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Topic: Re-installing PP on new computer

Hi all
I've used PP for many many years for all kinds of projects, including two graphic-heavy books, and loads of graphic-heavy Parish Newsletters (examples here (I'm quite proud of them!): https://st-nicolas-taplow.org/parish-newsletters/

I've just spent several thousands on a new computer (the old one starting to not boot up...) and, although I have Affinity Publisher (which I'm trying to get to grips with!) on the new machine, I'd really like to stick with my dear old PP X9 for a while.

Trouble is... my new gleaming monster PC comes without... a DVD drive lol

Can I copy the files from the original DVD and double-click Autostart or whatever it's called? Or is the program available somewhere on t'internet? I have looked... and I don't understand why Serif don't offer PagePlus as a free download, if they think it's so rubbish? For me, PP has been brilliant.

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Re: Re-installing PP on new computer

Two possible solutions:

1. Buy a cd/dvd drive that connects via a USB. Do a search for cd/dvd usb drive. I have a Dell, which works very well.

2. Copy the Serif DVD to a flash drive, and install from that.

Geoff

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Re: Re-installing PP on new computer

GB wrote:

Two possible solutions:

1. Buy a cd/dvd drive that connects via a USB. Do a search for cd/dvd usb drive. I have a Dell, which works very well.

2. Copy the Serif DVD to a flash drive, and install from that.

3. Download from t’Internet. Check your email!

"Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?"
― Tennessee Williams

4 Reply by tonybridge (edited by tonybridge 2024-11-15 18:58:57)

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Re: Re-installing PP on new computer

Thanks for the tip, GB, makes perfect sense of course!

But Alfred emailed me with a solution that has worked perfectly, so I am now back in the happy land of PagePlus!

Thanks for all your help, guys, isn't this a wonderful community? :-)

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Re: Re-installing PP on new computer

tonybridge wrote:

isn't this a wonderful community? :-)

I’m glad you like it here, Tony, but I don’t think it’s my place to comment on how wonderful it is!

"Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?"
― Tennessee Williams