Re: Help me run an old Windows game. PlayOnLinux? Wine?

[Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net>]

On 12/29/2014 07:04 PM, Doug wrote:
> On 12/29/2014 06:55 PM, Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
> > On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 3:24 PM, Francesco Ariis <fa-ml@ariis.it <mailto:fa-ml@ariis.it>> wrote:
> >
> >     On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 02:58:00PM -0800, Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
> >     > I have an image of the old Windows 98 Entertainment Pack floppy.  I'd like
> >     > to run one of the games that's on it, TIC.EXE.  It's not in PlayOnLinux's
> >     > list of applications or games, and I'm completely new to trying this.
> >
> >     I remember this one! Wine should really do the trick: `apt-get install wine`
> >     and then `wine TIC.EXE`.
> >
> >
> > I'm not sure I can do that.  I have the install disk image, and the file names are slightly mangled, and I suppose the actual files are too.
> > Ineed to run SETUP at least, and I'm just hoping it will work.
> >
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> > Kevin O'Gorman
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> Well, the infamous "setup.exe" (all different but the same name!) frequently runs in Wine--try it and see what happens.
>
> --doug
You probably should copy the disk to the hard drive where the setup file can find the files.  --doug