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This program sounds like it was pretty nice nearly 10 years ago when it was up to date!  I have no desire or intention to install an obsolete, archaic Microsoft .NET framework to run this program and get all the problems others have with it.  I really find it quite shameful that a program would still be being pushed that requires .NET version 1.1 when we're up to 3.5 now in the modern world!  It brings numerous questions of quality to mind when I consider that the program's author could not be bothered for many years now to make the minor changes necessary to bring his software up to reasonable standards. 

I'm wondering, though, surely there must be some contemporary software program that is as helpful as this was so long ago.  Does anyone know of a current application like this?

Thanks!

Mortimir

Hi Mortimir,

I always thought archaic software is defined by the user experience and not by the date of some used files. Let’s say black & white user interface instead of a colors or low resolution or no customizable forms etc.

Anyway, I believe you can run CPT 3.3 under .Net Framework 3.5 even without 1.1 installed. It is only the installer which requests version 1.1 to be installed (I haven't verified).

If you care you might want to just unzip these files:

http://www.chesspositiontrainer.com/download/CPT3without_setup.zip

If this still requires installing the .Net 1.1 framework let me know and I will build a 3.5 only version for you.

Yes, you need a workaround to avoid the toolbar bug by setting the compatibility mode, but that should be all. In the first half of 2010 I will release CPT 4 which will directly run under 3.5 and which won’t have such issues like the toolbar button problem. You can give the technical preview version a try here

http://community.chesspositiontrainer.com/blogs/english_blog/archive/2010/01/02/chess-position-trainer-4-technical-preview-available-now.aspx

It looks much better than CPT 3.3, but not because of the framework 3.5. It would look the same under 1.1.

Thanks,

Stefan

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Regards

Dave