wine users - Jan 2010 - Newbie Questions

Hi,

I am a sysadmin for a small Orthodontic Office in Portland, OR.  I have been
working on and off over the past year to convert away from Windows Desktops.  We
have 3 apps which are holding us up.  Right now, I'm just looking for
advice.  I don't expect anyone to magically have the answers...

So here it goes:

2 of the apps seem to install no problem, it's the unlock codes /
registration process that doesn't work.  Essentially these apps generate a
serial code from details about the PC. (computername, ip address, ram, hdd
serial number...).  Then we call the SW Developer with the PC serial number and
they provide the "unlock code".  Basically what's happening with
Wine, is the app installs OK, but it won't unlock.  I suspect that the calls
to WMI or whatever is providing the info for the PCs serial number is not
working.

Question:  Has anyone out there experienced anything like this?  Since this
happened on 2 apps I am hoping that it's not too uncommon.

The other app is pretty weird.  It's SW for Invisalign.  Basically, you go
to the invisalign website, and click on the links for current patients.  Then
the link will launch a 3d modeling app to view and edit designs for Invisalign
appliances.  The challenge for this one I suspect is that it really wants to use
IE.  I've gotten IE to install via Wine, and the 3d modelling app to install
via Wine.  But the link between them is broken.  Clicking on the link from the
Invisalign website doesn't launch the 3d modeling app.

Any advice or next steps on either of these would be really great.

thanks in advance,

-daniel-

danielfish7700 wrote:
> I suspect that the calls to WMI or whatever is providing the info for the
PCs serial number is not working.
Are trying to use the same code and you running on the same PC? Not really sure
how they getting all those serial numbers, but if they are all in registry (and
most are) you can make sure they all are set correctly. As for the HDD SN - you
can set it in winecfg.