Author: Chessfun
Date: 17:50:56 09/04/02
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On September 04, 2002 at 20:39:30, John Merlino wrote: >On September 04, 2002 at 19:35:05, Chessfun wrote: > >> >>After initially trying to install to d:\chessmaster 9000 and the install hanging >>after completing 100%. I then tried installing to the default directories adding >>direct x 8.1 although it said I already had it. Same thing at the end of install >>I'm left with a blank CM set up screen that if I try to close it states CM 9000 >>set up not complete. >> >>Still in my first set up attempt d:\chessmaster 9000 all I got after I closed >>the set up was a single file in Chessmaster 9000 folder called Ubi1.exe. And >>although the files were in C:\program files\chessmaster 9000 after that install, >>upon closing it myself again I'm just left with a file Ubil1.exe nothing else? >> >>Also the files that were in c:\My Documents\Chessmaster 9000 have gone as is the >>folder. >> >>System Win 98 SE, 512 Mb ram, Asus A7V motherboard, ATI radeon 7000 video card. >> >>Sarah. > >I've looked through the whole thread, and I still have no idea what might be >happening. Nobody else has reported this kind of problem, but I think it might >have to do with what you may have described as shutting down the setup program >"early". > >The Ubi1.EXE file is the registration program. It is the last program run by the >installation script, but it is NOT the last thing that the script does. >Therefore, if you shut down the setup before it completely finished, then you >will likely get the result you described above (the Chessmaster folder having >only Ubi1.EXE in it). > >If you did NOT shut down the installation early (i.e. you waited until the >dialog came up that asked you if you wanted to read the ReadMe file, and then >quit normally), then I am clueless as to what might have happened. > >Any further information you may discover would be greatly appreciated. > >jm OK here we go. This PC if I simply wait for the setup program it simply stays going. I waited 30 mins. My best guess is it seems for some reason install shield never started on this PC as that was the only difference when trying to install on PC #2. Probably the likely cause is this lack of install shield seeming to not work on this PC. PC #2 after re-booting now is working also. Although the default board is totally white? I assumed maybe my video card is not good enough it's an ATI Rage Pro. Anyway since I only run 2D boards and that works fine, I hardly care. Copying the files prior to closing down the set up dialog in explorer and then putting them back where the default had them after closing the setup dialog worked. I did have to set up my own short cuts etc, upon start up it requested disc 1 and then was fine. BTW there is no $10 discount coupon in the box I have, simply a couple of US Chess live coupons. I also tried to get an OPK# the same way as I previously did with CM8K but that seem to work. I'll have to try to get to the bottom of this install shield issue on this PC then I'll try a clean install as it worked on the other PC. Sarah.
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