Alfred's Serif Users' Forums — MPX6 disc not installing on W11

Re: MPX6 disc not installing on W11

null@example.com (prask) — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 21:32:22 +0000

Yes, it is easy(ish). As you know, you get the 'Manage Unlock Codes' from the MvP that is already installed on the old computer and Export and save them etc.

Re: MPX6 disc not installing on W11

null@example.com (Alfred) — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:45:47 +0000

prask wrote:

Again thank you. It has installed.

That’s very good news! Thanks for the update.

prask wrote:

The next thing will be getting the codes in. I still have the instructions you gave me from a few years back.

You’re more likely to have been given instructions by @ericlnz or @Albert Ross, but as long as you have a valid *.mfu file the process should prove fairly straightforward.

Re: MPX6 disc not installing on W11

null@example.com (prask) — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 11:51:49 +0000

Again thank you. It has installed.
The next thing will be getting the codes in. I still have the instructions you gave me from a few years back.

Re: MPX6 disc not installing on W11

null@example.com (Alfred) — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:17:11 +0000

Before attacking the disc with a cloth (especially if you’ve rarely used it and it looks OK) please try copying its contents to your PC and installing from there. I remember finding that installation directly from a brand new program disc was often very noisy, as if the installer was struggling to read it.

Re: MPX6 disc not installing on W11

null@example.com (prask) — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 09:24:21 +0000

Thanks Alfred. I'll try that. The disc looks perfect as it's only been used about 4 times and is kept in its plastic case but, I will try what you said... just in case there is something in the tracks.

Re: MPX6 disc not installing on W11

null@example.com (Alfred) — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 22:40:35 +0000

Copy the contents of the installation disc to a new folder on your PC, find the ‘setup.exe’ program within that folder, and double-click on it to launch the installer.

If the copying operation fails, clean the disc with a clean, soft, dry lint-free cloth. Use radial strokes (i.e. not circular, but from the centre to the edge of the disc) so that you don’t risk introducing scratches along its tracks. If you think you need to use a solvent, use isopropyl alcohol rather than methylated spirits, since the latter will leave a residue.

MPX6 disc not installing on W11

null@example.com (prask) — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 19:59:33 +0000

Hi
I've got a new mini pc and an external DVD player. I've just installed quite a lot of old software like PhotoPlus but when I try to install MvP I go through the stages of filling in the Product Key, then when I click the instal button, the DVD player just makes a whirring noise (non-stop) and does not retrieve data. Even cancel does not work and I have to press the button on the dvd player to stop it. There are then pages, as 'it' calls it, of ''verbose logging' on the screen.
I also tried MvP X5 and there was the same problem.
{Thanks to this forum a number of years ago, I installed MvP and managed to copy and save the codes and hence use them}.
If I had an alternative dvd player I would have tried that.

Is there a way to instal the disc - or files on it?
Thank you for any suggestions.