Chessbase Updates are a nightmare

[fern]

First, the upgrade services say you are OK even if there is,. in fact, a new update.
second, if you get the update with a direct link (thanks Ted!), once you load the program it still say you are using ta previous version, in my case one dated January 08.
It is a pity such a good product and such a wnderful portal as the chessbase is still has this old problem along te years...

Fernando

[Dr.Wael Deeb]

Definitely Fern,that's what I tried to express in the other thread....
As I wrote,for some it works,for some not,and even if you put your hands on the direct update link,in most of the casesit's not a garantee for a successful update.....

[fern]

I know i said the very same thing than you, but I wanted to make more noise about that.
In any case F11 kill me without much of a problem with any version....
my best
Fernando

[Dr.Wael Deeb]

I know i said the very same thing than you, but I wanted to make more noise about that.
In any case F11 kill me without much of a problem with any version....
my best
Fernando

I know that and I intended to share you in rising even more noise

[Spock]

Well you know the old saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"
So unless you have a specific problem, best to stay with what you have in my view

[fern]

You are very right in that, but still do not know someone capable of resisting the urge to get the last update....
Fdo

[geots]

You are very right in that, but still do not know someone capable of resisting the urge to get the last update....
Fdo

The main question to me would be what the update is for- and what problem do you possibly have now that this update would cure. Without knowing that- i would not touch it with a ten foot pole. Anyway, i agree with Ray. If it aint broke.......


Best,

[Dr.Wael Deeb]

You are very right in that, but still do not know someone capable of resisting the urge to get the last update....
Fdo

The main question to me would be what the update is for- and what problem do you possibly have now that this update would cure. Without knowing that- i would not touch it with a ten foot pole. Anyway, i agree with Ray. If it aint broke.......


Best,

One always hope for a little improvement,even if he doesn't know what it is

[Wolfgang]

Well you know the old saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"
So unless you have a specific problem, best to stay with what you have in my view

fully agreed: never touch a running system!

[Rolf]

You are very right in that, but still do not know someone capable of resisting the urge to get the last update....
Fdo

The main question to me would be what the update is for- and what problem do you possibly have now that this update would cure. Without knowing that- i would not touch it with a ten foot pole. Anyway, i agree with Ray. If it aint broke.......


Best,

This is a terrible nonsense.

Here is my view.

Any new update is bettere than the versions before.

But not every new update is necessary for every single user. It depends on hardware and configuaration and also what you want to do exactly.

That one shouldnt change a functioning machine is absolute nonsense because with such a complex program you might have a problem without knowing it. Would that logically mean that you dont have that problem? Of course a new update could cause new peoblems that even you now could discover. But it's still nonsense to pretend that formerly you didnt have that problem because you had it but didnt even know it.

It's a legendary truth that software must contain certain unreported features for the real experts to discover on their own. And that principle is continued with the update practice. Of course it were possible to publish the 412 little new entries and the experienced user then could decide if he needed these details or not. But a real expert must also know that the description of some sub-points had to be longer, so that the trouble to read and decrypt the meaning and then to decide the steps could be more time consuming than the simple install routine for a new update.