1.1.12 had a couple major regressions affecting a huge number of apps: http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16732 http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16708 Both are fixed in 1.1.13. Don't use 1.1.12, downgrade to 1.1.11, or use 1.1.13 (released today).