On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:29:20 -0500 "Mumia W.." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 07/30/2007 05:35 AM, Keith Bates wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I wonder if anyone using the Australian Taxation Office's infamous > > e-tax package has been able to get it going under wine. > > > > I'm using debian testing and have just downloaded wine from the > > repository. I've configured wine (mostly using the defaults) and > > tested it running notepad and the winfile file manager. > > > > I've downloaded the e-tax 2007 package from > > > > http://ato.gov.au/content/downloads/etax2007/etax2007_1.exe > > > > I installed the application successfully, but after completing the > > first page and pressing "Next" I got the following error message: > > > > Error saving data: Access violation at address 0055521C in module > > 'etax2007.exe'. Read of address 00000008 > > > > I've made sure that every folder and file in my .wine folder has 777 > > permissions, but I still get the error. > > > > I've done a search of both the wine site and the internet but > > haven't been able to find a solution. > > > > Does anyone know how to get the program to work? Or will I have to > > comply with the ATO's "Windows only" agenda? > > > > Thanks! > > > > It partially seems to work for me. > > I entered a file name and an example TFN on the first screen, and it > lets me get into the other screen where I see Michael D'Ascenzo > introducing the program. I've visited these pages "Our commitment to > you," "Welcome," "Getting around etax" and "Using the navigator in > etax." > > I'm running under this software: > Debian 3.1 i386 > wine 0.0.200503 > wine-utils 0.0.200503 > > (I'm not Australian.) > > > OK Thanks for that Murnia. I guess that means my configuration might be incorrect in some way. It looks like I have to either invest some time to fix the problem or else find a windows machine. :-( -- God bless you, Keith Bates 4 Mooloobar St Narrabri NSW 2390 Phone: 02 67924890 Fax: 02 67925418 www.new-life.org.au If you don't have a reason to live JESUS IS THE ANSWER! Ask him into your life today... He really does make a difference. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
