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Timo · Jul 3, 2002, 06:19 PM

...is out.

Comments?

Worst. Episode. Ever. · Jul 3, 2002, 07:15 PM

Did they fix the intermittent pause bug?

Corys · Jul 3, 2002, 07:37 PM

I swear quark runs their FTP site off a 28.8K modem. Download should be done in about 14,000 days and 1 hour.

Timo · Jul 3, 2002, 07:44 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Worst. Episode. Ever.:
Did they fix the intermittent pause bug?<hr /></blockquote>I'm still trying to find out. After downloading from versiontracker, the installer wouldn't install.

Other people have suggested that for the installer to work, the application must still be named "QuarkXPress�" and be in a QuarkXpress 5.0 folder. Though I meet these requirements, my installer doesn't work.

I'll try the 12 MB download from the Quark site instead of versiontracker's.

Corys · Jul 3, 2002, 07:47 PM

I also read it needs to be located in the original install location...so maybe move the quark folder to the root of your hard drive?

Timo · Jul 3, 2002, 08:01 PM

I've tried three different downloads on a QuarkXPress folder in three different places: Desktop, root (HD level) and in Applications. No go.

Corys · Jul 3, 2002, 08:20 PM

hmm...well, mine worked.
my folder is in my Applications (Mac OS 9) folder
the Quark folder name is "QuarkXPress"
the app name is "QuarkXPress�"

are you the same as me?

Worst. Episode. Ever. · Jul 3, 2002, 08:25 PM

Someone over at versiontracker posted that if you had changed the memory allocation for Quark then the updater wouldn't run. Perhaps that's what's getting you, Timo.

[ 07-03-2002, 08:27 PM: Message edited by: Worst. Episode. Ever. ]

MikeM32 · Jul 3, 2002, 11:50 PM

I remember going from Quark 4.0 to it's updates sometimes I had to hold down the option key when locating the original app. Maybe that's the trick. I'm only using 4.11 here. Let us know how many bugs this updater fixxes and what those bugs were (since I have no idea other than one major one having to do with appletalk).

Mike

MacMerc.com · Jul 4, 2002, 03:17 PM

A few people at VersionTracker have also suggested reinstalling QuarkXPress from the original disc before updating. Sounds like the same kind of fun that had previously be reserved for Microsoft Windows users.

Timo · Jul 4, 2002, 09:21 PM

OK, I deleted the "5.0" from my folder name, as suggested above:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />the Quark folder name is "QuarkXPress"
the app name is "QuarkXPress�"<hr /></blockquote>and that worked. Still don't know what bugs are fixed.

Thanks for the head's up on the file names.

Corys · Jul 5, 2002, 02:01 PM

wow...what a total PITA. Adobe had similar upgrade issues with illustrator 10.0.1..
amazing these companies can not write a good upgrade app...

ironknee · Jul 5, 2002, 11:00 PM

am i surprised quark can't even make a reliable upgrade? no

it's there man! I see it what can't you??? damn upgrade thingy

chris v · Jul 5, 2002, 11:45 PM

The installer won't see my classic partition when I try to run the installer in OS X Classic. Don't feel like rebooting right now. Semi-lame.

CV

Timo · Jul 8, 2002, 11:05 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Worst. Episode. Ever.:
Did they fix the intermittent pause bug?<hr /></blockquote>It looks as though they did, not that it's documented anywhere.

art_director · Jul 11, 2002, 09:08 AM

yes, the delay is fixed but the app is still a piece of ****...