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Installing Internet Explorer 8 through WineTricks

I'm trying to install Internet Explorer on my Linux Mint using Winetricks, but it doesn't seem to work.

After the downloading of IS8 completes, this is what I get:

Code:

100%[++++++++++++++++++++++++++++==========>] 16,883,056  112K/s  in 45s    



2011-01-10 14:00:25 (95.0 KB/s) - `IE8-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe' saved [16883056/16883056]



fixme:clusapi:GetNodeClusterState ((null),0x32ec1c,0) stub!

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To start ie8, use the command wine 'C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore'... but it doesn't work yet.  See http://code.google.com/p/winezeug/issues/detail?id=159 for an ugly workaround.

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Install of ie8 done

winetricks done.

You have new mail in /var/mail/root

and even when I try to start ie8 it just gives a blank 'box' with no address bar or anything. All what's sritten is, "Wine Internet Explorer" at the top.

have you gone to the google code page for that ugly solution ???

Quote:

"See http://code.google.com/p/winezeug/issues/detail?id=159 for an ugly workaround."
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i was not aware that IE7 or 8 might even install

I though that IE6 was the only one that worked

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Originally Posted by John VV (Post 4219889)

have you gone to the google code page for that ugly solution ???

yep, I have - but no luck. Infact now Winetricks has brought in a new issue for me. It's made itself the standard for installing any software. For example, I tried to install Xara Xtreme and downloaded the package file http://downloads.xara.com/opensource...ev1692.package
Now I can't even start the package file and when I right click on it, the first option is "open with winetricks" NOW WHAT DO I DO:(

I have always been of the mind that 'IF one MUST use IE 7,8,9 because of some Microsoft/IE ONLY web site or web program that uses MS ActiveX
then use a Microsoft OS !'