Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 11:05:24 02/08/04
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On February 08, 2004 at 13:15:01, George J. Cuolahan wrote: >Recently I upgraded my operating system to MS 2000 PROFESSIONAL and discovered I >could no longer use my chess program, Chess Master 6000. > >Has anyone else run into this problem? Is there a patch or other fix available. >If not do you know of a recommended comparable chess program that is compatible >with MS 2000 Professional> None (that I am aware of) There is no other chess program comparable to CM (fantasy boards, personalities and non standard window calls for the GUI). For playing strength and serious study , you have: Chessbase Programs (Fritz, Shredder, Junior, Hiarcs, Tiger are the main engines). From Lokasoft , you have Tiger Rebel, DeepSjeng, For a freebie GUI with freebie engines, you have Arena with Ruffian, SOS etc. Most of these products can be purchased from our our sponsor ICD. http://www.icdchess.com/cgi-bin/store.cgi?category=10&cart_id=146444.1365 There are other places that have them as well. The people at ICD are very knowledgable and can help steer you to the right product depending on what you are looking for. Alternatively, you can "try" running CM 9K on WIN2K, but officially it is not supported and your mileage may vary. It runs fine on my WIn2K machine. CM8K does not run properly on my machine. Most of the problems when it does not run are video related and there are certain video cards that may give a problem. Upgrading your video card is a possible solution, but again ymmv and there are no guarantees. In my opinion the easiest to install and play right from the the box are the Chessbase engines. But the Lokasoft engines install fine as well, are downloadable (www.lokasoft.com) and are not a problem. Arena also installs well, is downloadable and plays fine. Lokasoft is known for their stellar support and quick fixes when problems arise. > >Thanks for any help you may be able to offer. > >George
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