Wine on Windows 7... Anyone actually tried?

RogueThunder · Post by **RogueThunder** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:03 am

Oi.

So. Now we have a version of windows that actually has legit uses for wine.

Windows 7 can't run horrifyingly outdated 16bit programs(Such as Exile Escape from the Pit) period. Atleast so Ive herd--and tried and seen to seem to be true. Not to mention a multitude of programs that SHOULD run--but just dont like it(Worms Armageddon, for one... though dunno if it works on wine)

Also. I've herd NWN runs fine under it... and well. W7 and NWN are... Insert your favorite set of people that shoudlnt be left in a room together.

So... Anyone tried it? Or under vista. Should function much the same...

... I rather want my oldass rpgs back xD

David Gerard · Post by **David Gerard** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:11 am

2009/7/1 RogueThunder <[email protected]>:

So. Now we have a version of windows that actually has legit uses for wine.
Windows 7 can't run horrifyingly outdated 16bit programs(Such as Exile Escape from the Pit) period. Atleast so Ive herd--and tried and seen to seem to be true. Not to mention a multitude of programs that SHOULD run--but just dont like it(Worms Armageddon, for one... though dunno if it works on wine)
Also. I've herd NWN runs fine under it... and well. W7 and NWN are... Insert your favorite set of people that shoudlnt be left in a room together.
So... Anyone tried it? Or under vista. Should function much the same...
... I rather want my oldass rpgs back xD

A few attempts here:

http://wiki.winehq.org/WineOnWindows

I gotta say, the news isn't good: it doesn't even compile yet!

(And if it did compile under Cygwin, win16 is presently disabled under Cygwin.)

If you think you can beat Cygwin or Interix into successfully
*compiling* Wine, that'd be a great start

- d.

Cloudef · Post by **Cloudef** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:21 am

http://www.very-clever.com/download/nongnu/wined3d/

WineD3D wrapper for Windows. Makes your DirectX act as OpenGL. I use it on my VirtualBox to run gameguarded games.

David Gerard · Post by **David Gerard** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:43 am

Heh. DX10 for XP!

2009/7/1 Cloudef <[email protected]>:

http://www.very-clever.com/download/nongnu/wined3d/

WineD3D wrapper for Windows. Makes your DirectX act as OpenGL. I use it on my VirtualBox to run gameguarded games.

DaVince · Post by **DaVince** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:51 am

Yup, that's another use for WineD3D in Windows.

Gert van den Berg · Post by **Gert van den Berg** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:26 pm

On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 14:11, David Gerard<[email protected]> wrote:

If you think you can beat Cygwin or Interix into successfully
*compiling* Wine, that'd be a great start

Interix has the advantage of being include with all the non-crippled
(Ultimate, as well as the slightly crippled Enterprise) Vista (and
probably Windows 7 versions)...

Gert