Author: Chessfun
Date: 18:41:33 09/04/02
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On September 04, 2002 at 21:18:26, John Merlino wrote: >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 If Ubil.exe is the set up program end as shown here yes; http://www.geocities.com/chessfun_1999/IMG2.gif But this screen is the one that stays locked for 30 mins, at this point according to Task info Ubil.exe is running. I can go to the screen and if I click X to close get the set up isn't complete dialog so I assume it's still active. Who knows if I'd waited another 30 mins it may have continued ;-) Sarah.
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