Pavel Troller wrote: > 1) Create a new WINEPREFIX. > - Make a directory > - do "export WINEPREFIX=/path/to/that/directory" (absolute path must be used) And you'll end up with BROKEN wineprefix. DO NOT and I repeat DO NOT create this directory yourself! Wine have to do it. As to OP's original question (second from the bottom question): http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#head-f566a12c806a1eacaeefb7cb6419a513a773c571