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Subject: Re: Shredder 7--Need Advice to Install & Run

Author: Stephen A. Boak

Date: 02:10:00 04/30/03

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On April 30, 2003 at 05:08:00, Stephen A. Boak wrote:

>On April 30, 2003 at 03:49:13, Ingo Bauer wrote:
>
>>Hi
>>
>>All your problems have ONE solution.
>>Download the latest Upgrade from Chessbase (online). It is a Bug inside the
>>Chessbase GUI.
>>
>>Bye
>>Ingo Bauer
>
>Thanks, Ingo.
>
>I am still confused, but things have improved a bit so far.
>
>1. I downloaded the Shredder 7.04 upgrade from Chessbase (www.chessbase.com).  I
>saved the download in a separate Download folder.
>
>When I ran the download file (by clicking on it), it created a folder called
>Shredder 6 Classic under my Programs\Chessbase\ folder and installed
>Engine704.exe in it.
>
>This did not, however, solve my original Shredder 7 startup & memory problems.
>
>2. BACKGROUND--I normally run Fritz 7 engine (latest update version) under my
>Fritz 6 GUI (which I liked better than the Fritz 7 GUI), for overnight game
>analysis.
>
>[I do not have Fritz 8, so I do not know how well the Fritz 8 GUI will work for
>my purposes.]
>
>I copied the Shredder 7 engine (.dll & .eng files) from my initial Shredder 7
>installation, into the Engine folder that my Fritz 6 GUI accesses, and the
>initially installed Shredder 7 engine seems to run flawlessly under the Fritz 6
>GUI.  No memory problems are created when I start Fritz 6 GUI.
>
>This is nice, but I guess I want to run the 7.04 engine, instead, under the
>Fritz 6 GUI.
>
>3. I copied the Engine704.exe file to my Fritz 6 GUI Engines folder, but the
>Fritz 6 GUI can't see that file to change the engine to Shredder 7.04.
>
>What do I need to do to update the Shredder 7 engine to 7.04?
>
>4. I guess I need instruction on how to perform the 7.04 update to the initial
>Shredder 7 engine.
>
>5. To carry out your advice, do I have to find a Shredder 7 (or Fritz 8) GUI
>interface upgrade, and download that to update my Shredder 7 supplied GUI, or
>does the upgrade interface you mention come with the 7.04 Engine upgrade?
>
>Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate the help very much,
>--Steve

I forgot to ask--is the interface upgrade located on the Playchess site, or on
the normal chessbase.com website?

Thanks,
--Steve



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