On my AAo (asus aspire One) i installed WINE and was able to open the exe ebook of ebookreader visualvision.com but the links do not wok and also other applications....did someone worked on this application ? Thanks PETER -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > Datum: Sun, 08 Feb 2009 08:48:02 -0600 > Von: "computerwiz_222" <wineforum-user@xxxxxxxxxx> > An: wine-users@xxxxxxxxxx > Betreff: Helpful Hints for OS X Users (Idiots Guide?) > Hello, > > I have been busy working away at getting Darwine to run on OS X with no > luck... I tried uninstalling and reinstalling many times, but I was > continually getting gdi32.dll errors. > > This guide was tested on OS X Leopard 1.5.6. The following guide is how I > set it up. The steps may vary slightly for you. Be sure to read this whole > thread before actually trying some of the things listed here, some of them > might not apply to your situation. > > Remove Darwine > > First, if you have already tried to get Darwine running on your own, but > had difficulty or error messages, remove it and start from scratch. Go to > your applications folder and delete the folder entitled Darwine. If you > installed Trix, delete it as well. Next, you will need to remove a hidden folder > in your user folder. There is a complicated way to do this, and there is > my easy way. Go to your Applications folder, open the Utilities folder and > launch Terminal. > > The following command will allow you to see hidden files and folders from > finder. > > > Code: > defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES > > > > Copy and paste that command into the terminal and press enter. It will > appear that nothing has happened. > > Next click on the Apple in the top left of your screen and click "Force > Quit..." When the window opens, click Finder and then click the relaunch > button. This just restarted Finder to allow that command to take effect. > > Go to your User Folder. This can be found by opening Macintosh HD, and > clicking your Home Folder. Locate the folder ".wine" and delete it. > > Now to restore Finder to its original state, run this command, and restart > Finder again. > > > Code: > defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles NO > > > > You have just removed Darwine! > > Install XQuartz 2.3.2 > > You will need to download XQuartz 2.3.2 from this URL: > > http://static.macosforge.org/xquartz/downloads/X11-2.3.2.1.dmg > > When the download completes, mount the image by double-clicking it. Launch > the installer, and follow the instructions. If any choices arise, leave > all default selections. > > XQuartz is now installed. > > (Re)Install Darwine > > Download the latest stable release of Darwine from this URL: > > http://darwine.good-day.net/Darwine-x86-1.0.1.dmg > > When the download completes, mount the image by double-clicking it. A > window will open. Drag the Darwine folder to the Applications folder, and if > you like, copy Trix as well. (I copied it, but never configured/used it.) > > Darwine is now installed. > > Prepare Darwine to Run > > This step may seem silly, but this was the key to making everything work > for me. > > Before trying to launch Darwine by calling a windows application, we need > to launch Darwine on its own. Go to your Applications folder, open the > Darwine folder and launch Darwine. From the Menu at the top of the screen, > click WineHelper and then click Configure Wine. The computer will appear to > crash, but it is running a process in the background. Simply leave it for > about a minute, maybe two. > > Don't change any settings, just click save, and close the window. > > Click on the WineHelper button again, and this time click on Preferences. > Don't change any values, and close the window. > > Darwine is now ready to run some windows applications! > > Try a windows application > > For my first application, I attempted to run the AutoCad 2002 installer. > The results were excellent, the installer popped up, and installation was a > breeze. Everything is running great, and I am really impressed by how well > Darwine is handling this program. > > For those who don't know how to run windows applications, its as simple as > double-clicking the .exe file. > > This guide is a mash up of about two hours of reading and finding various > solutions to problems I had. I hope this guide helps other struggling Mac > users! I am no Darwine expert, but I would be happy to try and help other > Mac users with their installations. > > > >
