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Hi folks, 

Instead of getting the choice to upgrade to the latest version I am getting a download dialog box as per screenshot.  This installas a new version an looses customization. It is doing this on 2 of my machines but on the third I get the choice to upgrade. Howe can I solve this dilemma?

Thanks!

Betty

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First, that kind of install should not lose any settings or other customization. They are maintained for both install methods. So if it seems they're being lost I think something unexpected is happening.

Second, you're getting that prompt because you've installed the application on that system using the EXE/MSI version of the installer. The MSIX version can automatically download and install, and so offers the Install option. The EXE/MSI version requires a manual download and manual install and so only offers Download.

-- Walt
Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases
PC:
    Desktop:  Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 

    Laptop:  Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU.
    Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2,  16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU
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Actually it is an MSIX install, but I'll go back and check. With a couple of drive failures now is the time to correct it. Thanks for the quick reply and I'll do some double checking.

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51 minutes ago, babray said:

Actually it is an MSIX install, but I'll go back and check

With that prompt, the program you were running was installed via EXE/MSI. You may have been confused about which version you downloaded, or you may have both versions installed (generally a bad idea) and started the wrong one.

You can confirm (for 2.5.3 or earlier) by running the program, and once it's running, run Task Manager. Expand the program's entry there, and right-click on it and choose Open File Location. File Explorer will then show you where the program is located. You have the MSIX if WindowsApps is in the directory path for the program. But if Program Files is there it's EXE/MSI (assuming you didn't change the default install directory).

In 2.5.5 (currently in Beta test) and later, you'll be able to tell from the Account dialog in the program.

(And, you're welcome :) )

-- Walt
Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases
PC:
    Desktop:  Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 

    Laptop:  Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU.
    Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2,  16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU
iPad:  iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard 
Mac:  2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1

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You're welcome.

-- Walt
Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases
PC:
    Desktop:  Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 

    Laptop:  Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU.
    Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2,  16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU
iPad:  iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard 
Mac:  2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1

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