wine users - Feb 2001 - Needed files from WIN dist. [BEFORE: Windows Installation under WINE]

I think everyone misunderstood me. I'm not trying to set up windows to
start using windows in Linux like with VMWare. Why would anyone want to
do that.
My problem is the fact that I need some files from MS-Windows to be
able to run some programs in WINE. Like I need regedit.exe and other
programs in the windows distibution.
I see that most people copy the c:\windows\ directory from a previously
installed windows in another partition or something like that or make
the WINE config point to installed windows somewhere.
I have however no access to previously installed windows on this
computer. I only have the Windows install CDs.
Do I really have to set up a partition on the computer and install Win
there to get these files???


In article <3A71EDCF.8D49E113@gmx.co.uk>,
  Chris Howells <chris.h@gmx.co.uk> wrote:
> Jon Gretar wrote:
> >
> > Is there any way I can run the WIN98 install under wine.
> > I need a lot of files in the windows installation for installing
other
> > programs.
>
> If you need to run Windows under Linux, you'll need to look at either
> Win4Lin or VMWare. Win4Lin is cheaper, but VMWare is more versatile.
>
> --
> Chris Howells
> E-Mail: chris.h@gmx.co.uk
> ICQ: 93699029
> Web: http://www.chowells.uklinux.net
>

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Jon Gretar <jongretar@my-deja.com> wrote:
: I think everyone misunderstood me. I'm not trying to set up windows to
: start using windows in Linux like with VMWare. Why would anyone want to
: do that.

Wine != VMwaare

: My problem is the fact that I need some files from MS-Windows to be
: able to run some programs in WINE. Like I need regedit.exe and other
: programs in the windows distibution.
: I see that most people copy the c:\windows\ directory from a previously
: installed windows in another partition or something like that or make
: the WINE config point to installed windows somewhere.
: I have however no access to previously installed windows on this
: computer. I only have the Windows install CDs.
: Do I really have to set up a partition on the computer and install Win
: there to get these files???

Look for the windows .cab files. They contain what you want. The windows CD
should have  extract.exe, which should run with WineDos. There are also
other cab viewers and extractors out there. E.g. CabWoman comes to mind.

Find out what cab contains the file you want and extract them.

B.t.w, why do you want to run regedit if you don't have a windows
installation? Wine stores data in a readable form.

Bye
-- 
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On Mon, 5 Feb 2001, Jon Gretar wrote:
> I think everyone misunderstood me. I'm not trying to set up windows to
> start using windows in Linux like with VMWare. Why would anyone want to
> do that.
> My problem is the fact that I need some files from MS-Windows to be
> able to run some programs in WINE. Like I need regedit.exe and other
> programs in the windows distibution.
We understand you fine.  The problem you have left, though, is that the
installer for an "OS" is not an application program of that
"OS", but in
fact an instance of the "OS".  It might use application programs as
tools, as a linux install might use FI rpm, cpio, tar and gzip, but the
installer itself is not an application program.  If there are .cab files
on the distribution, maybe extract.exe can get at them.  you can run
that with wine, or with dosemu.  expand.exe might work on files named
blah.ex_, if you run into some of those.

Lawson

Everything comes from somewhere.  Everything has to go somewhere.
There ain't no such thing as a free IRQ.
---cut here


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