Re: [newbie] Is wine the best choice?
On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 22:16:49, Ayoub890 wrote: Will it help Wine much if one uses MS WIN2K DLLS with it? The question is whether it will help the software you want to run to use ms dlls or wine dlls, not whether it will help wine. It might help some programs, but hurt others. This is really application dependent. In general, people use ms dlls when the dll in question hasn't yet been produced by the wine development team. When you install and run whatever application you care about under wine, you should get error messages that will tell you why it's not working. If it's not working because it needs a dll that's not present, using that dll from another source (such as ms win) may help. However, it could be not working for a number of other reasons that changing dlls won't affect. deedee -- Registered Linux User #327485 Visit WordStar GNU/Linux http://www.wordstar2.com Also, see the WordStar Users Group http://www.wordstar2.com/cbabbage/wordstar Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Is wine the best choice?
Although you can't use win4lin with W2K or XP. you sure about that? I thought I saw that the latest version does, hmn I will have to check on that Aaron Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Is wine the best choice?
On Sunday 15 February 2004 10:45, Aaron wrote: Although you can't use win4lin with W2K or XP. you sure about that? I thought I saw that the latest version does, hmn I will have to check on that Aaron Probably what you are thinking of is the statement that they are managing to increase the level of support for DirectX. I don't use it, so I'm not sure how far they have got, though. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Is wine the best choice?
On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 22:36:35, Christophe Rhein wrote: Me again... I need one software running with windows and that is Asymetrix Toolbook... Is there someone out there using this software with wine and linux? Is wine the best and easiest way to use windows software? I use both wine and vmware for windows software until I can either get the software ported to Linux or weeded out of the office procedures. Wine does not have good support for 16-bit software. It works much better with current titles than with legacy stuff. However, it is possible to get wine developers to help you get your software working. If Crossover Office takes on your problem, they will guarantee to get it working for you, or identify why it will not ever work. OTOH, there is no guarantee they will take on your problem. They do have lists up to show what software they have worked with and how well it works with their product. Wine is free and easy to install. I would suggest trying that first. To get the latest binary for Mandrake, go to http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=6241 Remove any wine you have installed before installing a later version. Wine gets updated monthly, so whatever version came with your distribution is bound to be old. Also, you might want to join the mailing list at WineHQ. I found them helpful and was able to interest developers in providing wine patches for specific software I needed to continue to use. Vmware is also easy to install, but if you are unfamiliar with networking issues (as I am), you could have serious problems getting it to interact with the rest of your Linux system. I finally got my zip drive to work, so I exchange files back and forth between the virtual machine and the host system via that method. The release that came with Mandrake 9.1 (workstation 3.2) does not do sound very well. If sound is an important part of how the software works, unless the later release handles sound better, vmware may not be a good option. Otherwise, it is the same as having a windows computer on your computer. The primary negative with vmware that I have experienced had to do with the licensing. I have talked with vmware about the license. The version that comes with Mandrake is a legally licensed version for a single user. According to the salesman I talked to, they expect you to hack the serial number yourself based on the hash in the license file that comes with it. Or, download and buy the current commercial release. It was a very easy hack based on his instructions, but still I found it objectionable that they did not honor the license and just give me a serial number without purchasing a new license. So I cannot really recommend vmware. I felt they did a bait and switch. deedee Registered Linux User #327485 Visit WordStar GNU/Linux http://www.wordstar2.com Also, see the WordStar Users Group http://www.wordstar2.com/cbabbage/wordstar Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Is wine the best choice?
Aaron wrote: Christophe Rhein wrote: Me again... There are as far as I can tell three main choices Wine Cxoffice vmware win4lin Wine and crossover office are hit or miss not everything runs. vmware and win4lin offer the widest range of programs working (not games) transgaming is for games although dosbox of freedos will get you a lot of mileage as well I use win4lin and although it is a commercial product I am very pleased with it. Aaron Will it help Wine much if one uses MS WIN2K DLLS with it? Ayoub Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Is wine the best choice?
Me again... I need one software running with windows and that is Asymetrix Toolbook... Is there someone out there using this software with wine and linux? Is wine the best and easiest way to use windows software? Thank You Christophe Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Is wine the best choice?
Christophe Rhein wrote: Me again... There are as far as I can tell three main choices Wine Cxoffice vmware win4lin Wine and crossover office are hit or miss not everything runs. vmware and win4lin offer the widest range of programs working (not games) transgaming is for games although dosbox of freedos will get you a lot of mileage as well I use win4lin and although it is a commercial product I am very pleased with it. Aaron Is wine the best and easiest way to use windows software? Thank You Christophe Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Is wine the best choice?
On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 23:02:05 +0200 Aaron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Christophe Rhein wrote: Me again... There are as far as I can tell three main choices Wine Cxoffice vmware win4lin Wine and crossover office are hit or miss not everything runs. vmware and win4lin offer the widest range of programs working (not games) transgaming is for games although dosbox of freedos will get you a lot of mileage as well I use win4lin and although it is a commercial product I am very pleased with it. Aaron Is wine the best and easiest way to use windows software? Thank You Christophe Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Loving VMware here Haven't found anything that wouldn't run. Haven't looked too hard, I admit. We're down to 2 programs win dependent. Won't be long now and the old win98 disk is ready for the skeet shoot. (Always the best course.) Lee Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Is wine the best choice?
On Saturday 14 February 2004 21:02, Aaron wrote: Wine Cxoffice vmware win4lin Wine and crossover office are hit or miss not everything runs. vmware and win4lin offer the widest range of programs working (not games) transgaming is for games although dosbox of freedos will get you a lot of mileage as well I use win4lin and although it is a commercial product I am very pleased with it. Aaron Although you can't use win4lin with W2K or XP. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
