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Best answer by DJNewman

One of the new additions to Mathcad Express for Prime 8 is that start page, which will open every time you open Express. It's only for Express; it won't open for a paid licence and it also won't open for the 30-day trial portion. The only way to stop that is to buy a licence; same with the watermark.

 

For full disclosure, it was also my idea and request; this is the one time it'd be accurate to blame marketing for something.

(And if you'd like any of the content on the page to be changed, let me know.)

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StuartBruff23-Emerald V
23-Emerald V
April 29, 2022
@ppal_255687 wrote:

Every time I run Prime 8 it opens

PTC Mathcad Prime 8.0 | Mathcad

How do I stop it doing that?

 

I am currently on Express as we work out the licensing details. 

A just question, my liege. Early is the hour in which this conjurer chooses to appear. 

 

I thought it was just me doing something silly when I was opening it, so it's nice (in a bad way) to know that it's happening to somebody else.

 

I don't recall it happening during the trial period, but I didn't open it that often as I usually just left Mathcad Prime 8 open all the time ... maybe that's one answer - just don't close it.

 

Stuart

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LucMeekes23-Emerald IV
23-Emerald IV
April 29, 2022

It's as irritating, and is due to the same paradigm, as having to watch an ad before a Youtube item is played: You want something for free? Then you'll have to put up with our (PTC, ABC) attempts to have you spend some money...

 

If you want to do without:

- Don't use Prime 8 express, but use Prime 7 express instead. For an express user I don't see a difference in behaviour between 7 and 8.

- Buy a subscription to Prime 8.

 

Success!
Luc

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StuartBruff23-Emerald V
23-Emerald V
April 29, 2022
@LucMeekes wrote:

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- Don't use Prime 8 express, but use Prime 7 express instead. For an express user I don't see a difference in behaviour between 7 and 8.

 

https://community.ptc.com/t5/PTC-Mathcad/Range-arguments-are-partially-back-in-Mathcad-Prime-8/td-p/790489

 

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Stuart

 

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    VladimirN24-Ruby III
    24-Ruby III
    April 29, 2022

    Crosspost: https://community.ptc.com/t5/PTC-Mathcad/IRRITATING-BEHAVIOR/m-p/792646#M200852 

    DJNewman
    DJNewman18-OpalAnswer
    18-Opal
    May 3, 2022

    One of the new additions to Mathcad Express for Prime 8 is that start page, which will open every time you open Express. It's only for Express; it won't open for a paid licence and it also won't open for the 30-day trial portion. The only way to stop that is to buy a licence; same with the watermark.

     

    For full disclosure, it was also my idea and request; this is the one time it'd be accurate to blame marketing for something.

    (And if you'd like any of the content on the page to be changed, let me know.)

    PTC Marketer for Creo and Mathcad. I run their YouTube channels, some Creo campaigns, and all Mathcad campaigns and communications.
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    ppal_25568718-OpalAuthor
    18-Opal
    May 3, 2022

    Why "marketing" to someone who already has downloaded the software?

     

    If it is any good and worth their while they will buy.

     

    In the meantime you are just annoying people who have been using it for decades.

    (And if you'd like any of the content on the page to be changed, let me know.) - Get rid of it.

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      Werner_E25-Diamond I
      25-Diamond I
      May 3, 2022

      I haven't seen that page yet  but I agree that overcrowding a free teaser with advertising and compulsions to buy usually does not lead to more sales but rather to the annoyance of potential customers.

      That far too large annoying banner across every whole page would be more than enough for me to leave and say "thanks for nothing". Limiting functionality is OK but the rest is counterproductive IMHO, unless the company itself is not convinced of the quality of its product - OK, that may be the case because after all we are talking about the quite unsuccessful and failed Prime.

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