When HIARCS Chess Explorer is installed it creates a number of folders for the Application itself, chess
engines and data files including databases. This section explains where the files are installed.
Installation folders on PC Windows
On PC Windows the HIARCS Chess Explorer installer creates the following folders:
Application Folders
The application and engines are installed in the \Program Files\HIARCS Chess folder. Inside this folder you
will find the following folders installed:
· HIARCS Chess Explorer - this folder contains all the files and folders of the Graphical User Interface
· Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC - this folder contains all the files of the multiprocessor HIARCS 14 WCSC
version
· HIARCS 14 WCSC - this folder contains all the files of the single processor HIARCS 14 WCSC version
Please note on Windows 64 bit systems the "\Program Files (x86)" folder is used instead of "\Program
Files"
Data Folders
The HIARCS Chess Explorer user files are installed in your documents folder. On Windows XP this is in
your "Your Documents" folder, on Windows Vista and later it is in your "Documents" folder. In this location
you will find the "HIARCS Chess" folder is installed and contains the following sub folders:
· Books - this folder contains the books HIARCS uses, book subscribers can add books issued as part of
the Book Subscription to this folder and HIARCS 14 engines will automatically use the latest book.
· Databases - this folder contains the packaged databases which are included with HIARCS Chess
Explorer
· Documentation - this folder contains the documentation and help files for the product
· Engine Data - this folder contains the engine data folders, HIARCS 14 will save its learn files here
· Explorer - this folder contains files specific to the HIARCS Chess Explorer GUI.
Activation
When HIARCS Chess Explorer first runs you will be asked to enter your license key.
Your personal license key was emailed to you immediately after you purchased HIARCS Chess Explorer.
Enter the license name and code into the Registration dialog to activate the product:
You can copy (Ctrl+C) and paste (Ctrl+V) the license name and code into each field.
Once you have entered the license name and code, click the Register button to activate HIARCS Chess
Explorer.
After a short delay you will then get confirmation that HIARCS Chess Explorer has been successfully
registered/activated:
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