wine users - Sep 2008 - Strange errors when opening YVD 9.0 RC1

Hello everyone, I'm new to these forums (and to Linux, I just installed it a
few days ago), so I hope I'm not doing anything wrong or forgetting
something by posting this here.

First off, I'm using Ubuntu 8.04, and the program that I'm having
trouble with is Yugioh Virtual Desktop 9.0, Release Candidate 1, Test Build 4
specifically.  You can get the Beta 12 download (which you need since the Test
Build download doesn't contain every necessary file) here:
http://www.xerocreative.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=29186

The Test Build 4 download can be found here:
http://www.xerocreative.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=31714

The problem I've been having is that upon running the .exe file, it loads up
to the main screen, but then immediately pops up the following error:

"Run-time error '445':
Object doesn't support this action."

And then the program closes.  I've tried searching on Google and the
site's forums, but the only answer I've been given is "Wine is
missing some runtimes".  Which runtimes are missing and how to fix this
problem hasn't been stated, though, even though this seems to be a common
problem for Linux users.

After checking this site, I tried taking the .ocx and .dll files that come
packaged with the program and putting them in Wine's system32 folder (making
sure not to copy over any already-existing files) and trying again, but that
didn't work.  I then tried configuring Wine to run all the necessary files
as Native then Builtin, and while the program still doesn't run, it now
gives a different error:

"Run-time error '-2147467259 (80004005)':
Automation error."

I've figured out that making a single file Native then Builtin is what
triggered the change, but that's as far as I've gotten, and neither
internet searching nor browsing this site has given me any further clue as to
what to do.  So I decided to ask and see if people with more Linux and Wine
experience than I have can figure out how to make this program work.

Sorry if that was unnecessarily lengthy or detailed, I just want to make sure
nothing important was left out.  Thanks in advance for your time.

MagicMaster87 wrote:
> Hello everyone, I'm new to these forums (and to Linux, I just installed
it a few days ago), so I hope I'm not doing anything wrong or forgetting
something by posting this here.
> 
> First off, I'm using Ubuntu 8.04, and the program that I'm having
trouble with is Yugioh Virtual Desktop 9.0, Release Candidate 1, Test Build 4
specifically.  You can get the Beta 12 download (which you need since the Test
Build download doesn't contain every necessary file) here:
http://www.xerocreative.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=29186
> 
> The Test Build 4 download can be found here:
http://www.xerocreative.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=31714
> 
> The problem I've been having is that upon running the .exe file, it
loads up to the main screen, but then immediately pops up the following error:
> 
> "Run-time error '445':
> Object doesn't support this action."
> 
> And then the program closes.  I've tried searching on Google and the
site's forums, but the only answer I've been given is "Wine is
missing some runtimes".  Which runtimes are missing and how to fix this
problem hasn't been stated, though, even though this seems to be a common
problem for Linux users.
> 
> After checking this site, I tried taking the .ocx and .dll files that come
packaged with the program and putting them in Wine's system32 folder (making
sure not to copy over any already-existing files) and trying again, but that
didn't work.  I then tried configuring Wine to run all the necessary files
as Native then Builtin, and while the program still doesn't run, it now
gives a different error:
> 
> "Run-time error '-2147467259 (80004005)':
> Automation error."
> 
> I've figured out that making a single file Native then Builtin is what
triggered the change, but that's as far as I've gotten, and neither
internet searching nor browsing this site has given me any further clue as to
what to do.  So I decided to ask and see if people with more Linux and Wine
experience than I have can figure out how to make this program work.
> 
> Sorry if that was unnecessarily lengthy or detailed, I just want to make
sure nothing important was left out.  Thanks in advance for your time.
> 
> *EDIT*
> Whoops, forgot to mention that I'm using Wine 1.1.4.

You might try filing a bug report for the issue, but do so with a clean prefix
and no dll overrides.  Provide the link to the download and a description of the
steps taken to reproduce the problem.   Attach the terminal output if there is
any.