#Quarkxpress tutorials how to#

As far as I can tell, I did not do anything to cause a corrupted file, but it may be that somehow Quark did not shut down correctly or maybe just experienced a bug. This appears to be the result of a corrupted file, probably a cache file or preferences file.

#Quarkxpress tutorials how to#

Solution! How to fix the problem with QuarkXpress not loading: However as far as I can tell this problem can occur somewhat regularly on newer versions like Quark 9 and 10 as well. IвЂ™m still using Quark Xpress 8.5 which at this point is several versions old. This problem persists after rebooting the system and is present despite no other programs running on the computer.

Clicking to wait or search for a solution does not help. If you click on the splash screen, it will gray out and Windows will say the program is not responding.

When you launch QuarkXpress via a shortcut, doubleclicking on the executable, or any other method, the Quark Express splash screen shows up for a few seconds, then disappears and the program does not launch. With only occasional use of Quark, IвЂ™ve still run into this problem about once or twice a year. This is a short article to help anyone else who may be experiencing this problem, but also as a way to remind myself the next time this problem happens to me. Solution to fixing this occasional problem in Quark Xpress.