mckewl wrote: > . wine has the biggest issue with my programs that require a file opened.Ie porgram failed becuase cant open log file or can't find mfc42.dll . do i need to change media permissions ? I was told i could point wine to use xp's api and dlls how would i do that? > > mc Read the FAQ explaining what Wine is for your general education. To fix your problem: Code: wget http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks sh winetricks vcrun6