I have had pretty good luck with wine on hardy. That winetricks script is pretty snazzy......
Chris... On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 10:45 AM, David Kaiser <[email protected]> wrote: > Wine didn't work well for me until I pimped it out with winetricks. > > wget http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks > sh < winetricks > > This will give you an automated way to install various MS compatible > fonts, libraries, etc. needed for some Win programs to run well under wine. > I found that DCOM98 was not needed, and only hosed my .wine folder to > where I couldn't use wine. Also, don't do the MSI upgrade (downgrade?) > because you should already have support for a different version of MSI > installers. Running the MSI tweak in winetricks hosed my .wine folder. > > I recommend applying only what is needed for your application to run. > MS C runtimes, MSXML, various fonts, etc. so, if you are going to just > run an app that can fetch the pictures from your camera phone, then > don't mess around with installing ODBC under wine, etc. (I suppose the > real trick is discovering what libraries are missing that keep your app > from running or installing so you know which winetricks checkbox to > click on) > > I also found it very useful to keep a "known good" copy of my .wine > folder after every completion of winetricks and some testing. That way > I could revert back to determine what was failing after the next product > was installed. This is how I discovered to stay away from DCOM98 and > the MSI installer. > > I currently have a Windows EXE disassembler/debugger running under wine > (IdaPro). I also have been able to install Quicken 2008, and load up a > data file, but I have not yet had the time to try out the online > updating services. > > DK > > > Randall Whitman wrote: >>> and does it actually secure a 98 box? >>> >> No. There are only 2 ways to secure a 98 box: >> 1. Keep it off the network, permanently, no network cable attached. >> 2. Replace Win98 with a more secure O/S. >> >> >>> I have three good programs that work on windows 98, and I need a copy of 98 >>> >> Have you checked the WINE compatibility list? >> >> /Randall >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > -- "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." -Roger Penrose
