I have ubuntu 8.04 64bit and Wine installed. I have Windows XP installed with over 50 aplications, and in ubuntu when I go to Wine/Programs, I have only notepad and I when I try to add more applications to list and my Program Files Folder opens I only have Common Files and Internet Explorer folders ? Why is that and How can I add all folders to list ? thanks for any help ...
On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 4:19 PM, DachaArh <wineforum-user at winehq.org> wrote:> I have ubuntu 8.04 64bit and Wine installed. > I have Windows XP installed with over 50 aplications, and in ubuntu > when I go to Wine/Programs, I have only notepad and I when I try to add more > applications to list and my Program Files Folder opens I only have Common Files and Internet Explorer folders ? > Why is that and How can I add all folders to list ?I have improved our FAQ to answer this question better. Visit http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ and see if the answer jumps out at you now. - Dan
> 1.4. I have lots of apps already installed in Windows. How do I run them in Wine? > > Short answer: you have to install them in Wine just like you did in Windows. > > Long answer: some applications can be copied from Windows to Wine and still work, but don't try this unless you like tinkering under the hood of your car while it's running. > > Wine is not designed to interact with an existing Windows installation. > > WARNING: Do not try to configure Wine to point to your actual Windows C:\ drive. We have tried to make this hard to do, so you probably can't do it by accident.thanks ;)