QuarkXPress 4/Passport 4 and updates

@themacmeister: If you have some time on your hands please upload. If you need to split the archive, please test it before uploading. You could post it to rapidshare . com, they've changed considerably over the past 2 months, you can now send up files of up to 500MB and you can also upload without registering (free rego anyway if you do). So 131MB is no problem.

There is no rush for this at my end, as its a busy few days ahead here and I wouldn't have the time to look at it anyway. Just keep it in mind.

Cheers for the season.

@themacmeister: This does not work for me. Have tried a fresh FAT install onto my G4 running 9.2.2 International English (keyboard is set to Australian also). The result for me is the same as with all previous attempts I've made. No way can I input Australia as the country. I am given USA or Canada as my only choices. If I choose Canada I can enter a 4 digit postcode, but my details appear as someone living in Sydney NSW, Canada. - If I choose USA then I need to enter a 5 digit code and a longer phone number and as someone living in Sydney NSW, USA. - and I have no other choice, either opt out or carry on with the install.

On running the FAT install on this G4 without the dongle emulator, QXP gives this message:
"Hardware key not found. Please Shut Down Your Macintosh, install the correct hardware key, and run QuarkXpress Passport again. [5]" - Then exits to the Finder.

Using the supplied dongle emulator, it works on PPC Macs but fails to work on 68k... so I'm back to square one, really.

Now about that virgin QXP4.0 install CD you found
Certainly, I am interested, but without an install floppy? That would be like being up the proverbial without a paddle, no?

I should probably do the sensible thing and wait for it to turn up on OZ eBay, I'm in no hurry.

Thanks all the same and a Merry Christmas to you, too.

I can't say this with enough emphasis -- I AM USING PASSPORT 4.0 WITHOUT A DONGLE!!!

My system shows up as US too (via Reg info in QXP). I tried a 68k install and it complained about a dongle - it didn't for the FAT and PPC versions...

I was also able to input Australia, and a 4 digit postcode, and correct phone no. ???!!!

DID you TRY the FAT install?

I don't know how you managed to get a US copy of the OS? I might be able to upload a copy of my System Folder -- if you think it will help... I used a G4 installer that came with a MDD G4, and do a Universal Install, then remove the crap I don't need. I believe there is a localised updater as well.

It must be your lucky day, as I just found a virgin QXP4.0 install CD, and it imaged correctly (131MB). If you are genuinely dying for a copy (without install floppy), I will split it in two and upload it for you!

PS. I found a copy of QXP 4.0 alpha18 -- where the hell did I get THAT from?!

PPS. Murry Chrustmus!

Alright Mike, here is some interesting news...

Using the same package I posted, I installed the 68k, FAT, and PPC versions of QXP Passport 4.0 on my iBook (600MHz G3 384MB RAM). My time zone is set to Sudney, Australia, and I believe I am using 9.2.2z (The International English version of the OS -- It is the same version that is floating around the internet on two CDs, one with 9.04 boot CD, with a 9.2 installer, and another with the 9.2.2z update on it.

I tried many different dongle killers and dongle emus -- and they all stopped QXP PPT from working -- the weirdest thing was, that I did not need any of them in the first place.

(the 68k version did not finish the install script, so was unusable), but the FAT and PPC binary versions worked perfectly with NO DONGLE.

I think it is time you convinced your 68k machine that you are living in Sydney, Australia -- making sure to put 7304 as a postcode, and type NSW as a region.

Change the time zone in Date & Time, and select the AUS keyboard layout in control panels (it is identical to US really).

The 2 sections of the UTIL resource that hold the HASP KEY data are identical numbers (7,1000) to Presswise (which was why I was surprised that Presswise dongle emu did not work). You cannot change them one iota, or Quark says it is damaged, and refuses to launch.

I must admit that it seems that no version fully completed the install, but enough is installed to run perfectly. All the extra language files seem to be there -- and I created a few simple documents to test it -- it looks great!.

PS. I am unaware why you are so keen for Passport? It is identical to Quark 4.0 (I can find no differences except localised help files, and language file?

Also, not many people have passport, so if a document is damaged, ONLY passport can open/repair it (this is a major fault with passport). Also, I'm sure you can get a version (4.1.1) that does not require a hardware key.

Let me know, and I will upload my FAT install (11MB) and a screenshot of my reg info.

best of luck!

This little beauty may come in very handy

http://www.hackcanada.com/whacked/Cracking/QuarkDongleKiller1.1.sit.bin

I have downloaded it too.

PS. Use a control panel called Incognito (or In●cognito), which scrambles your QXP serial over the network, so you can run as many copies as you like!

I obtained that QXP4 in Australia. You may want to change your keyboard to AUS, and select a new home in Map control panel (or clock settings). This may fool QXP into working. You could also try an international english version of the OS, I believe they end in a lowercase 'z'

I'll rip through my backups, and find some more dongle emus, who knows, you might get lucky!

You could also check inside the installer with ResEdit, and maybe tweak a few settings (maybe copied from my 4.1.1 IE version) to get the IE version to install. The IE version should be dongle free too!

There are versions of 4.x (4.1/4.11) that do not require dongles...??

PS. I fear it only needs a dongle for US English version. You could try International English -- we voted with our feet here in Australia, especially where DONGLES were concerned. No version of Quark I have used in Aus has ever been dongle protected.

PPS. The dongle emu in my upload of Presswise also works with other apps, may wish to try that?!

(I believe it is the Lightwave 5.5 Dongle Emu)

I have a collection of about 5 or 6 Dongle Emus -- I have found that experimentation is the key

Archicad, Steinberg etc. They don't only work on the one app

...and here is the download link...

http://www.mediafire.com/?dj3b97gq7hi2a7x

Enjoy!