Author: Peter Skinner
Date: 11:32:37 12/23/00
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On December 23, 2000 at 13:04:46, Steve Lopez wrote: >On December 23, 2000 at 10:53:11, Peter Skinner wrote: > >>On December 22, 2000 at 16:23:27, Alexander Kure wrote: >> >>>On December 22, 2000 at 13:54:10, David Dahlem wrote: >>> >>>>I just recieved Nimzo 8 today and installed it on Win95. When I try to run it, i >>>>get the following error message - >>>>"Error Starting Program The Nimzo 8.exe file is linked to missing export >>>>WININET.DLL :InternetGetConnectedState". >>>>There is a WININET.DLL file in my windows/system directory. Can anyone advise me >>>>what i need to do to get Nimzo 8 working? Thanks in advance >>>> >>>>Dave >>> >>>Hi Dave, >>> >>>This error message indicates that you have an old version of WININET.DLL where >>>the function "InternetGetConnectedState" is missing. >>>I recommend to try to get an update, maybe by upgrading your Internet Explorer. >>> >>>Greetings >>>Alex >> >>What is odd is why is Nimzo 8 trying to gain access to the internet if the user >>is not trying to register the product? Really it shoudn't matter what version of >>Internet Explorer he is using. > >It does, because Microsquash is constantly changing their dlls. There was a >radical change between IE3 and IE4. > >> >>Is there something in Nimzo 8 that we should be aware of? > >Kickass tactical play? > >> >>Why is it secretly trying to access the internet? > >Because the Evil Empire ChessBase is SPYING on YOU! > >The REAL reason is that the "Register Nimzo" feature requires the *current* >wininet.dll -- if Microsoft would quit changing the dlls every year and stop >trying to inextricably weld IE to the Windows OS, these things wouldn't happen. >Nimzo isn't trying to access the Internet -- if that was the case, you'd only be >able to run the program while online. Mine runs just fine even with the phone >cord pulled out of the wall. > >-- Steve Lopez I can see it using IE for registering, but why get the error if he is NOT trying to register it? It would make sense if he was actively trying to register it, but he isn't, he is getting the error just using the program. When I installed my Nimzo 8, I didn't see it bring up a browser to register the product. Unless it is doing something else in the background, it doesn't make sense that he can't use the program, due to a browser dll... He is only trying to use the product, not register it, so really what version of IE he has should be irrelevant. Wouldn't you agree? This would be a problem if he was starting the program to register it, but it isn't.
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