wine users - May 2011 - Just installed wine...

I've just installed Wine 1.2 in Ubuntu Natty. The problem is I do not know
how to run my programs already installed in my Windows XP. By the way, I've
intalled Ubuntu on a different HD so that it doesn't touch the Windows
installation. Any help guys... [Question]

On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 2:10 AM, roelpaulo <wineforum-user at winehq.org>
wrote:
> I've just installed Wine 1.2 in Ubuntu Natty. The problem is I do not
know how to run my programs already installed in my Windows XP. By the way,
I've intalled Ubuntu on a different HD so that it doesn't touch the
Windows installation. Any help guys... [Question]
>
You need to reinstall any application you need into wine not try to
run them directly from the windows partition.

John

So you mean I cannot run programs that has been already installed on my windows?
I don't have an installer for them, does "copy-paste" work?

@ryan woodsmall && @roelpaulo:

Please stop posting misinformation! @jjmckenzie said it already, but I will say
it again:

SOME apps must be reinstalled, SOME don't. From my experience it goes like
this:

Games - about 99% works without reinstalation (some games use registry to store
information like serial number - very, very, VERY bad idea - those usually must
be reinstalled, or their registry key imported from Windos installation)

Professional software - about 90% MUST be reinstalled - this is because, most of
this programs  uploads additional dll's and other components into Windos
system/system32 folder, and create hell of a lot registry entries

In other words - IT DEPENDS ON THE SOFTWARE if it must be reinstalled or not.

I suggest you first try out your software like this:


Code:
wine start /Unix /path/to/the/exe



If that doesn't work, and you are sure this is not wine's fault -
reinstall.