My old laptop running Windows 10 with Magix (Version 5.5.23.0 I think) I purchased many years ago has broken down. Can I transfer the license to the trial version of Magix I have downloaded on my new laptop?
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. . . . Magix (Version 5.5.23.0 I think) I purchased many years ago . . . .
Magix is the company, not the program name - which program are you referring to?
John EB
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OK thanks. I believe it was called Magix Photo Clinic. I used it to edit photos. Similar to Photoshop.
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. . . . Magix Photo Clinic . . . .
This is very old software which is not compatible with Windows 10 and is very unlikely to run correctly on the new laptop.
Assuming the old laptop was upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 7 or 8, some legacy features may have been retained by the Windows 10 upgrade enabling the program to run.
. . . . Can I transfer the license to the trial version . . .
Trial version of which program?
John EB
Sorry, my mistake, the old laptop was running Windows 8. My new laptop is Windows 10 and I have downloaded Magix Photo Manager. I have got used to Magix photo editing features and I don't want to change, but will I need to buy a new license? I thought the license I bought was for life.
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. . . . I need to buy a new license? I thought the license I bought was for life. . . .
You do need a new licence, Photo Manager is a different product from Photo Clinic which is what you had a licence for life ie. it never expires for that product.
John EB
So, Windows 8 is no longer supported by Microsoft, and Photo Clinic doesn't transfer to Windows 10! Looks like I'm over a barrel here. A lifetime license isn't quite what it implies then, since clearly I am still alive but the license is defunct. Thanks anyway, John, for your patience in walking me through this minefield.
The term lifetime license is a little misleading since it means the products lifetime not the users lifetime. This term comes from product life-cycle management.
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In addition to @SP. comment
Software products have specific support periods for which you get updates and bug fixes. The number of years you get depends on the manufacturer, however support for old products always ends at some point - this is the lifetime of the product.
. . . . Windows 8 is no longer supported by Microsoft . . . .
This is an example of the lifetime of a product - Windows 8 was released in Oct 2012 and mainstream support has ended ie no bug fixes or new features will be added to it. Until Jan 2023 Windows 8 it will only receive limited fixes for security issues only.
The introduction of Windows 10 made a lot of old programs obsolete as there are significant changes to the internals of Windows 10 with the result that many functions the old programs needed no longer exist - this is the case for Photo Clinic on the new laptop.
HTH
John EB