Author: F. Huber
Date: 12:32:09 10/09/04
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On October 09, 2004 at 14:53:22, Daniel Jackson wrote: >On October 09, 2004 at 14:34:24, F. Huber wrote: > >>On October 09, 2004 at 14:18:49, Juan Pablo Naar C. wrote: >> >>>Do you know how can I change the names of the engines? I want to do this to test >>>different versions of fritz (like 8.005 and 8.008) and make them play, but how >>>can I do that? Thanks. >> >>It´s not possible without patching the engine files _internally_, and moreover >>it´s not enough to simply change their names. They have a ´protection´ routine >>checking this internal name, and so you would also have to crack this code! >> >>You see, not worth all the troubles ... >> >>Regards, >>Franz. > >This is something that both Frans Morsch and ChessBase should change, imho. >But I guess not enough people have asked for this formally, including myself. Well, they already _have_ changed this, but in exactly _this_ way, that it´s no longer possible. For earlier engines as Fritz6 (and even Fritz7 IIRC) you simply could change the internal name with a hexeditor. But there have been lots of faked engines around the internet in the past (I remember several Hiarcs8/9 engines, which were actually old patched Hiarcs7), so probably _this_ was the reason for their decision. And I´m quite sure, they won´t change this back again, even if lots of their customers would ask for. Franz.
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