Kubuntu and Call of Duty 2

pongolo · Post by **pongolo** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:18 am

I tried installing Call of Duty 2 (DVD) on a Wine installation on Kubuntu 9.04 and keep getting the following error:

1607: Unable to install InstallShield Scripting Runtime

I created an Ubuntu Virtualbox on Kubuntu, installed Wine and it started the installation without the error. Can anyone help me to fix this issue? I have searched the web and these forums and did not find anything.

Thanks,
Freddie

austin987 · Post by **austin987** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:22 am

On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 12:18 AM, pongolo<[email protected]> wrote:

I tried installing Call of Duty 2 (DVD) on a Wine installation on Kubuntu 9.04 and keep getting the following error:

Â 1607: Unable to install InstallShield Scripting Runtime

I created an Ubuntu Virtualbox on Kubuntu, installed Wine and it started the installation without the error. Â Can anyone help me to fix this issue? Â I have searched the web and these forums and did not find anything.

Thanks,
Freddie

Wine version on each?

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-Austin

pongolo · Post by **pongolo** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 7:03 am

Wine version on each?

Wine version on each was 1.1.23, installed using:

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sudo apt-get install wine

after adding the repositories and key to the package manager.

Thanks,
Freddie

pongolo · Post by **pongolo** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:37 am

jorl17 · Post by **jorl17** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:01 am

I used to have that error when I did an incorrect install of something. I can't quite remember, but try this (at your own risk, your wine Apps may behave incorrectly after it!):

1. Delete everything in Wine's temporary folder (~/.wine/drive_c/windows/temp IIRC)

if that doesn't work, try to create a new WINEPREFIX

One thing is for sure, I _had_ that error once with an older wine version and managed to fix it by doing one of these.

Jorl17

pongolo · Post by **pongolo** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:06 am

Thanks for the suggestion. I have already done this and also used the WINPREFIX without any success. The first time after attempting the install (after deleting the .wine folder) I get the following Installshield error:

1628: Failed to complete installation

A second installation attempt results in the previous error:

1607: Unable to install InstallShield Scripting Runtime

Thanks again,
Freddie

jorl17 · Post by **jorl17** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:41 am

pongolo wrote:Thanks for the suggestion. I have already done this and also used the WINPREFIX without any success. The first time after attempting the install (after deleting the .wine folder) I get the following Installshield error:

1628: Failed to complete installation
A second installation attempt results in the previous error:

1607: Unable to install InstallShield Scripting Runtime
Thanks again,
Freddie

Well, if you really can't install it in wine, you can install it in a virtual machine running windows and then copy the game's contents (everything: registry keys added, folders created, etcetera) into wine. Tough work though....maybe someone knows how to fix your error?

pongolo · Post by **pongolo** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:52 pm

Thanks again. It seems that Kubuntu has some problems with wine as I have tried to run a few programs and have mostly been unsuccessful. I tried installing Battlefield 1942 and run into a similar problem. Since COD2 appeared to install on the Ubuntu virtualbox I have, I'm not so sure that Ubuntu has the same problems.

I am wondering if I am missing some files or packages needed to properly run wine on Kubuntu. I have uninstalled and reinstalled wine with the same results.