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218417	2004-02-26 21:10:00	Hi, several months ago I had cause to ask why I could only open my "thatgame" chess attachments- completely unpredictably- when it is sulking I have to save to"my Docs" and then open and send from there. Just now I was able to open and send quite normally- then it failed yet again ( I have 20 or thirty games going at once)-all yesterday had no success!!! On the advice of somebody, I re installed XP ( God help me- 2 days work to re install other programs again) but ever since I had no trouble--- until 3 days ago- after the first two occaisions- I re downloaded that game and it worked- next day -nill- I have sent an e mail to the website- no reply yet. Now it has been suggested my hardware is getting worn out and I need to upgrade with a new motherboard and CPU, plus graphic card, etc- $400- am I being conned - or is this a legitimate advice? I use up to 80 hours per month and play cards and do other internal work as well - so the 'puta certainly does a lot of work What think you - especially Godfather? effie c	effie C (772)
218418	2004-02-26 21:32:00	> Now it has been suggested my hardware is getting worn out and I need to upgrade Oh Eddie, that sounds like a complete crock to me! :O I doubt that your chess game would be making your computer work even half as hard as a moderate gamer and their computers last for years. It is only the chess game that you are having problems with, isn't it? If your computer was getting "worn out" you would be having problems with other programs as well, not just the chess game. There is something wrong either with your setup - software wise that is - or the chess game's setup which is causing a conflict somewhere. The tricky bit is working out where. :D Have you been keeping Windows up to date with the security patches? Have/did you install any patches just prior to your problems occuring? An idea: why don't you download and try Eudora instead of using Outlook Express and see if that is better? Eudora very conveniently stores email attachments in a separate folder which you may find really useful. Eudora is free in return for displaying some small adverts which are not obtrusive. If I remember correctly Godfather tried that chess game using Eudora and he had no problems with it. Mind you, I don't think he tested it with 80 hours' worth of games. :p	Susan B (19)
218419	2004-02-26 23:25:00	Hi Susan B , Delighted to hear from you - I felt emabaressed enough,to ask the same questions that Godfather helped with , but this statement that "I have to update my hardware", at even $400 of hardware/case/Cpu/etc -is to my mind a crock, as you say. I have been in business far too many years no to sense a scam-hence my swallow pride and get another opinion. I did re install my W XP after Godfather showed he was having no trouble,and ever since I too have had no trouble-so I assumed that was what was needed,---then out of the blue- and with no updates recently installed- this starts again. The only update that is on sometimes twice a day is Nortons and even just now after yet another update from Nortons,- this damn program is back working again. I can't see Outlook Express/Internet Explorer, being the dark person in the woodpile, because of over two months of trouble free useage previous. I know that my XP is working my reserves hard ( 14.3 Gb h/d 500Mhz CPU and 192 mg Ram) but as I say it has worked- perfectly. I still have not had a reply from "thatgame"website- as none of the FAQ had this problem listed. The youngster who taught me to use a 'puta - now employed by the firm who is sending him to me after hours tonight, to decide what hardware I MUST have, has no answer- even though he is so good that his firm has just promoted him and transfered him to another city, but I either, take their analyses as gospel or obtain some reassurance from F1.- and then tell them to go to Hell. That being said I do know that what I use here is getting old and as I am no longer as well off as I was before I retired- so if I can ignore their "help" I ruddy well will. I have absolutely no trouble opening any other attachments, I did wonder if my grahics card was suspect ( on start up I get a flashing hyphen in the top left corner and that has to be rebooted( I am told that the graphics card may need replacing - so I rang this firm and was told if it was the graphics card, none of my icoming JPG files would open - and they do--- It is just the chess attachment. And remember, too, if I have a faulty setting in the game- and after three re downloads to try and correct things, and still not working,why do things as at this very moment , work as they should- only to go off again , in say the third game of a batch of five to the same apponent. If I save it to "my documents" and then move and send, from there - there is no trouble- then blow me down at this moment again,suddenly it is working quite normally- and I am back to square one. All and everthing gratefully accepted Susan Eddie	effie C (772)
218420	2004-02-27 00:42:00	My view is that its an incompatability between OE and the game. The game software is fairly old now. When the game files are received, its just that OE refuses to let "thatgame chess" open the file as I remember. It just sulks it appears. This is likely to be a deep seated software issue, and why its intermittent I have no idea, and its one of those issues that probably will have no simple resolution. I would have given up on OE at the very beginning effie C, and tried another email client program, its not as if it would cost any money or alter anything major. I simply can't understand why you would let a conflict with something like OE ruin your enjoyment if a change to another email client might fix it. I still think its an obscure MAPI issue, and the fault could lie anywhere. You could set any new email software to take a copy only of the mail off the server, so OE would function as normal for all mail when you wanted to use it. Just don't run it for chess. The hardware update and "worn out computer" is a joke, surely?	godfather (25)
