MaryFaerie Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Hi, I have a physical disk of Drawplus 5 and product key and I want to use it on my newer machine but there is no disk drive. I tried copying it from my old Win 7 machine onto a stick and over but it won't run. It gives the error; side by side configuration is incorrect. is there any way I can use my old programme? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeTO Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Hi @MaryFaerie and welcome to the Affinity forums. Please see the following FAQ which includes a link to an unofficial forum where you might be able to find help. MaryFaerie 1 Download a free PDF manual for Affinity Publisher 2.5 Download a quick reference chart for Affinity's Special Characters Affinity 2.5 for macOS Sequoia 15.2, MacBook Pro 14" (M4 Pro) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komatös Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 2 hours ago, MaryFaerie said: is there any way I can use my old programme? There are only two possibilities. Either you buy an external USB CD/DVD drive, or you create an ISO file from the DrawPlus CD on the old PC (only works if there is no copy protection on the CD) and move the ISO to a USB stick. MaryFaerie 1 MAC mini M4 | MacOS Sequoia 15.2 | 16 GB RAM | 256 GB SSD AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | INTEL Arc A770 LE 16 GB | 32 GB DDR4 3200MHz | Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (26100.2605) Affinity Suite V 2.5.7 & Beta 2.6 (latest) Interested in a free (selfhosted) PDF Solution? Have a look at Stirling PDF Ferengi Acquisition Rule No. 49: “A deal is a deal is a deal.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad_Wolf Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 (edited) If I remember correctly, there were also download version for the Plus range. There is a very high chance a moderator will close this thread. I found a website where you can download old Serif software but I do not trust it. I think it is better to contact Serif and ask if you can download the software. Nevertheless, I advice you to use the programs of the Affinity Suite. They are so much better than the old Plus range and you don't have to be afraid a Windows update will break your workflow. Remember, a warned man/woman is worth two! I hope this helps. Chris Edited January 29 by Bad_Wolf Remove probably malicious link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 46 minutes ago, Bad_Wolf said: I found a website where you can download old Serif software but I do not trust it. I think it is better to contact Serif and ask if you can download the software. Serif stopped offering installer downloads when they closed their CommunityPlus support site. If you follow the link provided by @MikeTO in the first reply to this thread, you can sign up to the independent forums mentioned there and see if one of its members can give you a download link privately. As @Komatös mentioned, the alternative is to use an external CD/DVD drive or an ISO file created on another PC. Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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