Yahoo Chess

[Guest]

I am having trouble using the latest version of Yahoo Chess. Their help /
support was not much help. Here's what I am seeing. When I try to load the
"old" game room applet my java starts and everything goes just fine. When I
try to load the "New" game room then I get a message that I need to have Java
and Flash installed to run this. I have Adobe's (macromedia) latest flash
player loaded and the latest java j2RE. I know they are correct because I
have uninstalled / reinstalled several times. I have done cache clearing and
disk clean-ups till my fingers were worn to the bones. I uninstalled all
"downloaded program files" and reloaded the two that it's begging for. On
another note. I can't load the "New" applet with Firefox either. The old one
works just fine. The difference is that Firefox tells me I have an old
version of the client in my cache; clear it and restart the browser. That
doesn't help. So if the plug-ins are loaded for IE and Firefox, Why does IE
tell me they need to be installed? How can I get the New Chess to work. I
think it actually worked the first time I tried to use it...way back when.
One time and one time only. I just don't get it. I have gone through my java
console and cleared and reloaded and done everything I can find to do and the
conditions remain the same.

 

[Guest]

I am using Kaspersky. It does the same thing with it turned off. Also, it
worked the very first time I tried it and never since, with NO changes to any
programs. I didn't like the look/feel of the new aplets so I went back to the
old comfortable one from the alternative link. Ever since I have not been
able to get back to the new one. Thanks for the help.

 

[someone]

Forget Yahoo Chess. Use FICS (free internet chess service). It's
absolutely free and does not have any annoying pop-ups. I haven't used
Yahoo Chess since I discovered FICS. (Does not answer your question. Just
my recommendation.)

 

[Guest]

I turned off the Kaspersky and also tried just turning off the real time
protection (script) and neither instance worked. I downloaded the IE 7 Beta 3
to see it it would behave any differently. That didn't change anything. I
still get this message "Yahoo! Chess requires Flash Player 7 or later and
JavaScript enabled in your browser." I know both of these plugins are
functioning. I can self test the flash player at the Adobe download site, and
it's OK. THe java works and loads because I am still able to play the old
chess. This is the message I get when I try to run it in firefox. "You have
an old version of the client in your cache. You will need to restart your
browser adn come back to geth the current one. If restarting does not work,
manually clearing the cache in your browser should fix the problem." I think
I should give you another piece of information that perhaps will matter. I am
running a program called "Winproxy" on my other computer. It is a software
proxy server that allows me to have several computers online on my home
network over a sattelite connection. I have a static IP assigned to my NIC.
Under LAN settings what do you reccomend for checking in the boxes. I have
both "Automatically Detect Settings" checked, and Manual settings checked
with the address of my gateway in at 192.168.0.1 and port 9877 configured for
all of them. The "Winproxy" program that runs on the other "gateway" computer
does cache pages but I have cleared it and that was no help either. Do I have
my LAN settings configured optimally for safe browsing and for chess applets?
I don't understand two things. Why Firefox gets closer to loading the applet
than IE. Meaning that it doesn't tell me that I'm missing the plug-ins. Also,
why, with no other programs or settings being changed, did I lose the ability
to get in and play after the first time I tried and was successful?