To play the PlayE4â„¢ online chess you will need to download and run our
free software. You can easily do this by following our step-by-step
guide - just click the
Chess Download tab.
The optimal requirements to run PlayE4â„¢ chess software as smoothly and
uninterruptedly as possible are: Pentium 1.6GHz, 32 MB of hard disk
space, 256 MB of RAM, running the Windows XP operating system. For the
most enjoyable gaming experience set your screen resolution to 800X600
or higher and set the screen colors to High Color (16 bit) or more.
Our software does not support Windows versions older than XP or 2000.
Sorry, but at the present moment there are no Mac or Linux compatible PlayE4â„¢ versions.
For Mac users only:
in case you still prefer the original software, there are alternatives
for having Windows installed and running on your Mac. If you have a
PowerPC Mac (G3, G4 or G5), please
click here for more info. If you have an Intel Mac, please
click here to choose your version of a Windows booter for Intel Mac.
What should I do if I receive an "Error while connecting to server,
please check your internet connection or firewall settings" message?If
you are using a firewall or any other security/antivirus software on
your PC such as ZoneAlarm or Norton, it might prevent Play E4 game
software to connect to the game server. You will have to disable it.
These applications will usually display in the icon tray (lower right
corner of the screen, next to the clock). When the mouse is over an
icon, a small message will appear with the name of the program. Right
click on the icon and select either
Disable or
Exit.
Please also make sure that the time and date of your operating system's clock are synchronized with your local time zone.
If you prefer not to disable your firewall, you can open ports 6100 - 6112 exclusively for Play E4 software, as described below:
1. From the Start menu choose Settings - Control Panel.
2. Click Windows Security Center - Windows Firewall.
3. Enter the middle tab Exceptions and click the Add port... button.
4.
It should now open a new window with two empty fields. Choose a name
for the server (so you can easily remember its purpose), enter 6100 in
the Port field and mark TCP below.
5. Repeat these actions for ports 6101 - 6112.
You
also need to verify that your Windows account has administrator
privileges (otherwise, you cannot install any software). Please try the
following:
1. Go to Control Panel and then User Accounts*.
2. Click Add... and make a new user account.
3. After naming your account, mark Other and assign administrator access.
4. Restart your computer and log into the new admin account.
5.Install PlayE4â„¢.
*In case you cannot access the User Accounts feature, please contact your system administrator.