> sorry for not knowing but what's a wineprefix? How do I re-install? Will > it lose d3dx9? Tks. Have to uninstall first or can it be re-installed over > existing one. > A clean wineprefix erases your virtual windows install. Yes you will have to reinstall d3dx9. To create a clean prefix rm -rf ~/.wine from a terminal. Note this will not delete menu items for installed applications under wine but the applications will be gone.. More info about this is here: http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#head-9893ae50079ca7a959258f0bc9a17aaf2e69b391 John