Can't run 64 bit app (noob question)

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Hepburn
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Can't run 64 bit app (noob question)

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I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 (64) and I have created a 64 bit (default?) WINEPREFIX ~/HS64

In the subsequent Program Files folder I have placed a 64bit windows app (Hearthstone Deck Tracker). If I run:
justin@trollbox:~/HS64/drive_c/Program Files/Hearthstone Deck Tracker$ wine64 "Hearthstone Deck Tracker"

it returns:
system.reg is not a valid registry file
userdef.reg is not a valid registry file
user.reg is not a valid registry file
wine: '/home/justin/.wine' is a 32-bit installation, it cannot support 64-bit applications.

WHY??? Firstly I'm running wine64 (which is a 64bit app right)...but also the prefix is not even in the /.wine folder.

I've searched around and I'm just lost. help will be greatly appreciated!
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Re: Can't run 64 bit app (noob question)

Post by dimesio »

When you use a wineprefix other than the default, you have to specify it in the command line, which you failed to do. You also aren't starting the executable correctly, and unless the program is a simple executable that doesn't require installation, simply copying it to Program Files won't work. You have to actually install programs in Wine, the same as you would on Windows.

https://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#Can_I_store ... 2F.wine.3F
https://wiki.winehq.org/Wine_User's_Gui ... s_programs
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