I think I may have gotten around it. Here's what I did: 1. downloaded dcom38 and installed it using the method Code: wine "DCOM98.EXE" /C' and giving the path-name 'c:/windows/system32' 2. ran the installation program with Code: WINEDLLOVERRIDES="ole32=n,b;oleaut32=n,b;rpcrt4=n,b" wine "D:/setup.exe" That got me past the sticking point. Now I need to clean out some more files so I have enough room to install it. [Wink]