rd1381 wrote: > austin987 wrote: > >> On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 11:38 PM, rd1381 <wineforum-user@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >>> austin987 wrote: >>> >>> >>>> That's why it's good practice to use >>>> a different prefix for each application. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> -Austin >>>> >>>> >>> how do i use a different prefix? >>> >>> >> The WINEPREFIX environmental variable. >> >> >> >>> what is a prefix? >>> >>> >> Where wine stores its settings/files. >> >> >> >>> does that mean i would have many .wine folders? >>> >>> >> sortof, you'd have them named different things, but yes. >> >> -- >> -Austin >> > > > thanks but i hoped there was a gui prefix manager or something like that > that would be so cool > There was a launcher under construction. I don't know its status. However, the name for different wine prefixes is to call them bottles (Wine does come in them.) If you want a program with a nice GUI interface and are willing to pay for it, there is CrossOver for Linux/Mac. However, if you don't want to go that way, you can do this: WINEPREFIX=$HOME/my_new_wine_prefix wine <your installation program goes here> from the directory for your program. Then you can invoke the program by typing in: WINEPREFIX=$HOME/my_new_wine_prefix wine 'C:\Program Files\<installation directory of your program>\<program name>.exe This should run your program. James McKenzie
