This copy of PaintShop Pro has been damaged or illegally mod

[sosordi]

hi,

I come here with a pretty common PSP issue (according to what I've read) but I found no solution so far => when trying to launch PSP X5 here is the error message that pops up: "This copy of PaintShop Pro has been damaged or illegally modified" (on Win 7 x86)

This license has never been used on another computer and Protexis Licensing is installed and running. Previous versions of PSP have all been uninstalled.

Here is what I did to try fixing this issue:
- uninstalled PSP, clean all folders (Program Files, ProgramData, user profile), run CCleaner (files and registry), reboot then reinstall PSP. No luck
- uninstall Protexis Licensing, reboot, repair PSP (in order to get Protexis re-installed). No luck
- follow instructionos given here (http://corel.force.com/index/articles/e ... 000000L31e) with no luck (PaintShop Pro folder was missing in C:\Program Data\Corel, but creating it + reboot did not solve the problem.

Any help will be welcomed. Thanks

[Radim]

I had this problems with X3 and X4 versions many times. I re-installed PaintShop Pro and it helped me. X5 is fine so far.

[sosordi]

thanks for your help, but I mentionned, re-installation did not help me sadly

[Radim]

I personaly use Acronis True Image Home on work and home computer.

When everything is working fine I do make backups (once for 3 months). But before I do some important program upgrades I make too. For safety.
(I keep two last full backups of my drive C:\)

It saved me many times from disasters. Really! Recovery takes only 10 minutes.

[LeviFiction]

Quick question, is Protexis setup to start "automatically" or "automatically (delayed start)"? It probably has nothing to do with your situation but worth asking at least.