On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 12:24 PM, djh<wineforum-user@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > dimesio wrote: >> That version is ancient. Upgrade to the latest development release. > > I know it's old but that's the version that comes with the distro on that machine. I prefer to run the distro version because then I get the security updates. If I do have to upgrade, I prefer stable versions rather than bleeding edge versions and FAQ 2.1 also suggests using the latest stable version. > > So are you saying that this is a known bug that is not fixed in the stable release but is in the development release? Or is it a totally unknown bug that needs investigation? Or are you just saying the equivalent of the windows support person "have you rebooted the machine?" > > Thanks, Dave Well, the fact is this version is nearly 2 years old... and lots of changes have happened in Wine since then... It could be difficult for someone to know how this particular version worked, what bugs it contained, ... Hence, it's unlikely someone will pick that version and try to fix your problem, since it might have been fixed already...
