Dragon NS 9 Standard Installation errors

The Liquidator · Post by **The Liquidator** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 11:22 am

Hi all, wondering if you can help me. Here is the problem

I was running kubuntu jaunty a while back and finally managed to install DNS Standard 9 with wine. I don't think I did anything too special , just ran the installation disk, It worked Okay, it has to be said.

It survived updates of wine, right up to 1.1.38, and an upgrade to kubuntu Karmic. However, I recently had a problem which required a complete reformat and a reinstall and I can't get it back.

Forgive me please if this is the wrong way to go about this but here is the log for the attempted install:

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ian@ubuntu:~/Documents/Dragon$ wine setup              
fixme:ntoskrnl:KeInitializeSpinLock stub: 0x1312dc     
fixme:ntoskrnl:KeInitializeSpinLock stub: 0x1312f0     
fixme:advapi:LookupAccountNameW (null) L"ian" (nil) 0x32b408 (nil) 0x32b40c 0x32b400 - stub
fixme:advapi:LookupAccountNameW (null) L"ian" 0x1602d8 0x32b408 0x15b2a0 0x32b40c 0x32b400 - stub
err:msi:ITERATE_DuplicateFiles Failed to copy file L"C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\InstallShield\\Driver\\1050\\Intel 32\\IDriver.exe" -> L"C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\InstallShield\\Driver\\1050\\Intel 32\\", last error 80                                                                                   
fixme:msi:ITERATE_DuplicateFiles We should track these duplicate files as well                                                                               
err:rpc:I_RpcGetBuffer no binding                                                                                                                            
fixme:advapi:LookupAccountNameW (null) L"ian" (nil) 0x33f390 (nil) 0x33f394 0x33f388 - stub                                                                  
fixme:advapi:LookupAccountNameW (null) L"ian" 0x156560 0x33f390 0x1568d0 0x33f394 0x33f388 - stub                                                            
fixme:atl:AtlModuleInit SEMI-STUB (0x40eb40 0x40c040 0x400000)                                                                                               
fixme:ole:CoInitializeSecurity (0x524b20,-1,(nil),(nil),4,3,(nil),0,(nil)) - stub!                                                                           
fixme:advapi:RegisterEventSourceA ((null),"IDriverT"): stub                                                                                                  
fixme:advapi:RegisterEventSourceW (L"",L"IDriverT"): stub                                                                                                    
fixme:advapi:ReportEventA (0xcafe4242,0x0004,0x0000,0x00000000,(nil),0x0001,0x00000000,0x83e9a8,(nil)): stub                                                 
fixme:advapi:ReportEventW (0xcafe4242,0x0004,0x0000,0x00000000,(nil),0x0001,0x00000000,0x14c170,(nil)): stub                                                 
fixme:advapi:DeregisterEventSource (0xcafe4242) stub                                                                                                         
err:rpc:I_RpcReceive we got fault packet with status 0x3e6                                                                                                   
fixme:rpc:RpcMgmtWaitServerListen not waiting for server calls to finish                                                                                     
fixme:ntdll:NtFsControlFile FSCTL_PIPE_IMPERSONATE: impersonating self                                                                                       
err:ole:ClientRpcChannelBuffer_SendReceive called from wrong apartment, should have been 0x3300000034                                                        
err:ole:xCall RpcChannelBuffer SendReceive failed, 8001010e                                                                                                  
fixme:ntdll:NtFsControlFile FSCTL_PIPE_IMPERSONATE: impersonating self                                                                                       
err:ole:ClientRpcChannelBuffer_SendReceive called from wrong apartment, should have been 0x3300000034                                                        
err:ole:xCall RpcChannelBuffer SendReceive failed, 8001010e                                                                                                  
fixme:ntdll:NtFsControlFile FSCTL_PIPE_IMPERSONATE: impersonating self                                                                                       
err:ole:ClientRpcChannelBuffer_SendReceive called from wrong apartment, should have been 0x3300000034                                                        
err:ole:xCall RpcChannelBuffer SendReceive failed, 8001010e                                                                                                  
fixme:ntdll:NtFsControlFile FSCTL_PIPE_IMPERSONATE: impersonating self                                                                                       
err:ole:ClientRpcChannelBuffer_SendReceive called from wrong apartment, should have been 0x3300000034                                                        
err:ole:xCall RpcChannelBuffer SendReceive failed, 8001010e                                                                                                  
fixme:ntdll:NtFsControlFile FSCTL_PIPE_IMPERSONATE: impersonating self                                                                                       
err:ole:ClientRpcChannelBuffer_SendReceive called from wrong apartment, should have been 0x3300000034                                                        
err:ole:xCall RpcChannelBuffer SendReceive failed, 8001010e                                                                                                  
fixme:ntdll:NtFsControlFile FSCTL_PIPE_IMPERSONATE: impersonating self                                                                                       
err:ole:ClientRpcChannelBuffer_SendReceive called from wrong apartment, should have been 0x3300000034                                                        
err:ole:xCall RpcChannelBuffer SendReceive failed, 8001010e                                                                                                  
fixme:ntdll:NtFsControlFile FSCTL_PIPE_IMPERSONATE: impersonating self                                                                                       
err:ole:ClientRpcChannelBuffer_SendReceive called from wrong apartment, should have been 0x3300000034                                                        
err:ole:xCall RpcChannelBuffer SendReceive failed, 8001010e                                                                                                  
fixme:shell:IShellLinkA_fnGetPath (0x1296ef8): WIN32_FIND_DATA is not yet filled.                                                                            
