@vitamin: Thanks for the reply. I tried to install msvc2008 as you suggested. It did not work. Whole dump: Code: $ env WINEPREFIX="/home/hq/.wine" wine C:\\windows\\command\\start.exe /Unix /home/hq/.wine/dosdevices/c:/users/hq/Start\ Menu/Programs/Steam/Steam.lnk fixme:exec:SHELL_execute flags ignored: 0x00000100 fixme:exec:SHELL_execute flags ignored: 0x00004100 fixme:process:GetLogicalProcessorInformation ((nil),0x33e498): stub fixme:process:GetLogicalProcessorInformation (0x1070c00,0x33e498): stub CellID: Fetching server list from CSDS. . . fixme:process:SetProcessShutdownParameters (00000100, 00000000): partial stub. fixme:urlmon:CoInternetSetFeatureEnabled 5, 0x00000002, 1, stub fixme:urlmon:CoInternetSetFeatureEnabled 10, 0x00000002, 1, stub fixme:dwmapi:DwmSetWindowAttribute (0x200da, 2, 0x33d334, 4) stub fixme:dwmapi:DwmSetWindowAttribute (0x200da, 3, 0x33d338, 4) stub fixme:dwmapi:DwmSetWindowAttribute (0x200da, 4, 0x33d33c, 4) stub CellID: CSDS returned 171 servers. CellID: Connecting to 114.80.71.114:27031. . . fixme:dwmapi:DwmSetWindowAttribute (0x200d2, 2, 0x33d964, 4) stub fixme:dwmapi:DwmSetWindowAttribute (0x200d2, 3, 0x33d968, 4) stub fixme:dwmapi:DwmSetWindowAttribute (0x200d2, 4, 0x33d96c, 4) stub CellID: Connect to 114.80.71.114:27031 took 291 MS CellID: Nothing beat our old best time of 10 MS err:ole:CoGetClassObject class {77f10cf0-3db5-4966-b520-b7c54fd35ed6} not registered err:ole:CoGetClassObject no class object {77f10cf0-3db5-4966-b520-b7c54fd35ed6} could be created for context 0x1 Assert( Assertion Failed: bRet ):.\hardware_win32.cpp:583 fixme:process:GetLogicalProcessorInformation ((nil),0x33fc74): stub fixme:process:GetLogicalProcessorInformation (0x436c00,0x33fc74): stub fixme:threadpool:RtlQueueWorkItem Flags 0x4 not supported fixme:dwmapi:DwmSetWindowAttribute (0x600b6, 2, 0x33d8cc, 4) stub fixme:dwmapi:DwmSetWindowAttribute (0x600b6, 3, 0x33d8d0, 4) stub fixme:dwmapi:DwmSetWindowAttribute (0x600b6, 4, 0x33d8d4, 4) stub fixme:dwmapi:DwmSetWindowAttribute (0x300c8, 2, 0x33d80c, 4) stub fixme:dwmapi:DwmSetWindowAttribute (0x300c8, 3, 0x33d810, 4) stub fixme:dwmapi:DwmSetWindowAttribute (0x300c8, 4, 0x33d814, 4) stub fixme:dwmapi:DwmSetWindowAttribute (0x300b0, 2, 0x33d2dc, 4) stub fixme:dwmapi:DwmSetWindowAttribute (0x300b0, 3, 0x33d2e0, 4) stub fixme:dwmapi:DwmSetWindowAttribute (0x300b0, 4, 0x33d2e4, 4) stub fixme:winhttp:WinHttpGetIEProxyConfigForCurrentUser returning no proxy used fixme:dwmapi:DwmSetWindowAttribute (0x10112, 2, 0x33d94c, 4) stub fixme:dwmapi:DwmSetWindowAttribute (0x10112, 3, 0x33d950, 4) stub fixme:dwmapi:DwmSetWindowAttribute (0x10112, 4, 0x33d954, 4) stub err:ole:CoGetClassObject class {77f10cf0-3db5-4966-b520-b7c54fd35ed6} not registered err:ole:CoGetClassObject no class object {77f10cf0-3db5-4966-b520-b7c54fd35ed6} could be created for context 0x1 fixme:winhttp:WinHttpGetIEProxyConfigForCurrentUser returning no proxy used fixme:threadpool:RtlQueueWorkItem Flags 0x4 not supported fixme:threadpool:RtlQueueWorkItem Flags 0x4 not supported fixme:threadpool:RtlQueueWorkItem Flags 0x4 not supported fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x33ce34,0x00000000), stub! fixme:advapi:RegisterTraceGuidsW (0x3824f30, 0x3e7b720, {3dada31d-19ef-4dc1-b345-037927193422}, 1, 0x3e53b24, (null), (null), 0x3e7b738,) fixme:winhttp:WinHttpGetIEProxyConfigForCurrentUser returning no proxy used fixme:threadpool:RtlQueueWorkItem Flags 0x4 not supported fixme:threadpool:RtlQueueWorkItem Flags 0x4 not supported fixme:winhttp:WinHttpGetIEProxyConfigForCurrentUser returning no proxy used fixme:threadpool:RtlQueueWorkItem Flags 0x4 not supported fixme:threadpool:RtlQueueWorkItem Flags 0x4 not supported fixme:gameux:GameExplorerImpl_VerifyAccess stub fixme:dwmapi:DwmSetWindowAttribute (0x1800b6, 2, 0x33d56c, 4) stub fixme:dwmapi:DwmSetWindowAttribute (0x1800b6, 3, 0x33d570, 4) stub fixme:dwmapi:DwmSetWindowAttribute (0x1800b6, 4, 0x33d574, 4) stub err:ole:RevokeDragDrop invalid hwnd (nil) err:ole:RevokeDragDrop invalid hwnd 0x1015a fixme:process:GetLogicalProcessorInformation ((nil),0x33f360): stub fixme:process:GetLogicalProcessorInformation (0x12a0c00,0x33f360): stub fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x33f0e0,0x00000000), stub! fixme:ddraw:ddraw7_FlipToGDISurface iface 0x12d5e8 stub! fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x33f100,0x00000000), stub! fixme:ddraw:ddraw7_FlipToGDISurface iface 0x149228 stub! err:ntdll:RtlpWaitForCriticalSection section 0x156e7c4 "?" wait timed out in thread 002c, blocked by 002d, retrying (60 sec)