FREE Download of Moyo Go Studio 2009 and game packs

[CarlJung]

Here's instructions for Vista:

In Explorer, right click "Computer". Choose properties.
Click "Advanvced system settings".
Choose the "Advanced" tab.
In Performance section, click "Settings".
In "Performance Options" dialog, choose "Data Execution Prevention" tab.
Select "Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select:"
Click "Add..." button. Browse to the "Setup2009.exe" program (the main install).
Select Open, ok, apply or whatever it takes. You will be prompted to restart the computer.
Restart computer.
Start the Setup2009.exe program.
Install away...

You might need to add the databases as exceptions as well if you are going to install those. I haven't tried those so I don't know.

[hackinger]

Hi,

works on Windows 7 64 bit.

What you can try as well:
Right click Setup2009.exe, choose properties, select tab compatibility and
choose Windows XP (Service Pack 2) and say OK. Installation and starting MoyoGo
should then be no problem. Choosing compatibility mode Windows XP (Service Pack 3) instead might work as well.
Uninstall MoyoGo before you do that.
(Right clicking Setup2009.exe and choosing treatment of compatibility problems will do pretty much the same
thing.)

Cheers

hackinger

[POGO]

Hi,

works on Windows 7 64 bit.

What you can try as well:
Right click Setup2009.exe, choose properties, select tab compatibility and
choose Windows XP (Service Pack 2) and say OK. Installation and starting MoyoGo
should then be no problem. Choosing compatibility mode Windows XP (Service Pack 3) instead might work as well.
Uninstall MoyoGo before you do that.
(Right clicking Setup2009.exe and choosing treatment of compatibility problems will do pretty much the same
thing.)

Cheers

hackinger

Ahem.....

I LOVE YOU

Ok now that's out of the way.

Funny how i kept trying till 6 am last night to fix the program but not the install >.<

[Jedo]

Does this work for macs?

[hackinger]

Does this work for macs?

Hi,

the author of MoyoGo famously wrote in rec.games.go during an exchange with a current forum user who writes about Macs:
"The Apple Macintosh is an overpriced and underpowered machine suffering from a chronic lack of software".

Sounds like "No!". (It's a no.)

Cheers

hackinger

[Jonas]

True, I have not found, not even after years of searching, any credible evidence that people ever were gassed and incinerated by the Nazi’s[...]

...I'm not downloading this software even if it were the last exe-file on the globe.

[freegame]

...I'm not downloading this software even if it were the last exe-file on the globe.

your loss...

It's nice software. What the guy believes in or not does not change that.

[topazg]

I must admit, I don't quite understand why people wouldn't download the software as free just because it's author has those kind of views. Walt Disney was known for his right wing extremism, but that doesn't stop most people buying Disney films.

It was one thing when it was still costing money, and that money went towards holocaust denialists, because then the money you put forward may go to a cause you despise, but if it is free?

[tj86430]

It's nice software. What the guy believes in or not does not change that.

Pretty much my thoughts. If it was commercial, and I suspected that my money would support something I find questionable, I might not buy it, but as long as it's a free download, the author can have his opinions; I don't feel that I support them in any way if I download his software.

e: topazg was quicker

[Jonas]

Maybe you are right, but personally (and after reading his blog) I've the feeling that downloading the software provides him some kind of acknowledgement that I'm not willing to give him.

[CarlJung]

Maybe you are right, but personally (and after reading his blog) I've the feeling that downloading the software provides him some kind of acknowledgement that I'm not willing to give him.

I have no problem acknowledging that his software is jaw droppingly cool (the instant pattern matching). But that in itself does not make me share or even acknowledge any other view he might have. I see and understand your view, I just see it slightly different.

[SoDesuNe]

Maybe you are right, but personally (and after reading his blog) I've the feeling that downloading the software provides him some kind of acknowledgement that I'm not willing to give him.

Same here.

And by the way, I don't consider anything a loss, what I never desired to have.

For what it's worth: Disney died 1966, that's just 12 years after the us-principle "seperate but equal" got officially rejected by the supreme court. You can't compare something, which was largely (well, white majority~) accepted through all levels of society to this time with something that is nowadays well investigated, proved and accepted by all legitimate states in the world.

[topazg]

For what it's worth: Disney died 1966, that's just 12 years after the us-principle "seperate but equal" got officially rejected by the supreme court. You can't compare something, which was largely (well, white majority~) accepted through all levels of society to this time with something that is nowadays well investigated, proved and accepted by all legitimate states in the world.

I believe you can, because the point isn't the general acceptability of it, it's the individual's desire to not be seen to support something they feel is anywhere between unpleasant and abhorrent. It doesn't matter whether that is political, religious, based on race / gender / ethnicity, so the gravitas of the comparison is irrelevant - the issue being raised here is to whether or not an individual is supporting the views of the author of software by downloading said software. I can understand Jonas' point that it feels like an acknowledgement that he is unwilling to make.

I found Frank repeatedly impossible to talk to, on even completely non controversial issues. I find some of his political views extremely disagreeable. Even specifically regards to MoyoGo itself, I feel that his acquirement of his professional game Go database was underhanded.

However, at the same time, I am happy to acknowledge that his software is really very good. If the money was going to a cause I believed was wrong, I wouldn't pay for it. If I believed the money was supporting action on the software (such as stealing other people's code or databases), I wouldn't pay for it. If it is free, and high quality, I will happily download it without a belief that I am funding, supporting, or endorsing any of his beliefs, views or practices. I see them as non-associated issues.

EDIT: I'm also not trying to make a point that my way is right either. I think Jonas has every right to feel fully justified in his decision. I just think there are different ways to view the whole issue, and that I and others that don't have the same issue with downloading the software also have every right to feel justified.

[zinger]

I'm with Jonas. I don't want to be associated, pay or free.

Furthermore if I download the game database, I would have the nagging feeling that, in a roundabout way, I have stolen something. Would you accept, say, a stolen laptop as a gift?

Anyway I have previously purchased SmartGo for its game database/search and I am happy with it.

[tj86430]

Would you accept, say, a stolen laptop as a gift?

No, if I knew it was stolen. It would also be illegal (in Finland).

Tell me more about the databases, I'm not aware of the story.