fixme:shell:IShellLinkA_fnGetPath (0x1296ef8): WIN32_FIND_DATA is not yet filled.                                                                            
fixme:msi:msi_unimplemented_action_stub MigrateFeatureStates -> 2 ignored L"Upgrade" table values                                                            
err:richedit:ReadStyleSheet skipping optional destination                                                                                                    
err:richedit:ReadStyleSheet skipping optional destination                                                                                                    
err:richedit:ReadStyleSheet skipping optional destination                                                                                                    
fixme:ntdll:NtFsControlFile FSCTL_PIPE_IMPERSONATE: impersonating self                                                                                       
err:ole:ClientRpcChannelBuffer_SendReceive called from wrong apartment, should have been 0x3300000034                                                        
err:ole:xCall RpcChannelBuffer SendReceive failed, 8001010e                                                                                                  
fixme:ntdll:NtFsControlFile FSCTL_PIPE_IMPERSONATE: impersonating self                                                                                       
err:ole:ClientRpcChannelBuffer_SendReceive called from wrong apartment, should have been 0x3300000034                                                        
err:ole:xCall RpcChannelBuffer SendReceive failed, 8001010e                                                                                                  
fixme:ntdll:NtFsControlFile FSCTL_PIPE_IMPERSONATE: impersonating self                                                                                       
err:ole:ClientRpcChannelBuffer_SendReceive called from wrong apartment, should have been 0x3300000034                                                        
err:ole:xCall RpcChannelBuffer SendReceive failed, 8001010e                                                                                                  
fixme:ntdll:NtFsControlFile FSCTL_PIPE_IMPERSONATE: impersonating self                                                                                       
err:ole:ClientRpcChannelBuffer_SendReceive called from wrong apartment, should have been 0x3300000034                                                        
err:ole:xCall RpcChannelBuffer SendReceive failed, 8001010e                                                                                                  
fixme:ntdll:NtFsControlFile FSCTL_PIPE_IMPERSONATE: impersonating self                                                                                       
err:ole:ClientRpcChannelBuffer_SendReceive called from wrong apartment, should have been 0x3300000034                                                        
err:ole:xCall RpcChannelBuffer SendReceive failed, 8001010e                                                                                                  
fixme:ntdll:NtFsControlFile FSCTL_PIPE_IMPERSONATE: impersonating self                                                                                       
err:ole:ClientRpcChannelBuffer_SendReceive called from wrong apartment, should have been 0x3300000034                                                        
err:ole:xCall RpcChannelBuffer SendReceive failed, 8001010e                                                                                                  
fixme:ntdll:NtFsControlFile FSCTL_PIPE_IMPERSONATE: impersonating self                                                                                       
err:ole:ClientRpcChannelBuffer_SendReceive called from wrong apartment, should have been 0x3300000034                                                        
err:ole:xCall RpcChannelBuffer SendReceive failed, 8001010e                                                                                                  
fixme:msi:msi_unimplemented_action_stub SetODBCFolders -> 213 ignored L"Directory" table values                                                              
fixme:msi:msi_unimplemented_action_stub MigrateFeatureStates -> 2 ignored L"Upgrade" table values                                                            
fixme:msi:msi_unimplemented_action_stub RemoveExistingProducts -> 2 ignored L"Upgrade" table values                                                          
fixme:msi:msi_unimplemented_action_stub UnregisterTypeLibraries -> 3 ignored L"TypeLib" table values                                                         
fixme:msi:msi_unimplemented_action_stub UnregisterClassInfo -> 1 ignored L"AppId" table values                                                               
fixme:msi:msi_unimplemented_action_stub UnregisterProgIdInfo -> 25 ignored L"ProgId" table values                                                            
fixme:msi:msi_unimplemented_action_stub RemoveShortcuts -> 5 ignored L"Shortcut" table values                                                                
err:msi:ready_media Cabinet not found: L"F:\\Documents\\Dragon\\SEA.cab"                                                                                     
err:msi:ACTION_InstallFiles Failed to ready media                                                                                                            
err:msi:ITERATE_Actions Execution halted, action L"InstallFiles" returned 1603                                                                               
err:msi:ITERATE_Actions Execution halted, action L"ExecuteAction" returned 1603                                                                              
fixme:atl:AtlModuleRevokeClassObjects 0x40eb40                                                                                                               
fixme:advapi:RegisterEventSourceA ((null),"IDriverT"): stub                                                                                                  
fixme:advapi:RegisterEventSourceW (L"",L"IDriverT"): stub                                                                                                    
fixme:advapi:ReportEventA (0xcafe4242,0x0004,0x0000,0x00000000,(nil),0x0001,0x00000000,0x83e9f8,(nil)): stub                                                 
fixme:advapi:ReportEventW (0xcafe4242,0x0004,0x0000,0x00000000,(nil),0x0001,0x00000000,0x154e30,(nil)): stub
fixme:advapi:DeregisterEventSource (0xcafe4242) stub
err:ole:CoReleaseMarshalData IMarshal::ReleaseMarshalData failed with error 0x8001011d
err:ole:ifproxy_release_public_refs IRemUnknown_RemRelease failed with error 0x800706be
err:ole:ifproxy_release_public_refs IRemUnknown_RemRelease failed with error 0x800706be
ian@ubuntu:~/Documents/Dragon$

