Win32 Package

[JayMan]

I have a question about the Win32 package: how do you use them?
Sadly I didn't find any documentation on how to use the package which I downloaded from:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/wine/fi ... 0Packages/

Can someone give an example on how to use the Wine Win32 Package to run a 16-bit win program?

Thanks in advance,
JayMan

[dimesio]

Sourceforge is no longer an official download site, and what's there is outdated. Download from here: https://www.winehq.org/download/.

[JayMan]

Thanks for the reply. I do not see any Win32 packages listed at the link you gave.
Where would be the Win32 packages? More importantly, where are the instructions to use them?

Thanks in advance,
JayMan

[dimesio]

There are none. Wine doesn't work on Windows. Those packages were meant for developers, for testing only. If you want to experiment with them, just extract the tarball; there's a README inside.

[JayMan]

That is what I did. The readme isn't very informative. All it says is:

"These are the Wine dll's and programs compiled for Win32.
They are meant to be used for testing, and should not be used arbitrarily.
Misuse can break your Windows system! WineHQ and the builder cannot be held liable for any damages."

That is all it says.

So.... how do I use this?

[dimesio]

Run the executables. Replace Windows' dlls with Wine's. The former should be safe, the latter may trash your Windows install.