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Subject: Re: wpt0036 errors when running CM7K 1.0.6 patch

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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