Author: John Merlino
Date: 20:48:06 10/27/01
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On October 27, 2001 at 23:44:09, Slater Wold wrote: >On October 27, 2001 at 23:23:09, John Merlino wrote: > >>On October 27, 2001 at 18:53:02, Slater Wold wrote: >> >>>On October 27, 2001 at 15:44:43, John Merlino wrote: >>> >>>Just to let you know, I run Chessmaster 8k on Windows 2000 Server, and the only >>>problem I have is the boxes not redrawing properly. :) >> >>What boxes? > >90% of them I have seen. (Which might be 10% of all of them!) > >Mostly the personality window. If I want to change who I am playing, it will >pop up all messed up. > >If you'd like, I could send you some screen shots! > >> >>>>And, of course, all of these could be directly traced to Windows 2000/NT. This >>>>was making me dread how well CM8000 would work on XP. >>>> >>>>Thankfully, by all accounts (which, admittedly, is still less than a dozen), >>>>there are no problems. >>>> >>>>However, I STILL hate the fact that you can't install it on more than one >>>>machine. And if you want to have ANY "fully-compliant" XP program on more than >>>>one computer you have to buy two copies of it. At least, that's what I've heard, >>>>but the only programs that I've actually been told enforce this requirement are >>>>Microsoft programs (such as Office XP). >>> >>>This could *not* be further from the truth. >>> >>>They will let you install it on any computer that belongs to you, that you use >>>*personally*. It can NOT be owned by your company, or furnished by your >>>company. I myself have 3 computers, in which I registered Office XP for all 3 >>>of them. I did not have to register my copy of Windows XP. >>> >>>Of course, you'll have a hard time explaining to MS why you have 20 comptuers. >>>But home LAN's are pretty common now. >> >>I have no personal experience with XP. However, my boss (who is exceptionally >>computer savvy, and would know as much about these things as anybody) told me >>that Office XP would NOT (i.e. refused to) install on a second machine, >>apparently because it was already installed on a different machine. > >When I called in to "register" my copy of XP, I told the lady I had 3 computers. > Her response was, "No problem sir, I would be more than happy to give you keys >for all of them." Hence the annoying part. You actually have to make a phone call if you have more than one computer. <sigh> I guess it's their legal right.... jm
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