer Service outfit, the version 2017 downloadable is now just the same download as the demo; just a 3 MB script which invokes the actual installation via online connection. Thus, the "justification" for the 24 month limit: The Customer Serivce guy said it was "because new versions are released in 24 months".
I'd love to know if that's not the case; making a backup DVD is no big deal.
JET
Am I missing something? The original 2017 is available from Amazon, ref: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=corelcad+2017
These are boxed discs.
The update ( which is sorely needed ) for 2017.5 is a complete redownload, but in fairness, it's been that way since at least CoreCAD2012, and I think even CorelCAD (Original) in 2010/2011 had the same issue.
I don't know if anything will change for 2018, but at the moment, it's still the same.