Problem installing Stata - "no windows program configur

PoliEcon · Post by **PoliEcon** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 11:23 am

Hello all,

I need to use Stata to collaborate with some colleagues on a project. I use Linux Mint exclusively on my computers. Though Stata licenses are OS-independent, the university I'm at only supports Mac and Windows. Stata is available through a university-wide license for those operating systems. Unfortunately, they refuse to offer a download for Linux users. Since I don't want to dual-boot and don't want to buy a separate Stata license, I'm trying to install Stata in Wine. However, when I try to install, I receive the following error message.

There is no windows program configured to open this file type

I'm using Linux Mint 12 and wine-1.3.28.

Any idea as to the source of the problem? I've never used Wine before.

jjmckenzie · Post by **jjmckenzie** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:03 pm

On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 9:23 AM, PoliEcon <[email protected]> wrote:

Hello all,

I'm using Linux Mint 12 and wine-1.3.28.

Upgrade to Wine 1.5.2.

When do you receive the program association error message?

James

PoliEcon · Post by **PoliEcon** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 3:30 pm

jjmckenzie wrote:On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 9:23 AM, PoliEcon <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello all,

I'm using Linux Mint 12 and wine-1.3.28.
Upgrade to Wine 1.5.2.

When do you receive the program association error message?

James

Thanks for your response. I upgraded to 1.5.2.

Here's a step-by-step outline of what I'm doing.

1) I download "Stata12.exe" from the university IT website.
2) I right-click the icon and click "Open With Wine Windows Program Loader"
3) A window pops up that is titled "Installing Stata 12"
4) After a short period, a window pops up that says "There is no Windows program configured to open this type of file."

PoliEcon · Post by **PoliEcon** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 3:44 pm

Also, the problem persists in 1.5.2.

jjmckenzie · Post by **jjmckenzie** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 4:36 pm

On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 1:44 PM, PoliEcon <[email protected]> wrote:

Also, the problem persists in 1.5.2.

Can you try running the installer from terminal per the instructions
at http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#run_from_terminal and see what happens.

James

PoliEcon · Post by **PoliEcon** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 4:57 pm

jjmckenzie wrote:On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 1:44 PM, PoliEcon <[email protected]> wrote:
Also, the problem persists in 1.5.2.

Can you try running the installer from terminal per the instructions
at http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#run_from_terminal and see what happens.

James

Sure. Here's what happens.

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PoliEcon@MyComp ~ $ cd /home/User/Wine
PoliEcon@MyComp ~/Wine $ wine Stata12.exe
fixme:shell:SHAutoComplete stub
fixme:exec:SHELL_execute flags ignored: 0x00000180
fixme:exec:SHELL_execute flags ignored: 0x00000180

Also, the ``wine'' command launches the installer GUI which runs until the ``There is no Windows program configured to open this type of file'' message.

Thanks again for your help.
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PoliEcon · Post by **PoliEcon** » Wed May 02, 2012 10:49 am

Does anyone have any ideas as to why this doesn't work??? Is there a solution or is wine simply incompatible with the installation structure of Stata?

Should I give up? Thoughts????