Author: John Merlino
Date: 10:51:35 01/26/00
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On January 24, 2000 at 17:29:57, John Merlino wrote: >On January 24, 2000 at 09:09:17, Jari A. Turunen wrote: > >>Hi, >> >>Does anybody know why Chessmaster 7000 patch 1.0.6 should >>fail to install correctly? I have downloaded the latest >>version (1.0.6.2) of the patch but still I get a few >>"wpt0036" errors reported in patch.err file (errors >>indicating that for example chessmaster.exe file is found >>but the contents of that file it not what it is supposed >>to be). I have understood that I am not the only one >>experiencing this problem? Maybe this happens only in >>a non-US Windows environment? >> >>I have uninstalled and re-installed CM7K, removed all possible >>TSR's and extra Windows tasks but that did not help. >>Some files are patched correctly (all DLL's for example) >>but chessmaster.exe file and four tutorial files are not - >>all because of the same reason. I have had CD #1 in the >>drive while running the patch but to me it looks like >>the patch never even tries to access that disk. >> >>I have sent a few mails to TLC's technical support but >>so far they have not been able to help me. Perhaps >>somebody has managed to overcome this little problem >>on his own? Or maybe somebody know a site from where the >>ready available patched files can be downloaded? >> >>Regards, >>Jari. > >I suspect that you have a non-US version of Chessmaster (since you stated you >have a non-US version of Windows). I also assume that you have a German version >since the development team tells me that that is the only foreign version that >exists. If all of this is true, then the patch will not work for you. The >current patch is ONLY for the US version (not the UK version either -- you can >tell if you have a UK version if there is no MPlayer support). > >The team tells me that a patch is in the works for the UK version, and PROBABLY >for the German version. Unfortunately, the German version was created in >Germany, and the team does not have the code. Therefore, they cannot patch it at >this time. > >jm Regarding my above statements about a German version: I was incorrect. There is no German version of Chessmaster 7000 at this time. I got my signals crossed.... My apologies to those who may have been looking for such a beast.... jm
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