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If you want to disable the service without deleting it, go back to services.msc , right‑click Protexis Licensing V2 , select Properties , set the Startup type to Disabled , and click Stop (if it is running). This prevents the service from starting. However, many users report that simply disabling the service leads back to error 38. The official guideline is: “You can’t disable the Protexis service if you want to use CorelDRAW” . So this method is not recommended as a long‑term solution.
A more advanced workaround that does not require the background service to run involves tricking CorelDRAW into using a local DLL file instead of communicating with the Protexis service. This is widely described in Chinese and English support forums:
: Merges multiple paths into a single object (essential for creating holes in shapes). Select the pieces and press corel x5 remove protexiscmd new
Find the existing PsiClient.dll in this folder and rename it to PsiClient.dll.bak to keep a backup. Paste the PSIKey_2.dll you copied earlier into this folder. the newly pasted file to PsiClient.dll . Phase 3: Permanent Removal (Optional)
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Rename the PSIKey_2.dll you just pasted into this folder to PsiClient.dll .
Press , type regedit , and press Enter to open the Registry Editor. The official guideline is: “You can’t disable the
: Browse to %SystemDrive%\Program Files\Common Files\Protexis\License Service .
