wine config

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hi guys i´ive installed wine by double clicking [URL=Download wine-0.9.17-mdk.i586.rpm (Wine), but how do i configure wine as i don´t know it installed, i thought i may have asked where to install during installation, but it didn´t, and i want to configure it, where does wine config install to by default ?

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Open up a terminal and type

winecfg

The brings up the Wine Control Panel, where you can configure your virtual Windows drives and settings

Also, you might want to check out WineTools and Wine Doors

You can use WINE to run Windows programs by executing the following command:

wine 'program_name'
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As a Linux newbie, I’ve just been running some windows programs in Wine. I’ve had some successes, but most programs have not run at all. Is this pattern generally the norm?

Still, I was pleased with being able to run the ones that I did! :rolleyes:

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i actually discovered ¨winecfg¨ by accident, typing random crap into konsole, i´ve also installed a few XP stuff - all working so far,

but one question mega, in DOS (98 or later) to backup the MBR from HDD to floppy i typed C:, sys A: also makes floppy bootable, and to restore MBR i typed A:, sys C: is there a similar command in konsole ?

will do

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Not sure on how to backup the mbr, but you can always run lilo with your configuration file (lilo.conf) to reinstall it. Or grub in a similar way.

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Actually, the SYS command doesn’t back up the MBR :wink: It just backs up important system files needed to boot

You should check out VMware if you want to run Windows inside Linux. See my thread in the General Software forums

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well if i typed fdisk /MBR this command wipes the MBR (system will not boot, as expected) but if i then type (after booting from floppy) sys C: it restores MBR (system boots)

obviously i´m relying on my memory here, as i don´t have 9x installed anymore

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don´t worry mega i´ve remembered that year ago i used to use MBR Tools to backup and restore MBR and sys copies the boot info the partition boot sector, not the MBR, as i said earlier, sorry

p.s. HDD install guide is becoming more and more complicated, it could probably do with editing by someone else who knows how to configure a HDD in 9x

HOWTO: Configure A HDD in Windows 9x.doc (68.5 KB)