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Asked by Zach Grogg

I'm installing some old Windows games (16-bit?) on my Ubuntu computer using Wine and I am experiencing some problems.

First, these games don't come with an installer but rather are in a folder with a dozen or so .exe and .dll files, no registry required. When I put them into the C: Drive (Program Files is a convenient place) I can execute them and they run just fine. If I make a link to them and place it on the Desktop, a winevdm.exe command prompt appears and disappears after a split second and the game doesn't open. I can make a custom application launcher for it with exactly the same information and it runs fine, but I can't get it to use the games icon, which I really need.

Second, whenever I open one of the programs in Wine a command prompt always opens up with the header "Z:\home\cathy\winevdm.exe". The prompt displays nothing but a blinking cursor and if I close it, the game closes with it. The only time it doesn't seem to appear is if I use a custom application launcher.

Any help would be appreciated.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

If you can give the full path and name of the executable, I can advise.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

Can you also give the output of:

lsb_release -a; uname -a; dpkg -l | grep wine

Thanks

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marcus aurelius (adbiz) said : 		#3

you'll need the original installation disks to install programs under windows and wine because windoze uses registry entries to control things. it sounds like you do not have installation disks. you might be able to copy the exe files and the dll files to the appropriate wine (fake windoze) directories and have the games run. in order to do this, you need some technical knowledge.

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Zach Grogg (yearomonkey) said : 		#4

I did a hack job with some custom launchers and the Aisleriot Solitaire icon so it looks halfway decent. The command prompt has stopped showing up since the files were being executed through a launcher rather than directly. Everything seems to run now.