On Monday March 31 2008 20:11:04 rob.rice wrote: > should I try to reinstall from source ? First, login as simple user, there is no need to run as root without good reasons. Then run this: rm -rf ~/.wine If this gives you an error then run "sudo rm -rf ~/.wine". Now run: wineprefixcreate Try winecfg: winecfg Does it work now? If yes, try to run "setup.exe" for program you want to install; if setup fails (but winecfg works) and you need more help don't forget to mention what program you are trying to install and is there a demo version for it or not.