Hi all. I am new to Linux and I like it very much! I would be so happy if I could get IL2 1946 to work online. The game works fine in wine, and I have checked out the database and am trying to install hyperlobby in order to play online. I have installed the vb6 runtime, and hyperlobby ok, but then it says. "Use cabextract to extract the contents of dcom98.exe to a temporary location. copy ole32.dll, oleaut32.dll and rpcrt4.dll from the temporary location to the Hyperlobby program directory. The default program directory location is ~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/HyperLobbyPro3" I have absolutely no idea what I should do. If someone could point me in the right direction, or explain to me what I should do, I would be most appreciative. I have googled this but can not figure it out. I am using Ubuntu 9.04 jaunty and wine contained in the repository of that distro if that helps. Many thanks for any advice offered. All the best. Tim
Install cabextract through your distro's package manager. For information on what it is and how to use it, see http://www.cabextract.org.uk/
Many thanks for the quick reply, and link Dimesio. I will have a look. I see from my repositary I have it installed already. i will have a read about it from the link you gave me so I may understand it more. Thanks and best regards. Tim
Hi All I have read the above link. Very interesting and informative but please pardon my ignorance and be patient with me. I am still unfamiliar, and learning the syntax used in the terminal. Also I can not find dcom98 in my wine directories. I am presuming if I want to extract dcom98.exe . From what I have read, and can find dcom98.exe I use cabextract -d dcom98.exe /home/documents/dcom98 So where do I find dcom98.exe in the wine directories? I have got the vb runtimes and hyperlobby installed and can not find it. And if I can find it is this command correct? Many thanks and best regards. Tim
wildbillkelso wrote:> > > So where do I find dcom98.exe in the wine directories?You have to download it from Microsoft. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=08b1ac1b-7a11-43e8-b59d-0867f9bdda66&displaylang=en An easier way to install it is with winetricks. http://wiki.winehq.org/winetricks
Thank you very much again for the fast reply dimesio, and for your continued support. Looking into it now. Cheers. Tim
when I install it it says I already have a newer version installed. I can not find it anywhere. When I search for it, it only shows the saved file on my desktop. Many thanks. Tim
wildbillkelso wrote:> when I install it it says I already have a newer version installed. I can not find it anywhere. When I search for it, it only shows the saved file on my desktop. >What is "it"? Winetricks or dcom98?
Hi Dimesio. dcom98.exe. It says already has a newer version installed. I have also installed winetricks as it seems to be a usefull tool. When I downloaded the link you kindly sent and executed the exe it said there was a newer version installed. I can find no evidence of it in any of my wine directories. Many thanks for your help. Tim