On Thu, 2003-07-31 at 14:59, Cogman wrote: > Adam Ingerman wrote: > > >On Fri, 1 Aug 2003 00:51, Magnus Solvang wrote: > > > > > >>I have Wine working, and my Windows XP-installation mounted > >>as read only. Reading the FAQ, I noticed: "DON'T configure Wine > >>to use an NT-based Windows install (NT, Win2K, WinXP)." > >>So... is it futile to try to get XP-applications running on my > >>Linux-box? Should I install them from Wine, and if so, how? > >>"wine SETUP.EXE"? > >> > >>I'm mostly interested in running Instant Messanger (MSN) 6.0 from > >>wine at the moment. Has anyone here managed to do this? What would > >>I need to do? > >> > >>- M > >> > >> > > > >download and install aMSN. it looks almost the same as MSN 6, has a slightly > >different set of features, and doesn't require going through wine (it's > >tcl/tk, so it can run *nix native), which is a fair bit of a performance gain > >(at least on my old system) > > > >http://amsn.sourceforge.net IIRC > > > > > > > Also, you might want to try Gaim. It supports more then one chat client > which is very nice. (it should be gaim.sourceforge.net) Have either of you tried to use those with a WebTV user? Apparently WebTV users can chat with MSN users. A friend at work chats with her dad via her WebTV (he has a PC), but she can't send a message to me. I use Trillian via Wine, and I don't appear 'online'... I don't know any one else who uses MSN.. I'm rick at havokmon.com , can you see me? :P Rick > _______________________________________________ > wine-users mailing list > wine-users@winehq.com > http://www.winehq.com/mailman/listinfo/wine-users -- -- Rick Romero IT Manager Valeo, Inc. ph: 262.695.4841 Sussex, WI. fax: 262.695.4850 Rick@valeoinc.com _______________________________________________ wine-users mailing list wine-users@winehq.com http://www.winehq.com/mailman/listinfo/wine-users
