Author: Manuel Rodriguez Blanco
Date: 20:24:24 11/19/98
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On November 19, 1998 at 01:19:10, Komputer Korner wrote: >On November 18, 1998 at 21:08:26, Manuel Rodriguez Blanco wrote: > >>On November 18, 1998 at 19:20:30, Ralph E. Carter wrote: >> >>>On November 18, 1998 at 19:00:33, Manuel Rodriguez Blanco wrote: >>> >>>>On November 18, 1998 at 17:56:38, Robert Pawlak wrote: >>>> >>>>>On November 18, 1998 at 17:15:36, Manuel Rodriguez Blanco wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>Hi, i installed CM6000 (full instalation) and in the final installation give the >>>>>>follow message: "this system no need this upgrade" (COMCTL32.DLL), then >>>>>>instalation finish normaly. i restard system (PMMX200, 64 mb RAM, WIN98 with >>>>>>microsoft upgrades and Norton antivirus 4.0 resident). >>>>>> >>>>>>After restard i try to run CM6000 and after introductory video i see follo error >>>>>>message: "data read - incorret" and after close send follow message: "expolde >>>>>>size mismatch" and after close then windows standar message "illegal operation". >>>>>> >>>>>>I tryed the ChessMaster.com path but i gave the same errors. >>>>>> >>>>>>Any body had this problems before? can any body help me to fix this, >>>>>> >>>>>>thank in advance, >>>>>> >>>>>>Manuel >>>>> >>>>>Manuel, >>>>> >>>>>It is difficult to tell what your problem is exactly, but I think that you need >>>>>to try a reinstall. >>>>> >>>>>You may have some problems on your disk too, so I would suggest: >>>>> >>>>>1. Run a disk checking program, correct any errors you may find. >>>>>2. Uninstall Chessmaster. >>>>>3. Make sure that no other programs are running. This includes anti-virus >>>>>software. >>>>>4. Attempt to reintall chessmaster. >>>>> >>>>>Step 3) is important because windows programs share fragments of code. If one of >>>>>the code fragments is in use, then the install program will not be able to write >>>>>an updated version to the disk if it needs to. >>>>> >>>>>And no, I have never experienced the problem that you detailed above. >>>>>Bob P. >>>> >>>>Hi, thanks for your quick response. I ejecute your step, first i uninstall >>>>CM6000, then i run scandisk (no problem found), then i reebot, then i eliminate >>>>all TRS (includen antivirus and schedule task), then i beggin to install CM6000 >>>>again, this time the program stop in 99% for 3 min and then giveme the same >>>>message: "this system no need this upgrade" (COMCTL32.DLL). and finish the >>>>instalation, when try to run giveme the same message before. how ever thank very >>>>mucho for your help. >>>> >>>>Now looking for more help about it, thanks >>>> >>>>Manuel. >>> >>>CM6000 might be trying to install a new COMCTL32.DLL. *I* would try this: >>> >>>1) Save a copy of your COMCTL32.DLL in a safe place. >>>2) Delete the COMCTL32.DLL presently in your \windows\system directory. >>>3) Try to install CM6000. >>> >>>It might install a newer COMCTL32.DLL. >> >>I tryed that before write here, but i can delete the file because is used by >>windows, then i boot with a disc and sucefully delete the file but then windows >>can not boot (so i can not install cm6000 again). I had to restore the file >>again for boot with windows. Nice try but did not work, thanks anyway. >> >>Looking for more help yet, thanks >> >>Manuel > > >This may not be your problem but if you have the latest video drivers on your >system, perhaps they were affected by the CM6000 installation. > >willis@computek.net (Blackstar) >wrote >"I have a machine with a Matrox Millenium that used to have the same >problem, as soon as you would launch CM5K and DirectX would start >"version checking" it would replace the video driver and hose >everything else. The solution is to NOT reinstall your video drivers >but rather go to display properties/change display type/change adapter >and select the driver you used to have, so if your original was Matrox >Millenium Powerdesk PCI and DirectX installed Matrox Millenium PCI >then you just select what you had before CM5K and DirectX overwrote >it. Afterwards when you load the game DirectX will version check but >not replace the video driver and everything (including CM5K) will work >fine." > >Perhaps CM6000 is doing the same thing. > >-- >Komputer Korner Hi, thanks for help, the problem just resolve, i dont know what happend but something in my pc provoque the error, i installed win98 and all programs again, then install cm6000, and work with out problem, is a fantastic piece of software. thanks very mucho for help Manuel
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