On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 6:09 PM, Rajiv Gore <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tuesday 13 January 2009 21:40, मयंक जैन (makuchaku) wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 5:39 PM, Rajiv Gore <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I am using an accounting software Ex Next Gen by TCS. It has got a > > > software dongle. > > > Ex works on Windows. > > > I tried to load it on Linux using Wine but the program doesnot work as > > > wine > > > cannot access the dongle .Can there be a way out? > > > When I get into a situation where I really really need Windows, I use > > Virtualbox <http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Screenshots> with my licensed > > Windows copy. Virtualbox works exactly like VMWare but is open sourced. > You > > can install a full blown Windows inside Virtualbox (which is running > inside > > your Linux box), use your dongle and finish off the work. > > I donot want to use windows and want to get away from it. > Wine install the software but fails to query dongle. Hi Rajiv, Even I am not in favor of going back to use windows - but since you seem to be in a transition phase, this was a suggestion. Do let us know how you work it out. Regards, Mayank Four Fractions -- ______________________________________________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: ([email protected]) List Information: http://plug.org.in/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'help' to [email protected] for mailing instructions.
