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Subject: Re: Rebel12 in Fritz 8 GUI

Author: Mike Byrne

Date: 08:51:32 09/28/03

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On September 28, 2003 at 11:45:10, Kurt Utzinger wrote:

>On September 28, 2003 at 11:29:45, Mike Byrne wrote:
>
>>On September 28, 2003 at 11:21:27, Jeroen van Dorp wrote:
>>
>>>On September 28, 2003 at 10:33:56, Mike Byrne wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>files\chessbase\engines"?) and install the rebeluci adpater and it installs -
>>>
>>>
>>>Just for clarity's sake:
>>>
>>>- you copied the rebel 12 directory to the chessbase\engines directory
>>>- now it's a subdirectory of that directory
>>>- you started Fritz or whatever new CB GUI
>>>- you chose "install UCI engine"
>>>- you browsed to that engines subdirectory
>>>- you clicked on wb2uci.exe
>>>- the engine installs, but does not run?
>>>
>>>and in that folder is also the rebel12_CB.exe file, I suppose. If you run XP I
>>>guess you also changed a parameter in the wb2uci.eng file.
>>>
>>>From the readme.txt:
>>>
>>><quote>
>>>  Rebel 12 should run smoothly under the latest Chessbase interface
>>>  provided the following steps are taken:
>>>
>>>. Copy the installed Rebel 12 directory to the installed
>>>  ChessBase directory, usually C:\Program Files\ChessBase\Engines
>>>
>>>. Should the OS be Windows XP, then edit the file WB2UCI.ENG (this
>>>  freeware tool is supplied by Odd Gunnar Malin and is not supported
>>>  by the author of Rebel) as follows:
>>>
>>>  Change "TerminateHard = false" to "TerminateHard = true" and save
>>>  the file.
>>>
>>>. Start Chessbase (Fritz, Junior, Shredder etc.) and select:
>>>       Engine -> New UCI engine -> Browse -> RebelUCI.
>>>  That's it! Rebel 12 may now be used in the ChessBase gui.
>>></quote>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>J.
>>
>>yes ,...did exactly those steps above - at this point several times.    I have
>>win2k, so no need to make changes.  My first installation, I did not copy the
>>new code, although on subsequent installations I have.  I suspect it is acopy
>>protection scheme error as the result of my initial faulty install procedure?  I
>>have no other explanation The Chess Partner GUI works fine.,  I'm at a loss on
>>how this running under Fritz 8 GUI.
>>
>>thanks for all the suggestions ...
>
>     Hi Mike
>     The above instructions contain a grave mistake by stating
>     "you clicked on wb2uci.exe". It should have correctly read:
>     "you clicked on rebeluci.exe".
>     Kurt

yes, but I knew he meant rebeluci.exe - that is exactly what I did..



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