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Subject: Re: MCP8 HELP

Author: Chessfun

Date: 07:14:21 02/10/00

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On February 10, 2000 at 03:38:14, Shep wrote:

>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...


I also was able to install straight from windows 95 on my other
computers a cel 433 and P150. This other cel 433 is identical excluding
win 98.
Thanks.


>---
>Shep



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