On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 14:09:06 +1000 James Gregory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-04-05 at 13:09 +1000, Alan L Tyree wrote: > > I have a windows based CD that I would like to install and use with > > Wine. The setup.exe prog crashes. > > > > What's the best way to proceed? is there anyway to extract and > > install without using the setup.exe program? > > There's a number of ways; it's highly dependent on how the setup.exe > program works. However, I happened to be looking into something for > entirely separate reasons just last night and discovered this: > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;257718 > > Which might help you out. IIRC, the MSI installer program > (instmsi.exe) does run under wine, so getting an MSI file should be > enough to get you up and running. > > All that said, there might be an easier way depending on your app. > What wine version? What program? What type of installer is it? > (nullsoft, installshield, etc). I don't know what kind of installer it is: here is a list of the files: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls /cdrom browser.ex_ butterworths installer butt.ico bviews.ex_ bworth.txt change.txt comdlg16.ocx compobj.dll copy of products.lst copyrigh.txt cspictur.vbx ctl3dv2.dll custom.dct dao2516.dll dwordexp.dll fewin386.dll fewinsrv.dll foliobmp.dll folioenu.lex foliohlp.ini foliottl.dll foliowmf.dll frascgen.ini frascii.dll frascii.ini frnfo31.dll hitlist.dll hitlist.ini idmext.dll idpwpb20.dll idpwrn20.dll install.txt laingdb.dll libstub.dll lname.ini micutil.dll msg.txt nfo nwpmgr.ex_ nwsetup.exe oc25.dll ole2conv.dll ole2disp.dll ole2.dll ole2nls.dll ole2prox.dll ole2.reg picviews.ex_ pringrpo.ex_ products.bak products.lst pubmgr.ex_ qpro200.dll readme.txt refhlp.txt rights rightsmn.dll runner.ex_ scp.dll seargrpo.ex_ setup.exe setup.ini stdole.tlb stkit416.dll stkit432.dll storage.dll techhlp.txt threed16.ocx toascgen.ini toascii.dll toascii.ini tonfo31.dll toolbelt.dll tortf.dll towp52.dll towp60.dll towp60.ini typelib.dll update.txt vaen21.olb vb40016.dll vbascrol.vbx ver.dll views.ini vshare.386 wksetup.ex_ wscript.ex_ wwordexp.dll > > HTH, > > James. > > -- > My love burns for you > A Thermonuclear rose > Now lets go make out > -- http://www.solardeathray.com/rose.html > -- Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: +61 2 4782 2670 Mobile: +61 405 084 990 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
