Author: William Penn
Date: 03:16:14 10/19/03
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On October 19, 2003 at 05:53:39, William Penn wrote: >On October 19, 2003 at 05:07:07, Anson T J wrote: > >>After updating online with the latest patch, I believe a new bug has been >>introduced to chessprogram8.exe. >> >>It no longer logs PGN games in real time. The option is here... >> >>Tools --> Options --> Version(Tab) --> Tournament Version (check box) --> PGN >>(Check box) >> >>When a game is in progress, only the first move is logged and all the rest are >>not updated. Can someone please check if the same happens to them? >> >>It used to work but since updating to the 8 Oct 2003 version I get this bug. > >I was going to post this as a separate new thread, but yours seems appropriately >titled and near the top. I don't use the feature you mention related to PGN >logging, but perhaps it's a clue for you nevertheless. > >============================================= >Shredder 7 - Oct 8 2003 update bug revisited >============================================= > >Perhaps I had a bad install the first time. I've now done a clean reinstall of >Shredder 7 from the CD, then applied the prior March 2003 update (which I had >saved). Then I redownloaded/reinstalled the Oct 8 2003 update for Shredder 7 >from Playchess.com, and this time I haven't yet seen the prior problem with >Infinite Analysis mode stopping at random times. I may be jumping the gun here >because the new Shredder 7 installation hasn't been thoroughly tested yet, but >I'm eager to report any good news re bug fixes or avoidances. Perhaps it's >useful to someone else. > >So the best way to install an update seems to be... > >Close all software, everything except the Playchess.com link during the >download. Then log off Playchess.com before installing the update. It should do >it that way automatically, but sometimes the script may fail. Various things can >interfere with scripts. If the script fails, you can do it manually. >WP Alas, I was too eager... Infinite Analysis mode in my new Shredder 7 installation with the Oct 8 2003 update just stopped again spontaneously, after 57 minutes. So once again that bug is reconfirmed, and I'll have to revert to the March 2003 update version again. That's very discouraging!? I'm guessing that the new release of Shredder 8 in December 2003 will retain the same GUI bug, so I won't be able to buy it for that reason. Sometimes it takes years for CB to recognize and fix such bugs, if ever. I don't understand such poor testing prior to release of versions and updates. They must have very limited resources. :( WP
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