On Wed, 06 Aug 2003 00:37:28 +0000 (DST) Simon Mushi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi ppl, > > I hope y'all can help me understand something I have had a problem > with for a while - do you have to hava a valid windoze folder (from an > actual prior windoze install which it > calls a whole bunch of dlls and the registry) to begin with? > I don't have a lot of experience with wine, but I did try it once and it does not require a windows folder. In fact, if I recall correctly, wine actually suggests that you use the dlls that wine comes with, unless there is some pressing reason not to. > Question 2: which is better to do .. install an application via > wine....or simply run the .exe for the application that had already > been installed in windoze. > I would imagine that the former is the best route to go. Less possibilities of things breaking. > Because I have noticed that on the wineHQ site there is a whole list > of programs which have various levels of success with wine...and I > myself have had mixed to poor success with even those items that are > said to be highly compatible with. > Yes, me too. Largely the reason that I don't use it :) -- Ian Truelsen Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM: ihtruelsen Homepage: http://www.ihtruelsen.dyndns.org -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
