Author: George Speight
Date: 01:22:33 10/28/05
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On October 28, 2005 at 04:03:40, Henrik Dinesen wrote: >On October 28, 2005 at 03:31:54, George Speight wrote: > >>On October 28, 2005 at 00:28:41, William Penn wrote: >> >>>On October 27, 2005 at 22:04:57, Dann Corbit wrote: >>> >>>>On October 27, 2005 at 21:55:03, Richard Heldmann wrote: >>>> >>>>>Just got my Fritz 9 DVD. After instructed to remove the DVD after installation >>>>>and restarting the computer, I only had to reinsert the requested 'CD' in twice >>>>>and type in a code off the cover of the manual to start the program. I presume >>>>>that periodic media checks are also made by the program from time to time. >>>>>Please tell me I am wrong. >>>>> >>>>>My beef is, this is annoying. Nowhere on the outside box is this copy >>>>>protection mentioned. Honestly, I much prefer Fruit's, Shredder's or Convekta's >>>>>method of protection. A one time thing and then forgotten. >>>> >>>>All the ChessBase products ask for the CD the first time you use them in a >>>>session. >>> >>>That's one reason I quit buying Chessbase products. >>>WP >>You have completely lost me. With any chessbase program immediately after >>installation, you will be asked to insert the CD to be checked. Once you do that >>, you will never be asked again. What's the problem. PS: I would make sure i >>checked off the box that says skip on program start. It takes about 10 seconds >>and then you never have to worry with it again. It doesnt get much simpler than >>that. Regards, George > > >Hi George, > >Sorry, but that's not entirely true. >From time to time (rarely), you will be asked for the CD/DVD when we talk about >the playing programs, unless "you" use a cracked version of course. But this >does not apply to the chessbase (database) programs. >Now, Fritz 9 is the first CB playing program I've experienced asking for the >registration key in order to install. If this has any meaning when it comes to >DVD-checks, we have to wait and see. > >The user start-screen has nothing to do with it. But if you sign in as >club-player, you're supposed to get a harder game, than if you sign in as hobby >player... And also the oppotonity is offered for someone else to play in his/her >name. > >Regards >Henrik HI, Henrik. You may be right. I dont know. But Ive been running Fritz 8, Shredder 8, and Hiarcs 9 for almost 2 years, and running them alot. And since installation I have never been asked for the discs again. And Im runing no cracked engines. I'm lost on that one. Regards, George
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