Re: Running XP programs in wine

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On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 5:30 AM, John Drescher <drescherjm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >  I just downloaded the latest winetricks from
>  >  http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks and it does _not_ have an
>  >  installed for MSVCR80.dll, and grepping the source code does not find
>  >  the string "msvcr80" in it at all.
>  >
>  It is installed via vcrun2005

Right!

>  I started out with a clean .wine folder and used winetricks to install
>  .wine/drive_c/windows/system32/msvcr80.dll

A copy does end up in there, but it's just a decoy.  (Ask microsoft why,
they did it.)  The real copy is buried in the winsxs directory.

>  # rm -rf .wine

Ack!  NEVER run wine as root!  It voids your warranty and stunts your growth!
- Dan


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