218421	2004-02-27 01:40:00	Hello effie C :) How are you? If you are thinking of ditching OE, I would suggest you try Mozilla Thunderbird, it is a nice open source e-mail client :)	stu140103 (137)
218422	2004-02-28 06:07:00	Eddie, have you noticed any pattern with the problem occuring soon after Norton's gets updated? It could be related or it might not be . Probably more likely to be what Godfather says about "incompatability between OE and the game" . I do think you should try Eudora though . It does look a bit funny when you first try it but don't let that put you off . I like it so much that I have paid for my version though that is not essential . > That being said I do know that what I use here is getting old Rubbish . Your computer still has quite reasonable specs and a lot of life left in it yet . My Win 98 computer is a P2 266 with only 160MB RAM and 6 GB hard drive and is still going strong . I have no plans for retiring that one for a while yet . > The hardware update and "worn out computer" is a joke, surely? Certainly would be for the shop that managed to convince Eddie to upgrade . They would be laughing all the way to the bank . :-(	Susan B (19)
218423	2004-02-28 07:57:00	Hi Susan B, I thought my post would disappear from a lack of further interest, untill smithie 38 rang to say you had replied- and for which I thank you. At the risk of repeating the obvious I have no success all day with the opening except first thing this morning - when a normal attach., did open -then it reverted in the middle of a group of 5 games to the same person.--- it is ONLY the chess that is in trouble---all other attachments open quickly and normally. I, as I type have just seen the Nortons pop up stating my security has been updated-- all this after my troubles today, so I don't think that is the trouble ( yesterday I had had a good run - whether the Nortons came trhrough during the day yesterday I can't remember ---and then there is smithie 38 and nearly all my opponents are using O E- with none of this nonsense. I tried to download another sever but four times it froze at 1/2 way, so I gave up. I will try Eudora , if nothing else but to prove OE is not the trouble. Big joke, the youngster- my tutor- on the way to work at the shop hoping to sell me the upgrades- now tells me I have to have a new tower and power pack - $95,as well, plus I was going to swap his work on the puta for my sevicing his car, this with the permission of his employers- so the end cost including compensating him in the exchange,was going over the $500- ---whereas a late model Plll with 17" screen and CD writer is only $995. Thanks to your reference about age, at the moment I am going to carry on with this aging "heap"- it suits me, I use it a lot- and if I win Lotto tonight I will buy brand new-Ha !!! So long as I don't get in your hair- I will let you know the results Eddie	effie C (772)
218424	2004-02-28 11:13:00	> At the risk of repeating the obvious I have no > success all day with the opening except first thing > this morning - when a normal attach., did open -then > it reverted in the middle of a group of 5 games to > the same person.--- it is ONLY the chess that is in > trouble---all other attachments open quickly and > normally. > I, as I type have just seen the Nortons pop up > stating my security has been updated-- all this > after my troubles today, so I don't think that is > s the trouble ( yesterday I had had a good run - > whether the Nortons came trhrough during the day > yesterday I can't remember > ---and then there is smithie 38 and nearly all my > opponents are using O E- with none of this nonsense. Just my thought on this one and I may well be wrong. If you are using Norton Antivirus then you will be using a proxy server for your Email. I have used Norton Antivirus in the past but had the odd problem. I finished up unistalling Norton AV and now use AVG. I use Outlook rather than Outlook Express for Email. I haven't tried the chess you are using and therefore can't test on my system. Don't just uninstall Norton and leave youself without virus protection. Don't just go and buy another system unit unless you want one!!!!	Elephant (599)
218425	2004-02-28 20:35:00	its most likely b******* your hardware is dying, and it wont die for a while put it this way, my amd166, 32mb ram computer is going strong	Megaman (344)
218426	2004-02-28 23:02:00	Hi Elephant, No I certaibly won't uninstall Nortons and do without- --as to AVG - I had cause to have to re download AVG for a friend when it stated it had expired. I installed it but I understand in a test AVG let through 2 out of 4 test virus that were used in the experiment.- so I am not too confident in the security of AVG. This a m _ tried as usual to open the chess attachment and it will not- as usual- I am sure that the trouble is in the "mygame-chess" download- as none of my opponents are having this trouble- and yet use O E. I am going to downlaod- if I can- Mozilla Thunderbird and/or Eudora- as recommended by Susan B and before that by another contact( and that Mozilla freezes 1/2 way through the download- 4 times Will let you know if tere is an improvement or not effie c	effie C (772)
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