ok I have xwine installed and wineseuptk configured.

Im trying to RTFM but something (me being stupid or tired) is wrong.
From winehq.com
You could run the file c:\windows\system\foo.exe with:
$ wine foo.exe

So I copy notepad from my XP machine to the virtual partition wine created
c:\windows\notepad.exe

when I run "$wine notepad" I get:
$ wine notepad
wine client error:9: version mismatch 131/139.
Your wineserver binary was not upgraded correctly,
or you have an older one somewhere in your PATH.
Or maybe the wrong wineserver is still running?

hmm ok so maybe I cant use wine.. maybe I need xwine???? so I try that from a prompt and it just starts the xwine application without notepad.

2 questions.
1) what am I doing wrong
2) is there something easier I can try to install/run?

Thank you! Im off to bed.

is it notepad.exe or notepad?? and why use notepad when you have editors installed...

hes just using notepad to test to see if wine is working correctly.. i dont have a solution though i cant get wine or winex to work either

anyone else care to take a swing at it?

Wine only works with Win9x compatable programs, NT programs won't work. The Wine I just installed came with it's own notepad , just typing notepad in the run line or a terminal will run it. My last wine wouldn't run it's note pad but blew me away with what it would run. This new version that I have runs notepad just fine, but nothing else will run, I guess I have to try to find the old RPM that I had.

well if you find it can you please post it, I cant even type in the runline.

I have been looking all day but I still dont know how to install an app (ie Setup.exe) or run an app in xwine.

plenty of how-to's @ http://frankscorner.org

notepad.exe or notepad

you know about unix sensitive file names. wine notepad # wine notepad.exe

anyone try running winamp in wine?

that might just solve my problem with RH9 and MP3s

Why bother with WinAmp. Just install support for mp3's in RH9 with.....

http://havardk.xmms.org/dist/xmms-1.2.7-rh8-rh9-rpm/

And i think WinAmp has a Linux port any way.

its called xmms

Yep, but there is actually a WinaAmp application for linux. Besides xmms.

long story short. i have clicked something in the GUI and even with the correct codex and other players i can not get RH9 now to play mp3, thus wine might be a good option if winamp will work in it and play my music for me.

it is something i have done, and there is a thread in this forum with what has been tried and failed.

What are you using to play music? Xmms?

If you installed mpg123, mp3's should be playable in any application.

yup xmms, i know but RH did something and i was stupid and clicked the do not show this again. now no matter what i install including the rpm for mp3 1.2.3 or what ever it is that 'bypasses' RHs lock on MP3s will not work.

like i said its something i have done.