Author: John Merlino
Date: 18:18:26 09/04/02
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On September 04, 2002 at 21:14:20, Chessfun wrote: >On September 04, 2002 at 21:10:57, John Merlino wrote: > >>On September 04, 2002 at 20:54:01, Chessfun wrote: >> >>>On September 04, 2002 at 20:50:56, Chessfun wrote: >>> >>>>On September 04, 2002 at 20:39:30, John Merlino wrote: >>>> >>>>>On September 04, 2002 at 19:35:05, Chessfun wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>After initially trying to install to d:\chessmaster 9000 and the install hanging >>>>>>after completing 100%. I then tried installing to the default directories adding >>>>>>direct x 8.1 although it said I already had it. Same thing at the end of install >>>>>>I'm left with a blank CM set up screen that if I try to close it states CM 9000 >>>>>>set up not complete. >>>>>> >>>>>>Still in my first set up attempt d:\chessmaster 9000 all I got after I closed >>>>>>the set up was a single file in Chessmaster 9000 folder called Ubi1.exe. And >>>>>>although the files were in C:\program files\chessmaster 9000 after that install, >>>>>>upon closing it myself again I'm just left with a file Ubil1.exe nothing else? >>>>>> >>>>>>Also the files that were in c:\My Documents\Chessmaster 9000 have gone as is the >>>>>>folder. >>>>>> >>>>>>System Win 98 SE, 512 Mb ram, Asus A7V motherboard, ATI radeon 7000 video card. >>>>>> >>>>>>Sarah. >>>>> >>>>>I've looked through the whole thread, and I still have no idea what might be >>>>>happening. Nobody else has reported this kind of problem, but I think it might >>>>>have to do with what you may have described as shutting down the setup program >>>>>"early". >>>>> >>>>>The Ubi1.EXE file is the registration program. It is the last program run by the >>>>>installation script, but it is NOT the last thing that the script does. >>>>>Therefore, if you shut down the setup before it completely finished, then you >>>>>will likely get the result you described above (the Chessmaster folder having >>>>>only Ubi1.EXE in it). >>>>> >>>>>If you did NOT shut down the installation early (i.e. you waited until the >>>>>dialog came up that asked you if you wanted to read the ReadMe file, and then >>>>>quit normally), then I am clueless as to what might have happened. >>>>> >>>>>Any further information you may discover would be greatly appreciated. >>>>> >>>>>jm >>>> >>>>OK here we go. >>>>This PC if I simply wait for the setup program it simply stays going. I waited >>>>30 mins. >>> >>>This is directly after hitting 100% on the install, the scren is blank and >>>simply has Chessmaster 9000 in the top left. Didn't get to a re-boot screen nor >>>the readme from seeing my other PC this should happen directly after the screen >>>that hangs. >> >>One question -- are you doing the Typical or the Complete installation? >> >>After reaching 100% (i.e. finishing copying the program files to your hard >>drive), the following is done in order: > >On this PC nothing else happened. I checked in taskinfo and Ubil.exe was running >but as I said I then left it 30 mins and it was still running. And you couldn't even ALT+TAB to the Ubi1.EXE program? Fascinating.... Well, the GOOD thing is that if it's a bug in Ubi1, it's not my problem! :-) jm
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