Is there anything there that says what has gone wrong (there appear to be many things!) and importantly how I might fix it?

Many thanks in advance

Ian

The Liquidator · Post by **The Liquidator** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:18 am

Don't like to bump but before it goes off the page does anyone have any thoughts please?

TIA

Post by **dimesio** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:14 am

The Liquidator wrote:Don't like to bump but before it goes off the page does anyone have any thoughts please?

TIA

Try installing using the version of Wine that originally worked for you. There could have been a regression that affected the installer. (If so, you should run regression test and file a bug.)

Susan Cragin · Post by **Susan Cragin** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:26 am

Don't like to bump but before it goes off the page does anyone have any thoughts please?

TIA

Hi.
I looked at the terminal output you produced. I'm no expert but there doesn't seem to be anything unusual in it.
Could you do me a favor?
Start with a clean and empty wine prefix.
Make sure you have the file cabextract installed.

sh winetricks gdiplus gecko fontfix fontsmoothing-gray

Copy the contents of your disk to you home directory, as DNS.

cd dns
wine setup

The one difference with more recent versions of wine is that there is now very effective monitoring of DNS licensing rights. I don't know how that could be a problem for you, but it might.
Also, I've run into a really weird situation a couple of times. Using firefox at the same time has caused my installations to abort. ???
I'm using 10 Standard now without a problem. I still have 9 around here somewhere. In the next couple of days I'll get it out and see if I can make it install and run.
Susan

The Liquidator · Post by **The Liquidator** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 12:05 pm

Thank you both for your input - I'll give it a whirl when I get home tonight and report back.

Susan - to clarify, by an empty wine prefix I assume you mean renaming my existing /home/ian/.wine file and running winecfg again?

Thanks

ian

Susan Cragin · Post by **Susan Cragin** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 2:48 pm

Thank you both for your input - I'll give it a whirl when I get home tonight and report back.
Susan - to clarify, by an empty wine prefix I assume you mean renaming my existing /home/ian/.wine file and running winecfg again?
Thanks
ian

---Yes, that's what I meant.
Susan

The Liquidator · Post by **The Liquidator** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:43 am

Thanks for all the help. You both got me on the right track.

