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I know.. the version is old. I have been using this version at my job for over 6 years (yes, they still use 3.32) I love the program, and I have recently came across a new (well not new, but never licensed) version of quark. I'd like to install it on my Windows Vista PC, does anyone know if this will work. Please respond :) Thanks so much!

Sharon.

By newer do you mean v4.x? If so, you will have to make sure you have an administrator account and are running the program in XP compativiliry mosw. If you are meaning v5.x or above there should not be too much other issues. Version 5.x will still require you to have an admin account though. 

I have purchased the quark 3.32 version. I am hoping that I am able to run in with Vista.

It is my home pc so I can log in as administrator. Aren't I always logged in as administrator?

Or if this doesn't work, am I able to buy the upgrade (to quark 7) so that this will run on vista? Thanks so much for your quick response!!!

I can't tell you if version 3.32 will run on Vista. I know that others have come up with a work around for v4.x. Running 3.32 the same way as v4.x might work, but again, I don't know.

Quark has upgrade pricing for previous versions, so I'd call them to see what they can offer you. I don't work for Quark so I can't give you pricing and all that.

 As far as your home use, I haven't a clue. I know that an initial installation of XP Home defaults to an automatic login of a single user, which is an admin account. But I don't have Vista. The closest I've come to Vista is playing around with the display computers at Best Buy, Circuit City and Frys Electronics. So again, no clue here. I'd assume though that your primary account would be an admin account, but then again with Vista's overachieving security - who knows?

Good luck.  

Hi, Sharon,

I doubt it will be possibel to install and flawlessly run 3.32 on Vista, however you can give it a try. Remember that not only the application needs to start up, it also needs to be able to workwith font technology, printers etc. 3.32 is nothing Quark or I personally ever tested on Vista.

The first version that is officially supported to run under Windows Vista is 7.3. QuarkXPress 7.31 and 8 are even certified for Vista.

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Matthias

Am I able to upgrade from 3.32 to 7 or 8 without any hitches? Can you do that big of an upgrade jump?

nfgfaniam:

Am I able to upgrade from 3.32 to 7 or 8 without any hitches? Can you do that big of an upgrade jump?

Yes, of course. Just contact our customer service, use our eStore or buy an upgrade to 7 or 8 anywhere you like.

Only pre-requisites are that you have a valid serial number and the license has not been used for upgrading yet. If you are not yet registered, maybe a good thing to do first.

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Matthias

I have not been able (until now) to locate a computer with windows 98 on it. I am getting one this coming Thursday, do you think it will run pretty well with windows 98?

Hi, nfgfaniam,

Please remember that QuarkXPress 3.x for Windows was developed in the early 90's for Microsoft's Windows 3.x series. That means it is a 16-Bit application and e.g. has no support for extended filenames (needs 8.3 type filenames).

If your complete environment is still 90's, then QuarkXPress 3.32 should run fine under Windows 95 and Windows 98 (though 1997 QuarkXPress 4 hit the market). I am sure there were known issues with the later versions of Windows, especially Windows NT. You will need to test and run this at your own risk. Also Quark will not support this anymore. You might want to search the tech support database, a lot of the old articles are still online: http://www.quark.com/service/desktop/support/techinfo/ 

Please make sure that your environment is also 90's, like fonts, printer drivers, picture types etc. If you can ensure this, then there's no reason why this shouldn't run as well as it did in the 90's.

As I see this as a time-consuming task (for PDF creation you probably need Acrobat 5), unless a hobby it might be easier (and therefore cheaper) to upgrade to a newer version of QuarkXPress, which runs under Vista (so 7 or 8). Beside that bezier paths, character style sheets (bot introduced in v4), layers (v5), PSD support (v6), shadows/transparencies (v7) and multiple baseline grids (v8) might come in handy.

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Matthias

I guess the issue is going to be that the computer I bought I will install quark 3.32 on, b/c I can't get it to even install on my windows vista pc b/c I don't have a floppy drive. Even if I am able to find anyone with a floppy and cdrw drive I've heard there are loads of issues getting on the vista pc. Can I purchase the upgrade and will the upgrade install on my vista pc without issue since quark isn't there?

Hi, nfgfaniam,

yes, you can install an upgrade on a machine where no previous copy of QuarkXPress is installed.

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Matthias

Thanks for all the replies.  I'm thinking this is the last question I am going to have. I have decided to just purchase the upgrade and install it on my laptop. When I install it, is it going to ask me to insert the previous copy disk? If so I am in trouble b/c I do not have a floppy drive on this pc. I have the serial number and all that jazz and the old version is registered to me. I really appreciate everyones help! I am getting my printing business off the ground and this is the last issue I'm having. I hope I love the Quark 8! I'm excited to use it!

Somewhere in the installer program will be a button that says something like "Enter old serial number." I don't know the exact wording, but clicking on that will allow you to enter your old serial number. It won't ask for a disk. You will then have to enter the NEW serial number at some point however. 

I habeen trying to install my vesion of Quark Express 3.32 onto my laptop. I purchased this in 1996, but it still works fine for my use on the desktop which is XP. I have tried the following:

Disable Virus program, back date computer's date to the 90's, run as an administrator, set the compatability mode to XP, and all I get when I try to execute the install file, is "This version is not compatable with version of windows you are running. Check with computer system to see whether you need an x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) version of product."

Any suggestions?