i tried again with winetricks ie8 i got the same message, but followed the instructions To start ie8, use the command wine 'C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore' This starts an iexplorer, though perhaps it's still the wine one? It doesn't have all the functionality of ie7. For example, there is no "tools" button. The swtor support pages suggest troubleshooting with Verify Internet Explorer proxy settings are correct. They can be found under 'Tools'->'Internet Options', 'Connections' tab, 'LAN Settings'. The default value is 'Automatically detect settings' with all other options unchecked/blank. Since this setting can't be adjusted in iexplorer gui, is there any other way to check the setting? By the way, all the programs i run with wine seem to have a very msdos style window, just old-school, not very sleek. Is that normal or is there a graphics setting i need to change? darKoram
