Software that will allow me to run windows software on 8.10

[Mark Pyles]

Stephen wrote:
> Mario Vukelic wrote:
>   
>> On Sun, 2009-03-15 at 03:47 -0400, Mark Pyles wrote:
>>     
>>> Thank you for your help. Unfortunately my program would not install
>>> after installing Wine.
>>>       
>> Visual Studio is known not to work, not even in the commercial Wine
>> version, Crossover:
>> http://preview.tinyurl.com/ad3pym
>>
>> Your only option will be to install Windows in a virtualized environment
>> (using VirtualBox or vmware) and install Visual Studio inside Windows.
>>
>>
>>     
>
> I use a commercial application called Win4lin Pro (win4lin.com) on my 
> 8.04 laptop and my 8.10 pc.  I costs a little less than VMWARE, has 
> excellent technical support.
>
> Your install the application at the the command line, run a graphical 
> installer  where you insert the Windows CD.  You end up with a graphical 
> user inteface  where you can start and stop your windows session, make 
> back up of Windows and all the applications you have installed, 
> adjust/fine tune your windows sessions.  But the best bit is that the 
> applications you have in Win4lin/Windows can be started and run without 
> have a windows session on-screen, so these applications look as though 
> they are running independently of Windows.  Because this is a near 
> native Windows environment I have not found anything that does not work. 
>   I use Visio, Office 2K, CSE HTML Validator, Paint Shop Pro, Swish Max.
>
> I have re-installed  this application several times as I change 
> machines.  I keep step by step notes on how to install and you could 
> have these if you go ahead.  (not sure if you need them of course).
>
> Good luck
>
> Stephen
>
>   
Thanks for the suggestion!

Mark
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