Problem running anything in Wine.

koubanator · Post by **koubanator** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:30 pm

So, I am new to Ubuntu, but not Linux itself as we use it at work (Gentoo). I'm trying to get WoW, Fallout 3, COD:MW, etc.... to install, but i get the following error.

The program Installer.exe has encountered a serious problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

This can be caused by a problem in the program or a deficiency in Wine. You may want t check http://appdb.winehq.org for tips about running this application.

If this problem is not present under Windows and has not been reported yet, you can report it at http://bugs.winehq.org.

I've checked all the forums, and such, but can't find anything. I have reinstalled Wine three times now. Yes, I have the latest 1.1.24. I've tried running it in Vista, XP, and 2000. I also tried in Win98 and downloading dcom98 from Winetricks. Really confused on this one. Also, on WoW, I am using the Download Client, as I know that works a lot better.

Any insight would be nice, as I'm about ready to kick myself.

vitamin · Post by **vitamin** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 11:33 pm

koubanator wrote:The program Installer.exe has encountered a serious problem and needs to close.

Post terminal output http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#get_log

koubanator · Post by **koubanator** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 3:16 am

All right, I got rid of GUI. Now the WoW will freeze up when I click on "Ok" to select my language. So I updated my nVidia drivers. Same thing. I get the following from the commands.

death@DEATH:~$ cat /etc/issue
Ubuntu 9.04 \n \l

death@DEATH:~$ lspci | grep -i vga
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 9800 GT (rev a2)

death@DEATH:~$ at /proc/driver/nvidia/version
syntax error. Last token seen: /
Garbled time

Looks like my drivers are f-ed. Hmm. I'll try reinstalling again.

austin987 · Post by **austin987** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 3:20 am

On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 3:16 AM, koubanator<[email protected]> wrote:

death@DEATH:~$ at /proc/driver/nvidia/version
syntax error. Last token seen: /
Garbled time

Looks like my drivers are f-ed. Â Hmm. Â I'll try reinstalling again.

No, you need a 'c', should be 'cat', not 'at'.

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-Austin

koubanator · Post by **koubanator** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:48 am

problem solved. ran from CD, and looked in Terminal. found 3 bad .exe files. deleted, and now everything works.