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Spilt Wine on Laptop
Help!i spilt wine on my laptop last weekend and i have let it dry out for a couple of days..it switches on but instantly makes 3 beeping noises, and no screen appears. There was a cd in it when the incident happened which does spin when i turn it on.Its...
Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, staceyl@..., wine, Apple iBook, hard drive
Discussion threads 2007-10-30
SolutionBase: Run Internet Explorer on Linux
Even Linux devotees may need to use Internet Explorer on occasion for tasks such as testing Web design or JavaScript. Brian Smith shows you how to get Microsoft's browser running on Linux. Most Linux users would be appalled by the idea of attempting to contaminate a Linux installation...
Tags: Console, Author, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Wine, IEs4Linux, Web Browsers, Linux, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Brian Smith, Internet Explorer
Technical articles 2007-10-11
Windows 2k laptop recovery using Linux and Wine
Here's the problem.Earlier this week, I updated some software on my laptop (Thinkpad A31 running Windows 2000 Pro) and cleaned up my hard drive using CCcleaner. The software updates required a reboot. The reboot proceeded normally until, about halfway through the splash screen, the progress bar locked up...
Tags: Notebooks, Operating systems, NickNielsen, DLA, laptop computer, Linux, Microsoft Windows, emulator, wine
Discussion threads 2007-06-23
Install & Run Wine/Crossover
Wine & Crossover are emulators for smaller apps. Not well documented so far unlike commercial apps that are very well documented, but enough to run necessary apps/programs needed. sudo – super user's do is used to log in as root ( -s invokes a shell). For more...
Tags: marither1@..., wine, executable permission
Discussion threads 2007-04-28
Careless users prove PCs and drinks don't mix
Whether it's beer, wine, water, or powered candy, these users still haven't learned to protect their PCs from spills.
Tags: Desktops, PC, spill, wine
Image galleries 2007-04-13
Wine, World of Warcraft, and weird mouse problems
I've been attempting to get World of Warcraft to work using Wine on Debian Linux but keep running into problems. I figured I'd post here to see if anyone here had some advice. I know that Cedega is probably a better option, but I'm stingy and want to...
Tags: Mice, medullaoblongata, wine, mouse
Discussion threads 2007-04-11
Hope to use Linux as my primary OS, need your help!
Yeah see i guess what i have in mind is to use FreeBSD, Ubuntu, or Debian havnt chose yet as a learning instrument, and to run my applications which include: Microsoft Office OpenOffice, TV viewing/recording software, aim/gaim, various little apps, and of course Video games!. As you can see im...
Tags: game, IM, Linux, Norehca, operating system, wine
Discussion threads 2007-02-24
Running Windows software on Wine
I am running Suse Linux 10.1 and have been for the past six months. I am running a few Windows programs under Wine and would like to hear from people what programs they are successfully running with it. For those unfamiliar with it, Wine is an open source program that...
Tags: intj-astral@..., wine
Discussion threads 2007-02-22
Linux and windows base programs
Can windows base programs, like photoshop, be installed and run in linux?Generally speaking not directlyYou need some program to interface between the two and allow the Windows Program to run on Linux. Sometimes it can be as simple as using Wine or you may need some of the more expensive...
Tags: wine, nanakontihene, Linux, software, window
Discussion threads 2006-11-23
boring ramblings on a tuesday
oh god..its only tuesday and already this week has been longer than eternity :(normally i turn to TR for amusement, but its kinda quiet at the moment..so lets see, spent my lunch hour applying for jobs because i've finally had it with mine. I'm
Tags: Shellbot, wine, bath
Discussion threads 2006-11-07
Photos: Live large in this smart home
From customized bathrooms to a computerized wine cellar, designers pulled out all the stops in this futuristic home.
Tags: photograph, wine
Image galleries 2006-09-19
Turning Wine into Windows on a Mac
Another Mac and Windows compatibility optionCodeWeavers uses an open-source technology called Wine to allow some Windows programs to run under Mac OS X. The planned release of CrossOver Office highlights the fact that Apple's systems are becoming far more compatible with Microsoft's world. Unlike Boot Camp and Parallels Desktop, CrossOver...
Tags: CodeWeavers, Linux, windows, open source, wine, mac, news, compatibility, crossover office, Sonja Thompson, hardware, CodeWeavers Inc., Microsoft Corp., workstation, Does Linux
Discussion threads 2006-06-30
Gaming on linux.. anyone???
I've been a windows user for years now. i have also tried and used linux for a year now. i love computer games especially those released on M$ under the DirectX platform. i really like linux but the downside is it lacks support for games such as those realeased under...
Tags: wine, game, Linux, gaming, directx, xygnal@..., Cedega
Discussion threads 2006-05-25
Windows 2000 and rebooting
I have flashed the bios, replaced the CDRW, replaced the cables, replaced the CPU cooling fan, reinstalled Win2000, uncheck DMA, downed a six pack and tried every thing MS had in their KB! It has 512 mem, two HD, I backed up the C drive and installed a new 500...
Tags: capacitor, computer, CPU, hardware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, motherboard, power supply, wine, zlito@...
Q&A 2006-04-15
Image: Xandros desktop OS 3.0 installation
Hmmmm....???Well i have never used Xandros looks like it's supposed to be a easy cross-over from windows, because of the "My Linux" inplace of "My Computer". and the one window with "My Linux" in it greatly resembles Windows Explorer.Looks very convient though with Wine or a version of Wine built...
Tags: window, Xandros, Xandros desktop OS 3.0, Xandros Desktop, Xandros Desktop OS, linux, wine, comments, windows explorer, fedora core 4, Coolcolly2789@..., hardware
Discussion threads 2006-02-12
Software license server on Windows 2000.
Using WINE, Sidenet and even CrossOver Office, I have repeatedly tried to run the destop client to our accounting package. VMS by Synergy The server is Windows 2000. Drive mapping works fine through Wine and the app installs from the mapped drive fine. It even connects to the database on...
Tags: HiwayPilot, linux, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, server, software, software license, Wine
Q&A 2006-01-16
WINE won't install
I'm new to LINUX, running SUSE 9.x and trying to install WINE. I get a dependency error stating I'm missing liblber-2.2.so.7. I located this LDAP library and thought I had installed it but still get the error messages. Any ideas how to fix this?did you edit the ld configuration script...
Tags: LDAP, Directory services, WINE
Q&A 2006-01-12
Crossover Office 5.0 works with MS Office 2003!!!
I purchased the student edition of Microsoft Office 2003 back at the beginning of this year. I found that Wine and Crossover Office 4.2 would not run this version of MS Office. So I've been waiting for about ten months for the new version of Crossover Office.For those who don't...
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Excel
Discussion threads 2005-12-17
Geek Trivia: Credits where credit is due
What real-life test pilot survived the crash shown in the opening credits of TV's "The Six Million Dollar Man"? Start running in slow motion and imitating the world's most famous electronic echo, boys and girls. Thirty-two years ago this week, "The Six Million Dollar Man" debuted on...
Tags: TV, TVs, Jay Garmon, Gender and diversity, TV & Home Theater, Million-Dollar Man, wine, women, Geek Trivia Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., Austin, Man, Ethernet, Networking, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
Technical articles 2005-10-18
LINUX v Microsoft on the desktop - TCO
The CEO of my major customer is desperate to bring LINUX to the desktop. The customer is a global logisitcs firm with approximately 5000 employees, based in the UK with branches worldwide. Does anyone have any experience or recommendations when considering where in the business to deploy LINUX???...
Tags: Debian, desktop, distro, it management, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Nath-UK, software, TCO, wine
Q&A 2005-07-18


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