When will Wine become easier?

SAngeli · l33t Joined: 16 Apr 2004 Posts: 904 Location: Italy

Hi,

I finally was able to install winecvs on my gentoo amd64 PC.
Now, I have to first install basic system like: Installshield (dcom98.exe), install .msi (instmsia.exe), and some additional files, like riched20, riched32.dll), mfc40.dll.

I then have to set the dll override, which I do not know how to do it.
Then, I can install Internet Explorer, Autocad 14, and other apps.

Questions:
1) Is what I have so far listed sufficient, in order not to have problems during installation?
2) How to setup Winecvs --> Libraries properly?
3) In applications, under Windows can I live as default Windows 2000? Then, I create individual applications and add them into the list and adapt them to the proper windows version. Right?

Please I find it very difficult to install Internet Explorer and other applications because very confusing. Some say one thing. Others say something else.

I was following http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?versionId=469 manual. Rather I have another way to install IE: http://frankscorner.org/index.php?p=ie6

Now what do I have to do, what to follow and how to manage the dll portion so that it is not only properly set in winecfg ---> Library but also into ~/.wine/drive_c/windows/system32?
All dll files should be saved into ~/.wine/drive_c/windows/system or ~/.wine/drive_c/windows/system32?

Please advice a lot as I have been two weeks trying to solve this issue and no kuck.
I tried other scripts, like Sidenet Wine configuration utility but I would rather not use it.

Thank you,
Spiro

yabbadabbadont · Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 10:51 pm Post subject:

I know this is off-topic, but did you know that WINE is supposed to release the first beta version next Tuesday?

I don't have WINE installed right now (I'm waiting for Tuesday), but I have had it in the past. I used the WineCVS script provided here http://winecvs.linux-gamers.net/index.php/Main_Page. I seem to remember that it had options for installing all the additional pieces like DCOM and such.

Hope it helps.

widremann · Veteran Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 1314

If you want Wine to be easier, plop down some money and get yourself CodeWeaver's Crossover Office. It has a decent set of programs that generally "just work" and it installs them for you, including any quirks that there might be. It's not 100% foolproof, but it's better than meddling around in some Wine config file in the vain hope of getting your favorite Windows program to work.