I had a very old PC, running XP, no problems, except it was slow. Any recommendations /words of wisdom on that one? I am also about to install ChessMaster 10th edition. and I am truly struggle here in my attempts to run it. Did anyone managed to install and run it on Win 7 so far? It is a favorite program of my 7 y.o. I do have an issue with running Majestic Chess on Windows 7. Note: one shall NOT try to run these software checked in any compatibility mode for previous Win OS(es). Running program simply as Admin for Chess Tactics for Beginners as well as CT-ART 3.0 has fixed it. Many thanks for starting and posting the info regarding compatibility issues for Chess Software installation on Windows 7.

What chess software have you tried? What chess software works well? What chess software doesn't work? And when I tried to run the program it had a run time error. Installation ended with an error saying the program did not install correctly.

In this product is 'Chess Tactics for Beginners' as one of the 5 programs.

So far I have only tried Total Chess Training 3. So far I have not see any non-compatibility there.Ĭonvekta software may have trouble. All of the addon Fritz Trainer products should work fine as well. Chess programs like Fritz 12, Rybka 3, Hiarcs, Junior, Shredder, and the database programs ChessBase 10. So far I have found that ChessBase has done a good job with ensuring programs work with W7. If you have Windows 7 and run chess software on it that has been mentioned in replies to this post, tell us what you find works, and if there is any software that doesn't run on Windows 7. If you're sitting on the fence about Windows 7, just get it.īut let's talk about chess software compatibility. Of the nearly 20 non-chess software programs I installed to get my working environment up and running, only one program asked to run in some sort of 'XP mode'. Of course personal preferences will vary intensely, but I consider myself an average very experienced computer user. And the most intuitive, subtle interface improvements I've ever seen. This is the only Microsoft operating system that has warmed my heart and lowered my blood preassure. Well, I've been using it for over 2 weeks. Reputable users were cranking out strong reviews. Right now, I'm running Rybka 3 on an HP Pavilion Elite e9260f Desktop PC - Intel Core i5-750 2.66GHz, 8GB DDR3, 1TB, DVDRW, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bitĪs a user of nearly all previous Windows OS, I carefully investigated W7 after the Vista debacle. So far I am very pleased with my decision to get Windows 7, 64-bit Professional. Chess software compatibility has been good, but not perfect. This article is about chess software compatibility with Window 7.

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