Re: What is a clean WINEPREFIX?

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On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 22:58, ToddAndMargo <wineforum-user@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am getting:
>
>
>> wine: cannot find L"C:\\windows\\system32\\wineboot.exe"
>> err:process:start_wineboot failed to start wineboot, err 2
>
>
> And am being told to:
>
>> Use a _clean_ WINEPREFIX for installation.
>
>
> And, also being told to ask you guys what the above means.

A Wineprefix means a directory where wine holds a "virtual" windows
installation (with any number of apps).
It can be useful to use distinct wineprefixes, e.g. when certain
applications needs custom wine settings

Look at the FAQ (http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ) for more information.

Frédéric




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