Problem launching exe file

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I'm trying to launch an exe file its not to be installed just launchable .
When I attempt to launch with wine not happens except the cursor does loading animation for a few seconds.
Any ideas on what I should do.
The name of the programme isis" project smash attacks" by the way.

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Wine version? If it's not 1.6 or later, upgrade. If it still doesn't work, post terminal output. http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#get_log

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Install mono for windows to rune .net 2.0 apps.

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Install wine-mono. If your distro doesn't package it, follow these instructions to install it manually: http://wiki.winehq.org/Mono.

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OK I got mono installed but bow I get error
System.Windows.Forums.Split container doesn't implement interface System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize

Abnormal programme termination
Err:msciree:expect_no_runtimes Process exited with a Mono runtime loaded.

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Try winetricks dotnet20.

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Tried that with no sucess
Not supported on 64 bit
And I'm having a hard time making 32bit prefix

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http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#32_bit_wineprefix

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Sorry kinda new to this can u guide me through the process

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What part are you having trouble with?

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I'm not sure. I typed in WINEARCH=win32 WINEPREFIX=/path/to/wineprefix winecfg . but I suspect I may be doing something wrong. I also tried WINEARCH=win32 WINEPREFIX=/home/wineprefix winecfg .
When I try winetricks dotnet20 it says I'm on a 64 bit system.

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I'm not sure. I typed in WINEARCH=win32 WINEPREFIX=/path/to/wineprefix winecfg . but I suspect I may be doing something wrong. I also tried WINEARCH=win32 WINEPREFIX=/home/wineprefix winecfg .

As the FAQ says, you have to substitute the actual path to the wineprefix for /path/to/wineprefix in the command. So the first way should have resulted in a "no such file or directory" error message from bash, and the second should have resulted in a message from Wine refusing to create the directory because /home isn't owned by you.

You need to specify a path to a location that is owned by you, such as your home directory. Pick a name, any name, but avoid spaces or special characters. Let's say you want to call it 32bit, and create it in your home directory. The command to do this would be

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WINEARCH=win32 WINEPREFIX=~/32bit winecfg

When I try winetricks dotnet20 it says I'm on a 64 bit system.

You didn't actually create a wineprefix, but even if you had, that command wouldn't install to it. If you don't specify the wineprefix, Wine (and winetricks) use the default one, ~/.wine, which if you have 64 bit Wine installed is 64 bit. http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#wineprefix

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I'm so lost right now .
I created the directory ~/32bit but I got a few errors
Err:mscoree:LoadLibraryshim error reading registry key for install root

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That's normal when creating a wineprefix.

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Oh how do I install dotnet in that directory?

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WINEPREFIX=~/32bit winetricks dotnet20

You will have to specify the wineprefix like that when installing anything to that wineprefix. Desktop links created by winemenubuilder should include that information, so once something is installed you should just be able to run the program just by clicking on the link.

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Thx so much for your help as I had no idea what I was doing now have netframework20 installed.
The one program ran with errors and the other requires mono28 or net40
Net 40 says its already installed and mono says something about being exited
But I'm glad that atleast I now know how to install and guide installations to the 32bit prefix.
The again for your assistance was a giant step for me seeing as how I just switched from windows.