[lug] Re: NTFS for windows emulators

[Bernard Johnston]

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>Message: 1
>Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 12:00:11 -0600
>From: Mr Viggy <LittleViggy at alum.manhattan.edu>
>To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
>Subject: Re: [lug] NTFS for windows emulators and an OT comment
>Reply-To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
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>You can, however remember that the NTFS kernel write drivers are (AFAIK) 
>experimental and may screw up your drive.
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>Wine works pretty good.  I've been able to use Microsoft Word, Excel, 
>Internet Explorer, and Trillian (http://www.trillian.cc) with it.  I 
>haven't tried anything else, though.  I have Wine pointed at my WinME 
>installation (the machine is dual boot, Linux/WinME; it's my laptop, and 
>it's got a Winmodem built in).
>
>Viggy
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>Scott Herod wrote:
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>>Hello,
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>>I have recently received some windows software that I would like to use.
>>I have a dual boot machine with NT on a separate drive which is formatted
>>with NTFS.  I would really like to be able to use the sofware without
>>having to boot back and forth between linux ( which I usually run ) and
>>NT.  Can I place the software on my NT partition and access it with any of
>>the emulators?  Speaking of emulators, is WINE the one of choice?
>>
>>On a separate subject, OT but somewhat related to last Thursdays talk, the
>>Camera had a blurb today announcing ten new Wallace and Grommit short
>>films.
>>
>>Woo Hoo!
>>
>>Scott
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Another option, if raw WINE doesn't work, is to use the Codeweaver's 
CrossOver plugin. I've had excellent results with that for apps that 
won't run under the "alpha" WINE.
http://www.codeweavers.com/home/