Does Wine only work when Windows is on Drive C:?

[jemvyc]

I have a couple of triple boot systems. On each, Windows is NOT Drive C or Drive C is a useless application like Vista. This system is one where Vista is Drive C. The Vista stuff on drive C conflicts with the XP installation on Drive E.

All the applications I would like Wine to run for me are XP applications on Drive E. There are no Vista applications worth using Wine to run.

Before I waste any more time fighting the wine config, is it possible to keep wine out of drive C?

Thanks

[dimesio]

I have a couple of triple boot systems. On each, Windows is NOT Drive C or Drive C is a useless application like Vista. This system is one where Vista is Drive C. The Vista stuff on drive C conflicts with the XP installation on Drive E.

All the applications I would like Wine to run for me are XP applications on Drive E. There are no Vista applications worth using Wine to run.

Before I waste any more time fighting the wine config, is it possible to keep wine out of drive C?

Thanks

http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#head-497f1a2 ... 2c7767afa2

[jemvyc]

I have looked at the installed .reg files in ~/.wine and C:/windows is shown everywhere. How does that hyperlink help me with that?

[austin987]

On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 2:54 PM, jemvyc <[email protected]> wrote:

I have looked at the installed .reg files in ~/.wine and C:/windows is shown everywhere.  How does that hyperlink help me with that?

Wine names it fake windows drive as C:\.

The point was that you shouldn't link your 'real' windows C drive to
wine's. Treat wine as a separate windows install, e.g., install each
app in there as you would in windows.


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-Austin

[jemvyc]

Thanks Austin. I'm a little less confused now.

A few more hours with the instructions is probably needed.

Jim