There is a hack out there somewhere for playing Half-life under wine. What does this have to do with the current topic ? It reads the windows registry to get some settings before starting half-life up. I am sure there is some code there that could be of use. http://eg4l.sourceforge.net/ehl/info/index.html Haven't had a chance to try this yet ... wish I had the time ... Buchan "Altoine B." wrote: > > Dave Sherman wrote: > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > A possible replacement for Linux-Mandrake tools > > > > (http://forum.mandrakesoft.com/article.php3?sid=20010203022113) > > > > > > > > Chris Drake writes "I had a stunning idea that could possibly > > > > destroy Microsoft's attude towards linux. Why not simply write a > > > > program that reads Windows' registry and converts the configuration > > > > into linux config files and even install packages based on the > > > > registry (very early plan). For those who don't know much about > > > > windows. EVERY bit of configuration is stored somewhere within the > > > > registry. So a possible example of something we could do is read > > > > TCP/IP information eg. IP ADDRESS, masks, DNS config > > > > > > nd so much more and convert it into linux configuration files. > > > > > > > Myself and my firends are currently in the process of writing this > > My first thoughts were skeptical. Very skeptical until... I remembered > how I would "hack" (program, uh hum, yeah) around with Windows Registry > files configuring it like it was nobody's business and thought, "Yeah, I > can see it now!" "They can do it!" This is my thoughts on making it > possible: > > You know how wine uses the dll? Well, you can use windows client APIs > like msconfig located in C:/Windows/S.. oops! It has been awhile LOL > C:\Windows\System directory, winipconfig located in C:/ ..darn! > C:\Windows directory. Would not those programs provide a means . o O > (reverse-engineer) Who said that! like a template (a map) to read and > gather information from windows configuration whether it be registry, > win.ini, autoexec.bat, etc? By setting a program to "monitor" and record > the "activities" (inner-workings) of these rather "knowledgeable" > programs of the innerworkings of windows, you should be in beta by > Valentine's day! I am an accomplished windows guru and wouldn't mind > joining the developer group to make this program a reality. > > Cheers, > --Al -- |----------------Registered Linux User #182071-----------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 808 2497 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za
