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Key points
- Requires a workaround on Windows 8 and later (see Run on Windows 8 and later).
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Retail |
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Bundled with Windows Vista and Windows 7. |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
-
ChessTitans.xml
contains settings for windowed mode.
-
ChessTitansMCE.xml
contains settings for Windows Media Center mode (launch with -mce
parameter).
Save game data location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Microsoft Games\Chess Titans |
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
Issues fixed
Run on Windows 8 and later
- Chess Titans and other bundled games are unavailable after upgrading to Windows 8.
- The steps below make the Windows 7 version run on Windows 8 (there is no fix for the Vista version yet).
Fix Chess Titans compatibility[citation needed]
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- Recover the Chess Titans files.
- If you did an upgrade install: look in
C:\windows.old\Program Files\Microsoft Games
- If you did a clean install: go to
sources on the Windows 7 DVD and open install.wim using 7-Zip.
- Copy the recovered Chess folder somewhere convenient.
- Download a hex editor (e.g. HxD).
- Open
Chess.exe in the hex editor.
- If Windows 7 was 64-bit:
- Search for the hex values
3B C6 0F 4C D6 8B
- Change to
39 C0 0F 4C D6 8B
- If Windows 7 was 32-bit:
- Search for the hex values
7D 04 83 65 FC 00
- Change to
EB 04 83 65 FC 00
- Move the
Chess folder to its default location (it will only work with this location):
- If Windows 7 was 64-bit:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games
- If Windows 7 was 32-bit:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games
- Chess Titans will now run on Windows 8 and later.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Depends on OS version. |
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) |
1 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
30 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
Aero-capable WDDM 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible Shader model 2.0 support |
References