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Hello Steve,

Well if it do not pop up again after re-install ,contact Millennium
Because i think there is build in a "save" so u can not send the file to other persons and then they can use it
But that is mine guess
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Steve B wrote: i use Norton
whenever it blocks something or finds something it considers "suspicious" i get some sort of message
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Yes, that is what I would expect. To be absolutely sure it might be worth temporarily disabling the firewall, but

I wouldn't get your hopes up Regards
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Sargon1972 wrote:Hello Steve,

Well if it do not pop up again after re-install ,contact Millennium
Because i think there is build in a "save" so u can not send the file to other persons and then they can use it
But that is mine guess
Kr,Hans
Hello Hans,

I think you are correct. Millennium probably don't want people to see the book files. They told me in an e-mail that it's a propriety book format and easy to make mistakes which would stop the MCGE from working.

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Sargon1972 wrote:Hello Steve,

Well if it do not pop up again after re-install ,contact Millennium
Because i think there is build in a "save" so u can not send the file to other persons and then they can use it
But that is mine guess
Kr,Hans

re-install did not fix the problem
Still no books
you were able to install all 7 books..one at a time...or there is only 1 book to download at this time(Gambit book)?

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Hello Steve,

Yes as i Test it , i was able to upload all the 7 books
But u can only use 1 Book at the time ,so if u have download Gambit book > User Book then the Gambit Book is loaded
If u desire to use Spanish Book , u must upload this Book ,so the Spanish is in user Book ,then the Gambit Book is out/gone
Same step every time for this ,so 1 Book can be loaded and not 7 at the same time ore 2

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Sargon1972 wrote:Hello Steve,

Yes as i Test it , i was able to upload all the 7 books
But u can only use 1 Book at the time ,so if u have download Gambit book > User Book then the Gambit Book is loaded
If u desire to use Spanish Book , u must upload this Book ,so the Spanish is in user Book ,then the Gambit Book is out/gone
Same step every time for this ,so 1 Book can be loaded and not 7 at the same time ore 2

Kr,Hans
not sure i understand Hans
suppose i download the Gambit book and i activate it by using the User book function in the unit...
now i also want the new Spanish user book..
i download that and the Gambit book is now erased?
if i want to use Gambit book again i must download it all over again??
there cannot be more then one user book at a time stored in the unit???

i must have that wrong,..
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Hello Steve,

Yes then the Gambit book is erased ,when u upload a other Book
And yes active thet uploaded book by User Book

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Sargon1972 wrote:Hello Steve,

Yes then the Gambit book is erased ,when u upload a other Book
And yes active thet uploaded book by User Book

Kr,Hans
OK Hans
i tried another idea...
i unplugged the unit from the power supply ..i thought perhaps it would be like re-booting a PC..and the unit was not recognizing the new firmware
that also did not work

since the books are being downloaded each time form the Millennium server ..now i am guessing that their severs are down for the weekend and thats why i cant download the books

anyway..i sent off an Email to the same person that helped me with the PGN program which was also not working correctly when they first released it
they fixed that bug so hopefully when they return to work tommorow morning they will contact me

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Sargon1972 wrote:Hello Steve,

Yes then the Gambit book is erased ,when u upload a other Book
And yes active thet uploaded book by User Book

Kr,Hans
I wish we could download the books to the PC and install from there, but I guess Millennium does not want this.

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Sargon1972 wrote:Hello Steve
Kr,Hans
another question Hans...
aside from unplugging the computer...
do you know how to do a full RESET back to factory settings?
(which strangely enough ...brings us back to the opening topic of this discussion)
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Hi Steve,

You might be right about their Server, I haven’t downloaded the PGN tool yet, so I went to site:
https://translate.google.com/translate? ... -exclusive

and tried to download that, I get:

Not Found
The requested URL /Firmware/M820 ChessGeniusExclusive_Manual_PGN_Tool_WIN_English.pdf was not found on this server.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

I’ll retry tomorrow. I’ve downloaded the new CGX tool but am struggling to find my Chess Genius Exclusive. A big tidy up of upstairs required tomorrow too!

Cheers,

Al.
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Scally wrote:Hi Steve,

You might be right about their Server, I haven’t downloaded the PGN tool yet, so I went to site:
https://translate.google.com/translate? ... -exclusive

and tried to download that, I get:

Not Found
The requested URL /Firmware/M820 ChessGeniusExclusive_Manual_PGN_Tool_WIN_English.pdf was not found on this server.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

I’ll retry tomorrow. I’ve downloaded the new CGX tool but am struggling to find my Chess Genius Exclusive. A big tidy up of upstairs required tomorrow too!

Cheers,

Al.
OK AL

When you do the upgrade please report back here
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Steve B wrote:OK AL

When you do the upgrade please report back here
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Hi Steve,

Ok, against the misses wishes, I dug out my Chess Genius Exclusive. I can confirm your findings, I can update the firmware, but the Available Books are greyed out.

Cheers,

Al.

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Yup thats the same screen i get
Thanks Al...

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Steve B wrote:Yup thats the same screen i get
Thanks Al...

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Steve and Al - I have had the same experience that you described trying to download the Opening Books. The updated firmware downloaded to my Exclusive with no problems. However, the "Available Books" line in the CGX tool is gray and can not be selected. I tried turning off (and unplugging) the Exclusive from the power outlet. I also disconnected and then re-connected the MCGE from/to my PC and I restarted the CGX software tool. No luck. :(

Since the firmware update worked flawlessly I was fully expecting the Opening Books download to go without incident too.

Millennium update coming soon?
Dave
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