OK, so what is the answer to jsmith's question?
On 6/22/08 wine-users-request@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Message: 4
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:22:59 -0700
From: James McKenzie <jjmckenzie51@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Wine on Windows XP
To: Michael Reich <reich.mikey@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: wine-users@xxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <485EFAF3.8010907@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Michael Reich wrote:
>
> On 6/21/08 wine-users-request@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> Message: 1
>> Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:03:58 -0500
>> From: "jsmith" <wineforum-user@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: wine only installed on linux?
>> To: wine-users@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Message-ID: <1214060638.m2f.8323@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Can wine only be installed on a linux platform or is there a way to
>> download it and run it on windows xp?
>>
> Wine is a program that enables users to run Windows programs on
> non-Windows operating systems, including Linux, and Mac OSX. Why
> would you want to install it on XP?
>
Because Wine does a better job of emulating Windows 2000/Windows
NT/Windows 98SE than Windows XP does. That is just one reason.
James McKenzie
