Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 16:13:50 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. Maybe it is OS specific, but it asks me for the CD each and every time I use a ChessBase product. Definitely true for: Shredder 7 CB Junior 8 CB Fritz 8 CB Hiarcs 9 CB It's one of the major reasons that I almost never use them. My system: OS Name Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Server 2003, Standard Edition Version 5.2.3790 Service Pack 1 Build 3790 Other OS Description Not Available OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation System Name DCORBIT64 System Manufacturer To Be Filled By O.E.M. System Model To Be Filled By O.E.M. System Type X86-based PC Processor x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 10 AuthenticAMD ~2202 Mhz BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. 1001.005, 2/9/2004 SMBIOS Version 2.3 Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32 Boot Device \Device\HarddiskDmVolumes\Dcorbit64Dg0\Volume1 Locale United States Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.2.3790.1830 (srv03_sp1_rtm.050324-1447)" User Name CORPORATE\dcorbit Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Total Physical Memory 1,534.70 MB Available Physical Memory 332.75 MB Total Virtual Memory 2.86 GB Available Virtual Memory 1.58 GB Page File Space 1.50 GB Page File C:\pagefile.sys
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