Author: James T. Walker
Date: 11:56:00 05/18/02
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On May 18, 2002 at 09:55:28, Mike S. wrote: >On May 18, 2002 at 08:55:32, James T. Walker wrote: > >>Thanks for the info but I'm wondering why they (CB) would update Fritz 7 GUI and >>not Shreddder 6/Hiarcs 8 GUI also since they are the same??? > >AFAIK you can use those GUI updates for all new ChessBase programs which use >ChessProgram7.exe. Maybe you must choose the path when it's not Fritz... I'm not >sure. See also "Tools/Options, Version" from the menu. > >Since the GUI program is always the same, it's probably not useful to have it >installed more than once, in case one has F7/S6/H8. Although I'm not sure at the >moment, what's the best way to achieve that. I think I'd uninstall the older >program (keeping the engines and INI files), and install the new one. Then >update. > >(It was more or less the same with previous GUI versions starting with Fritz 5, >but those had their own exe each.) > >Regards, >M.Scheidl This is all just typical Chessbase blundering in my opinion. After installing Fritz 7/ Shredder 5 /Hiarcs 8 I have 3 GUI's that act as one...almost. The update only updates Fritz 7. There is no method available to choose a path to Shredder 6 / Hiarcs 8. If Chessbase was intending to do this idiotic thing in the beginning why didn't they have the installation program check for the other versions and just install what is needed with the new engine????? I know, it's useless to ask you or anyone else here. But you can ask Chessbase and get no real answers either. I prefer the previous version setup. That way I can set up each program the way I like to run it and then when I click on that icon I get the program I really want with the setup I really want. I could go on and on about the new GUI which is the stupidest thing I have seen lately in computer chess but what's the point. They have their chess server going and that's what's really important to Chessbase. Not the fact that the other side of the GUI which is what I purchased the program for is still full of bugs. Actually I only purchased it for the engine but it seems I'm stuck with using the GUI provided since there is some question whether or not the Hiarcs 8 program will run correctly in the Junior 7 GUI. If engine programmers were half as smart as they think they are they would write their programs for either winboard or the Shredder GUI and sell their engines without the interference of Chessbase. Or better yet get together and make another universal GUI which makes everybody happy. I guess I should stop before I start telling how I really feel. Jim
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