Reactivating QuarkXPress

After activation, QuarkXPress verifies the validity of the activation key every time it is launched. If QuarkXPress does not detect a valid activation key, it runs in demonstration mode until you reactivate it.

You can perform the following actions without having to reactivate QuarkXPress:

• You can make most peripheral hardware changes. However, some peripheral hardware changes will cause QuarkXPress to ask you to reactivate.

• You can update QuarkXPress.

• You can restore a computer or data from a backup such as ghost image.

• You can perform a custom installation of QuarkXPress after the initial installation.

• You can uninstall or remove the application from your computer and then perform an installation. If you reinstall QuarkXPress, you have to reactivate only if a hardware change is detected.

• You can install and activate QuarkXPress 6.x and 7.x on one computer at the same time. Both copies of QuarkXPress can run simultaneously without any activation conflict.

• You can update or upgrade the operating system, as long as you do not change the file system.

• You can run QuarkXPress on more than one operating system on the same computer. However, this requires you to activate QuarkXPress on each operating system. Multiple activation cannot be counted as a dual activation, so this approach requires two licenses.

Note: If your copy of QuarkXPress needs to be reactivated, be sure to reactivate it within the grace period. Once the grace period expires, QuarkXPress will run in demonstration mode.

How long is the grace period?

The length of the grace period varies:

• The initial grace period (after installation) is five days.

• The grace period if you make certain types of peripheral hardware changes is seven days.

• There is no grace period for a hardware change.

Related topics:

Activating QuarkXPress
Activation troubleshooting