On 29 Dec 2003 11:15:07 -0800,

However, I think chessbase won't run under Windoze 2000, which means I
won't be able to use it anyway.

Where did you get that idea? It's nonsense, anyway - runs just fine
on my copy of Windows 2000 and that's a fact.

Also, is it copy protected in some way - I get the feeling a CD may be
needed in the drive in order to run it?

Where do you get these "feelings" from? As a matter of fact it needs
no such thing.

Ed