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Subject: Chess Programs hard on Chips?

Author: Garry Evans

Date: 00:56:05 12/11/00


I'm pissed off! Haven't been able to resolve my problem with my chess programs
crashing!! I took my computer back to the technician who installed the Chip and
he insists that it is a sofware problem. This just does not make sense to my
limited computer knowledge, the only change I have had was going from an athlon
550 to a slotA athlon850. I absolutely get no error messages when running other
programs. The only time I get a error message is when I allow my chess programs
to think on a problem or when playing a game. The error will not come up if I do
not actually make the engine work? My brain tells me if the only change i made
to my computer is the new chip, then it is logical to assume the chip is the
problem? I had absolutely no problems running chess programs with my old athlon
550, with no error messages ever!! Is it possible  that the technician simply
does not want to admitt he made an error in the installation? One would think if
you pay good money for a piece of hardware the technician would have the decency
to atleast fix the problem if something goes wrong? But such is the state of
customer service in 2001 America.  It does not matter if I use a windows chess
program or a Dos program, my system will crash in 15 min with various error
message such as with fritz6  "Fritz6 has caused an error in mfc2dll fritz6 will
now close, if you continue to experence problems try restarting your computer".
or in the Case of Rebel  "An exception oe has occured at 0028:cool fab in vxd---
This was called from 0028:cool2b33 in VXD It may be possible to continue
naturally".  Or with schedder the error message will read Comment has caused an
error in comment.exe comment will now close.
I am currently using Windows Me, I have reinstalled all my programs just to have
the problem repeat itself.  Could someone Please help with any suggestions
whatever. I got a few responses before but unfortunately did not save the
information.



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