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Subject: Re: Fritz 7 update overwrites Hiarcs 8

Author: Terry McCracken

Date: 16:34:07 05/26/02

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On May 26, 2002 at 19:13:27, Mike S. wrote:

>On May 26, 2002 at 18:42:06, Terry McCracken wrote:
>
>>It's really not hard at all, just install them and they all go to their
>>respective directories within the Chassbase Directory.
>>Patches go to their respective directories, be it F7, H8, S6. They may use the
>>same type of GUI but the original GUI for all keep their original properties or
>>should.
>>
>>I just systematically installed them all without incident. Patches as well.
>>
>>Of course I know you'ld save space using only the F7 GUI but then you would run
>>into difficulties, when applying updates I would think, as it has to go to the
>>F7 GUI only.
>
>I don't recall that I had to choose an installation path for the updates (but I
>have only one installation). - How did you handle i.e. the latest update for all
>three programs? Or didn't you update all three GUI installations of
>ChessProgram7.exe (which would mean, two of them are not up-to-date)?
>
>Having to do that only once seems another advantage of using only one
>installation, in addition to the gain of free hd space.
>
>(Now probably it's my turn to become confused... :o)
>
>Regards,
>M.Scheidl

No, the patches know where to go without intervention. I suppose the F7 GUI on
my system is more up to date, if you look at it that way.

Yes, I applied all patches to my respective programmes.

All I know for sure is it works well. Maybe the GUI's all have had an update
from F7 which isn't obvious, I don't know.


Terry



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