wine users - Dec 2009 - Can I point Driver C to a partition with windows

I got a windows installed on partition 1. Now I install ubuntu 9.10 on other
partition.
Can I point Driver C of wine to windows partition and use windows program was
installed by windows? such as Photoshop CS4, Corel Draw X4 etc.
If it's work, I think that's a good way to use Wine then try to find the
way install from linux... is it?

On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 8:08 PM, phamnhatkhang at gmail.com
<wineforum-user at winehq.org> wrote:
> I got a windows installed on partition 1. Now I install ubuntu 9.10 on
other partition.
> Can I point Driver C of wine to windows partition and use windows program
was installed by windows? such as Photoshop CS4, Corel Draw X4 etc.
> If it's work, I think that's a good way to use Wine then try to
find the way install from linux... is it?
>
No that is very bad. It will break both windows and make wine unusable
at the same time.

John

phamnhatkhang at gmail.com wrote:
> I got a windows installed on partition 1. Now I install ubuntu 9.10 on
other partition.
> Can I point Driver C of wine to windows partition and use windows program
was installed by windows? such as Photoshop CS4, Corel Draw X4 etc.
> If it's work, I think that's a good way to use Wine then try to
find the way install from linux... is it?
Not unless reinstalling Windows is your idea of fun.
http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#head-497f1a295d53dd3444f211df2b13312c7767afa2

phamnhatkhang at gmail.com wrote:
> I got a windows installed on partition 1. Now I install ubuntu 9.10 on
other partition.
> Can I point Driver C of wine to windows partition and use windows program
was installed by windows? such as Photoshop CS4, Corel Draw X4 etc.
> If it's work, I think that's a good way to use Wine then try to
find the way install from linux... is it?
Do yourself a favor: don't do this. At best, some of those apps might
work, but many of them need access to the Windows registry. Wine has its
own registry, and can't read the native Windows registry (and never
will, so don't ask). So many apps won't work. At worst, you could bork
your Windows install, which is not so nice.

So, I reiterate: don't do this. Instead, you should try to install those
apps directly in Wine, the same way you would in Windows itself (i.e. by
running their respective installers).

Chip

okay, I saw the FAQ.
So how if I copy all the library file from windows\system32 to
wine\windows\system32?
If not, What can I do to help wine's windows be stronger to use some program
which isn't worked. Such ua Corel Draw x4, Visual Studio 2008...

phamnhatkhang at gmail.com  What was missed is also copying MS windows system32
to wine system32 can also make some programs running in wine unstable.

Common error of new users is to install all of wine tricks then wonder why stuff
don't work.   Most of the dll wine is the best way.  More windows parts more
strange problems you have.   IE No more windows dlls than you really need.