Oh darn, I forgot a few other things! 1) run $ wineserver -version if it doesnt say wine 1.3.8 or 1.2.2 you should update see here about how todo that: clicky (http://www.winehq.org/download/deb) 2) run $ glxinfo | grep "direct rendering" it should come up with, direct rendering: Yes if it doesn't, then you have a driver problem, which needs looking into, if this is the case let us know and ill look into the right steps to try and fix it!