I haven't used "WineRack", but I do use Win4Lin from netraverse to run the Windows applications that I need (Office2k and Protel 99SE)
I'm not sure about Office XP in Win4Lin, haven't tried it. The only draw back is you need a Win98 disk to install it. http://www.netraverse.com/ Jason On Friday 13 February 2004 08:35, Jason Hayes - HHC wrote: > Folks; > > > > For those that have used Suse's WineRack, how well does it run XP or "03 > M$ apps? Should one just pick up an old copy of Office 2K to ensure > stability? > > > > I need to use M$ apps for clients but don't want to sully the hard drive > in my soon to arrive Acer Aspire 1705SCi (gloat gloat) with an M$ OS. > > > > I can live with installing Office, but would prefer to avoid the dual > boot routine (it is a serious pain to be constantly rebooting). Also > after committing the $$'s to order the laptop, I would need to stop > eating for a month or two to afford the extra $400+ for VMWare without > totally demolishing my budget. > > > > I know OpenOffice can do Office files, but the formatting issues that > crop up when importing files make it impossible to rely on it for > important presentations and documents. > > > > So, to those in the know, will WineRack run Office XP or "03 stably, or > should I try and find an old copy of Office 2K? > > > > Thanks > > > > ------------------------ > > Jason Hayes - Principal > Hayes Holdings Consulting > [EMAIL PROTECTED] / <http://www.hayz.ws/> www.hayz.ws > > Blog: www.hayz.ws/blog > > #1936 - 246 Stewart Green SW > Calgary, AB, Canada T3H 3C8 > > ------------------------ _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca
