Author: Shep
Date: 00:38:14 02/10/00
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On February 10, 2000 at 01:01:52, Lonnie Cook wrote: >On February 09, 2000 at 19:22:16, Chessfun wrote: > >>I have had MCP8 about a year now and am finally installing it >>to my 2nd computer. >> >>But when I try to install from a dos prompt I get incorrect file. >>Per the manual either INSTALL D: C: won't word neither will >>from windows start menu d:\install.bat. Lastly I tried directly >>from dos but when I run only in dos it won't even recognize my >>CD drive at D:\. >> >>This computer has win98, the other win95. >> >>Any help is appreciated. >>Thanks. > >Isn't it install a: c: AND MOST importantly from DOS with nothing loaded, I Install A: C: was for MChess 5/6. 7 and 8 come on CD. :) >so when u restart computer u have to press F8 BEFORE it starts loading win98 and >then pick 7 I believe, command prompt only, try that one, its one that loads >only the basics form PLAIN vanilla DOS, NOT from dosbox in win or you're in win >and u restart in DOS, U have to do it the way I told you Problem is, if you do it like that, you won't have a CD-ROM driver loaded. :( Actually, I installed MChess 8 under Win98 some weeks ago with no problems: "install J: D:" (in my case) straight from a DOS window under 98... --- Shep
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