On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 5:15 AM, Carbiens <wineforum-user@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > ****This is an edited version of a previous post**** > > > Hi, > > This could be a configuration problem as i am trying to run this on my office machine and i have not checked its hardware profile or drivers. Also im fairly new to all this but i know my way around for the most part. > > My destro: Fedora 8 > WINE version: 0.9.56 > > Done a yum install for wine today, ran without any errors. afterwards went to Applications>Wine>winehelp and nothing seemed to happen. I should note that none of the launchers have icons after >Wine (dont know if thats normal or not).I also tried Wine Configuration and the uninstaller. > I then tried to run ie6setup.exe (internet explorer) using wine taken from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/thankyou.aspx?familyId=1e1550cb-5e5d-48f5-b02b-20b602228de6&displayLang=en Why are you trying to install ie6? Mozilla gecko is already downloaded when IE is needed, and getting Microsoft's IE to run takes quite a bit of tweaking. > Same result, nothing seemed to happen. > > From my terminal i ran the following: > > [root@me Desktop]# cd /home/me/Desktop/ > [root@me Desktop]# ll Don't run wine as root. Don't run wine as root. Don't run wine as root. To clear up the root mess: $ sudo rm ~/.wine Then reinstall your needed apps. Are you trying to test it wine works? If so, do: $ wine notepad And you should get a small notepad window.
