Can I run MS Word XP from Ubuntu Dapper (KDE)

[Tod Merley]

On 9/17/06, Saurabh Moghe <moghe.saurabh at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Hi,
>  How can we run Microsoft Word XP from Ubuntu Dapper. I tried using "wine".
> But it gives me an error saying that the "install the application before
> running". I have heard of Crossover office but it is not available free. Is
> there any configuration that is required for wine to be able to run  MS
> Word?
>
>  I have installed the application "wine" using Synaptic. Do I need to
> install any other lib file or application along with wine?
>
>  Saurabh
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Hi Saurabh Moghe!

Someday I hope to do this sort of thing from a window in Ubuntu
through a Virtual Machine running XP itself running Word.  I would
actually like this now since I am active on the Ubuntu and Fedora
technical mail lists and "re-booting" takes a lot of time and two
machines take up a lot of space (and it would make the cutting and
pasting so much faster!!).  I have a Xen development version (Xen is a
Virtual Machine which uses a modified Linux Kernel - it would not work
for XP currently).  I may obtain a single version of VMware to do this
with XP some time in the future.  Of course I will need to also obtain
XP, Word and all.  Beyond my current budget, for the future.

Good Hunting!

Tod