Tlarhices, Qwertymn & Vitamin - thank you, it works. Installing vb6run art2kmin mdac27 wsh56 via winetricks seems to have done the trick. I'll add it to the appdb. Thanks again, Morgan. On 08/12/08 15:28, Tlarhices wrote: > Morgan Read wrote: >> This "~/garbage" directory - is that a euphemism for "~/.wine", >> otherwise I don't have this directory to remove? With that first >> line, are you suggesting I remove my current wine install from my >> user account? Then, reinstall the application after using >> winetricks to install "vb6run art2kmin mdac27 wsh56" and then run >> it? Why the use of "WINEPREFIX=~/garbage"? >> >> Hope these Q's aren't too lame... >> > > > I will try to explain it simply. Wine has a feature called > "WINEPREFIX" which gives the possibility to install applications in a > different folder than ~/.wine This feature is often used when you > have to make things (using native DLLs, ...) that may prevent other > applications from running. It creates completely isolated > environments so you can wipe it and recreate it without removing any > other application installed. The problem is that you will have to > prefix every command by : > > Code: WINEPREFIX=something > > > And can't use anymore the double click on exe files (as it uses > default ~/.wine prefix) > http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#head-f2f5f3bc795247f11962ea613a1f9e15657ad552 > > > The command > > Code: rm -rf ~/garbage > > > Is a not subtle way to tell you that you need to make sure this > folder doesn't exists. So if the remove command tells you it isn't > here, it is OK. > > You don't have to use the "garbage" prefix or even change prefix, but > it is be a good idea in this case and for your future test (as using > winetrick changes the default behavior of wine). > > > > > > -- Getting errors: "There are problems with the signature" (or similar)? Update your system by installing certificates from CAcert Inc, see here: http://wiki.cacert.org/wiki/BrowserClients?#head-259758ec5ba51c5205cfb179cf60e0b54d9e378b Or, if Internet Explorer is your default browser, simply click this link: http://www.cacert.org/index.php?id=17 Morgan Read NEW ZEALAND <mailto:mstuffATreadDOTorgDOTnz> fedora + freedom; fact || fiction? http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Overview get freed-ora! http://www.fsfla.org/svnwiki/selibre/linux-libre/freed-ora
