ok here is a copy of what i've done in the terminal. again the splash screen appears for a second then disappears.
scott@scott-ubuntu:~$ cd '/home/scott/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/VSO/ConvertX/3'
scott@scott-ubuntu:~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/VSO/ConvertX/3$ wine convertxtodvd.exe
fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0xc8f83c,0x00000000), stub!
fixme:reg:GetNativeSystemInfo (0x838634) using GetSystemInfo()
err:ole:CoGetClassObject class {51b4abf3-748f-4e3b-a276-c828330e926a} not registered
err:ole:CoGetClassObject class {51b4abf3-748f-4e3b-a276-c828330e926a} not registered
err:ole:CoGetClassObject no class object {51b4abf3-748f-4e3b-a276-c828330e926a} could be created for context 0x3
err:ole:CoGetClassObject class {51b4abf3-748f-4e3b-a276-c828330e926a} not registered
err:ole:CoGetClassObject class {51b4abf3-748f-4e3b-a276-c828330e926a} not registered
err:ole:CoGetClassObject no class object {51b4abf3-748f-4e3b-a276-c828330e926a} could be created for context 0x3
err:ole:CoGetClassObject class {51b4abf3-748f-4e3b-a276-c828330e926a} not registered
err:ole:CoGetClassObject class {51b4abf3-748f-4e3b-a276-c828330e926a} not registered
err:ole:CoGetClassObject no class object {51b4abf3-748f-4e3b-a276-c828330e926a} could be created for context 0x3
fixme:wtsapi:WTSRegisterSessionNotification Stub 0x1003e 0x00000000
fixme:bitblt:X11DRV_ClientSideDIBCopy potential optimization: pixel format conversion
err:ole:CoGetClassObject class {1643e180-90f5-11ce-97d5-00aa0055595a} not registered
err:ole:CoGetClassObject class {1643e180-90f5-11ce-97d5-00aa0055595a} not registered
err:ole:CoGetClassObject no class object {1643e180-90f5-11ce-97d5-00aa0055595a} could be created for context 0x3
fixme:quartz:AMGetErrorTextA (80040154,0xc8f8c4,255) stub
fixme:ntdll:server_ioctl_file Unsupported ioctl 2d1400 (device=2d access=0 func=500 method=0)
fixme:ntdll:server_ioctl_file Unsupported ioctl 2d1400 (device=2d access=0 func=500 method=0)
fixme:ntdll:server_ioctl_file Unsupported ioctl 2d1400 (device=2d access=0 func=500 method=0)
fixme:ntdll:server_ioctl_file Unsupported ioctl 2d1400 (device=2d access=0 func=500 method=0)
fixme:ntdll:server_ioctl_file Unsupported ioctl 2d1400 (device=2d access=0 func=500 method=0)
fixme:ntdll:server_ioctl_file Unsupported ioctl 2d1400 (device=2d access=0 func=500 method=0)
hope some of that means something????
