Re: WINE

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Date: 08/18/05

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    Well, really, the "proper" way to run WINE is to set up a
    "fake_windows " directory and install Windows software into it. It's
    been a while since I installed WINE, and the config method may have
    changed since then, but there is a script or a program you run that
    sets up the fake_windows area. After that, you run the installer (if
    the program needs one) for whatever you want to run, let it install
    into what it thinks is c:\Program Files\, but is really
    ~/.wine/fake_windows/Program Files/, and then run the installed
    program. This way you don't need a real NTFS partition at all.

    There used to be a way to run WINE and have it access an existing
    Windows partition, registry and all, but I think that method is, at
    least, deprecated, perhaps even not recommended. It's not really
    necessary anymore; one of the ideas behind WINE is to not need a real
    Windows installation at all.

    So, anyway, go to /usr/share/docs/wine/ and start reading. :) Also
    "man wine", and check out winesetuptk (that may be outdated now), and
    wine-config (maybe? can't remember). Install MSN into your
    fake_windows, and if you need to, copy over your MSN files from your
    NTFS partition after you install it into fake_windows. Then see if it
    works.

    Ok, one other possibility is to copy that CRYPTNET.dll file into the
    same directory as the EXE file on the NTFS partition. Then maybe WINE
    could find it.

    Let us know how it works out.

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