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How to install 4.04 on a floppyless computer?
- Thread starter thomcor
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I had the same problem so I called Quark and they were no help - they don't support 4.04 ...grrr.
This was my solution.
Short Version:
* Creater a disk image of the installer floppy on a machine with a floppy drive
* Create a virtual floppy disk drive on the floppyless machine and install it from there.
Long Version:
1) Download and install MagicISO ( on a PC with a floppy drive. There is a 300M limit on the trial version, but since you are creating a floppy you will be okay.
2) Open MagicISO - the go to File>New>Disk Image> 1.44MB
3) Insert the Quark Installer disk into the floppy drive
4) Select the A: Drive from the file explorer, then drag-n-drop all the file on the floppy drive into the top file window.
5) Then File>Save and give it a file name.
6) Move this saved disk image file onto the Quark Computer ( email, USB Drive, copy over the network)
7) We now have to mount the disk image. Google "fileDisk Virtual Disk Driver" and look for a application called fileDisk.
8) Install fileDisk - read the manual.
9) Using fileDisk, mount the disk image you created above.
10) Open the virual drive, and install Quark
This was my solution.
Short Version:
* Creater a disk image of the installer floppy on a machine with a floppy drive
* Create a virtual floppy disk drive on the floppyless machine and install it from there.
Long Version:
1) Download and install MagicISO ( on a PC with a floppy drive. There is a 300M limit on the trial version, but since you are creating a floppy you will be okay.
2) Open MagicISO - the go to File>New>Disk Image> 1.44MB
3) Insert the Quark Installer disk into the floppy drive
4) Select the A: Drive from the file explorer, then drag-n-drop all the file on the floppy drive into the top file window.
5) Then File>Save and give it a file name.
6) Move this saved disk image file onto the Quark Computer ( email, USB Drive, copy over the network)
7) We now have to mount the disk image. Google "fileDisk Virtual Disk Driver" and look for a application called fileDisk.
8) Install fileDisk - read the manual.
9) Using fileDisk, mount the disk image you created above.
10) Open the virual drive, and install Quark
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