Win Software on Linux

[Lindsay]

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> I have been using Codeweavers' Crossover Office for a while now on three
> different distros of Linux, and it seems to work pretty well.  I run MS
> Office 2000, mostly Word because I don't want to reboot into Windows to
> work on files from the office.  It runs Word quite well, with only the
> occasional bad behavior of a template, which just means I have to close
> and restart Word. No real problem as long as I have been saving my work,
> as I'm supposed to anyway. Crossover sets up a fake Windows environment
> and when it does the installation of the Windows programs it supports it
> does fake reboots (without really rebooting) just like you were doing
> stuff on Windows.  I paid the price last year, and since then, they have
> allowed me to download upgrades whenever they come along.  I keep the
> downloaded files in my /home directory so I can reinstall Crossover whenever I
> do any reinstalling or upgrading of a distro.  I have also backed it up
> on a CDR. For the programs they support, it's wine that works without
> much bother on my part. 
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> Don J. 
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THanks.  I'll find it for future reference.  Pennies required for
purchased software.


> Don W. Jenkins, Registered Linux User 190728/Linux Machine 84430
> Ubuntu4.10 Warty/Simply-Mepis2004/Ubuntu Hoary/W2000Server
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