Started using Serif back in 2010 (full suite). My PPx3 was working like a champ on my 10 year old laptop (Windows 7 SP#1 64) which I use to retouch and repair photos I get from my fellow Vietnam vets. Last year sometime, I think following a Windows update, the program would not longer operate, locking and crashing after the opening windows tries to access the 'home base' for news, etc (I surmise). Did what I could from the instructions in this thread and others to restore operations. Nada. Bought a 2nd hand CD of PS10x in hopes of it working on my older laptop. Actually got it to load and it worked one time. Woo-woo! Then the next time I tried to use it, it locked and crashed to upon opening screens. I tried to load the PP x10 on another newer laptop but it did not work on it either. I do not need all the bells and whistles of today's photo editing software. I also bought a copy of PS Elements thinking I would bit the bullet and get with the modern stuff, but I hate it. Incredibly slow to load and work on a single image (2mb usually). Plan to return it if I can get my Serif/Affinity programs to work.
Is there a fix for PP-3x or PP-10x that I can reasonably attempt on my own? I cannot get either program to work if I try to open it with an image file. Crashes ASAP. I am thinking I got to get the welcome screens disabled or tell Windows or firewalls that it is okay to trust this software or whatever. I have already lost too much time on this and at 70 years old, time is a precious commodity. If I have to, I'll pop for the new Affinity software as it is on half-price sale, but I won't use 95% of the tools it provides.
Suggestions?