After a very frustrating time (with error messages galore, such as could not find register.ini and various Dlls which incidentally were where they were meant to be, so something was wrong with registration.) I have at the (about 15th attempt!) achieved 99% success

I say 99% because I had to manually put in a desktop link, it doesn't appear in the kde menu and I don't have the pretty Dragon desktop icon. However, it runs, and seems to do so pretty well, and I was able to tell it to pick up my user files and I was up and running straight away. Anyway for any other sufferers here's how I finally got it to work.

1. Do not run the current wine (or any recent one) as it doesn't play nicely with the Dragon installer for some reason. Uninstall it and install an older version. (the one that worked for me was 1.1.6. (for example 1.1.16 did not)

2. Rename your existing wine folder then run winecfg in a terminal

3. Then follow Susans directions. It's very important that you copy the contents of both installation CDs.

4. For good measure I created a separate folder for the installation within the home directory, although I don't know whether that had an effect.

Thanks again for the help

Ian

Susan Cragin · Post by **Susan Cragin** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:04 am

[Wine] Re: Dragon NS 9 Standard Installation errors

Thanks for all the help. You both got me on the right track.

After a very frustrating time (with error messages galore, such as could not find register.ini and various Dlls which incidentally were where they were meant to be, so something was wrong with registration.) I have at the (about 15th attempt!) achieved 99% success

I say 99% because I had to manually put in a desktop link, it doesn't appear in the kde menu and I don't have the pretty Dragon desktop icon. However, it runs, and seems to do so pretty well, and I was able to tell it to pick up my user files and I was up and running straight away. Anyway for any other sufferers here's how I finally got it to work.

1. Do not run the current wine (or any recent one) as it doesn't play nicely with the Dragon installer for some reason. Uninstall it and install an older version. (the one that worked for me was 1.1.6. (for example 1.1.16 did not)

2. Rename your existing wine folder then run winecfg in a terminal

3. Then follow Susans directions. It's very important that you copy the contents of both installation CDs.

4. For good measure I created a separate folder for the installation within the home directory, although I don't know whether that had an effect.

Thanks again for the help

Ian

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Additional suggestion:
You have a good wine. Make a backup copy.
If DNS9.5 starts behaving sluggishly, or crashes and can't be re-started, you have the backup copy to fall back on.

The Liquidator · Post by **The Liquidator** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:32 am

Thanks, will do as soon as I've got Quicken 2002 running again due to the creation of the new .wine file. I can't see myself having any issues with that because I was able to recently reinstall it easily. I will also keep a copy of wine 1.1.6 as well I think, only a few Mbs, as at least |I know that version works.

By the way, the installation did not survive the application of service patch 1 but it was easy to repair once I reinstalled wine 1.1.6. I should stop fixing things till they are broken

The Liquidator · Post by **The Liquidator** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:06 pm

Just done my first dictation session for a while. It really flies and I can't help feeling it's quicker than in Windows XP.

One point, I have read somewhere that saving the user files when running in wine degrades performance over time. Do you have any views on that please Susan?

Thanks once again both Susan and dimesio. Between you you've got this back up and running for me!

Ian

The Liquidator · Post by **The Liquidator** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:21 am

Hi again, I appear to have run into difficulty.

There have probably been a couple of wine updates since I last ran the program, I'm on 1.1.40, but I have now started to have issues with it.

Dragon seems to start okay but at various points - mainly when I have done a manual change, the program then seems to freeze, or at least the microphone seems to cease to work. I say "seems" because I can still work the menu from the microphone icon launching for example the options pane. After some 30-40 seconds, the microphone seems to be active again (the icon now showing as active with the little radio wave next to it) and the little box showing what one dictates reappears. Interestingly, it has remembered at least some of the words I said whilst it was "frozen".

Upon issuing a "correct" command the dialog box that appears no longer provides the box into which I can type the correct option (if not suggested by the program) and it's on the required manual edit that these "freezes" take place.

In an attempt to diagnose I have launched DNS from a terminal window - No error messages whilst in operation. I have run winecfg and checked audio. Interestingly it told me no drivers were installed. Selecting alsa effected no change. Selecting OSS made the program on launch run through the training program and the program still worked but in the same way.

I am therefore stumped. Do you have any suggestions as to what changes in recent versions of wine might have caused this?

Thanks

Ian

The Liquidator · Post by **The Liquidator** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:24 am

Oh Yes, sorry I forgot.

In the last week or so, irfanview which from my experience has been the easiest to get running on wine (in fact the author recommends it) has encountered serious problems and refuses to start. I can reinstall it but always get a crash on launch now. Don't know whether they are connected.