AWTXX-SCPGX-LFVCU-F445D-M66XX-CB12

Installation guide for F12/F13 and CB11/CB12:

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(for a full 'first-time' installation)
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install the program (don't start it after the installation!)

copy the latest CB-Patch.exe into the installation folder
run CB-Patch.exe (this patches the program and ChessBaseAdminTool)
start the program: when the activation dialog comes up, enter any
serial number for the 'Activation key' and the 4 shown letters
5. open the menu 'File > Activation > Activate Offline' and enter
the same serial number in the top field, then the 4 shown letters
and finally fill the bottom field with any numbers and click [OK].
List of official serial numbers:
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ChessBase 11:
G8LZ3-QJDFA-V8FUJ-A5MUL-QSZXJ-CB11
ChessBase 12:
AWTXX-SCPGX-LFVCU-F445D-M66XX-CB12
(Deep)Fritz12:
QWJKK-TLA43-2UWEY-U99CR-S77ZL
(Deep)Fritz 13:
E8KDG-8CMV3-4WPJ5-32W5C-96C4I
Technical infos about the Activation:
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1) the serial number entered in the program itself (point 4. above)
is stored in the program's ini-file (*.cbini in a sub-folder of
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\ChessBase with the program's name).
This *.cbini is not a textfile, i.e. it can't be edited with any
texteditor. If you want to change the serial number stored in it
you must delete this file.
2) all numbers entered in the activation dialog (point 5. above
or in ChessBaseAdminTool) are stored in encrypted form in the
following 3 files:
a) C:\ProgramData\ChessBase\NNN-XX.cbinfo
b) C:\ProgramData\ChessBase\NNN-XX.cbser
NNN=program number
100 for ChessProgramXX (Fritz-GUI)
200 for CBaseXX (Chessbase-GUI)
XX= version number
11, 12, 13 ...
c) C:\ProgramData\ChessBase\ChssBaseCB.ini
with the following content:
[100]
12=.......... (encrypted code for F12)
13=.......... ( --- " --for F13)
[200]
11=.......... ( --- " --for CB11)
12=.......... ( --- " --for CB12)
3) to deactivate any program (or to change the serial number) just do
the following ('Deactivation' in the program itself does not work!):
delete the 2 files NNN-XX.* and the code after 'XX=' in the proper
section [100] or [200] for this program in the file ChssBaseCB.ini.

Then you can activate it again in the program or ChessBaseAdminTool!

4) you can also run ChessBaseAdminTool.exe directly (instead of using
the program's Activation dialog) to check which ChessBase programs
are installed and which of them are already activated.
Infos about CB-Patch:
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1) CB-Patch automatically detects any ChessBase program in the current
folder and creates a patch-file 'Patch.pat' for the program itself
and 'PatchAT.pat' for ChessBaseAdminTool (if it exists).
2) These 2 patch-files *.pat should not be deleted because without them
CB-Patch can't undo the patches (i.e. restore the original programs)
anymore (undoing the patch is simply done by running CB-Patch again).
3) Whenever you've updated any ChessBase program run CB-Patch again, it
will detect the new versions and create new patch-files *.pat
(a new activation is not necessary for an update if the previous
version has already been activated!).
4) If for any new program updates CB-Patch doesn't work anymore (i.e.
it shows any error messages) then you've to wai