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Subject: Re: Unable to install Chessmaster 9000 Need explination

Author: Chessfun

Date: 03:54:56 10/10/02

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On October 10, 2002 at 04:37:08, Odd Gunnar Malin wrote:

>On October 10, 2002 at 01:39:23, John Merlino wrote:
>
>>On October 09, 2002 at 20:27:43, Daniel Chancey wrote:
>>
>>>My computer has 256.0 MB of RAM and is currently 54% free.
>>>
>>>I load the CD, message shows up, gotta restart the computer.
>>>
>>>is there a windows 98 patch that I should install?  anything to get rid of?
>>
>>Kurt Utzinger might be on the right track. I can think of two issues:
>>
>>1) Turn off any anti-virus software that you might have running.
>>2) How old is your CD-ROM drive? Anything slower than an 8x (or, possibly even
>>first-generation 8x drives) might not be able to handle the copy protection
>>scheme on the CD and are failing. Check to see if there are any newer drivers
>>for your CD drive.
>>
>>jm
>
>This fuilty/incompatible CD-drive could be an issue.
>I tried to install from a DVD player and got only this flash screen as someone
>elses mention. I had two CD-drives to this PC so I switched to the other and the
>installation went ok. I took it as the DVD player was fuilty, but later it have
>not had any problem with playing normal DVD videos.


I posted when CM9K was released about my problems installing on this PC. My only
drive here is a CD RW drive and although I did manage to get installed by
copying rather than installing even now on this PC I can't patch the original
file without error. I did have a 52 speed CD drive also, but it failed some time
ago. The current read speed of the CD RW drive seems to be 24x, Mitsumi CR-4804
TE. I'd be interested to know if anyone installed with a slower speed CD?

Sarah.





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