This tutorial contains instructions to resolve the following error when trying to install CorelDraw X8:”The installation was not completed. You cannot install this product because another version is already installed. To uninstall this product, you must first uninstall the existing version”.
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How to fix CorelDraw X8 install error: Cannot install this product because another version is already installed.
To bypass the CorelDraw x8 installation error, follow the steps below:
1. Press simultaneously the Windows
+ R keys to open the run command box.
2. Type: appwiz.cpl and click OK.
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3. In Programs and Features, Uninstall the following programs from “Corel Corporation”: *
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- CorelDraw Graphics Suite X8
- Corel Graphics – Windows Shell Extension.
- Ghostscript GPL
* Note: If you cannot remove the CorelDraw applications, using the usual “Uninstall” method, then download and run the “Microsoft_Program_Install_and_Uninstall” utility to remove them.
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4. Then uninstall the following programs from Microsoft:
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- Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable (x86)
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable (x64)
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable (x86)
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable (x64)
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5. Proceed and install CorelDraw X8.
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