Wine unable to open EXE. Blocked in Lucid ?

[mc4man]

from a cd - 3 of a number of solutions
If you run from a terminal then there should be no issue w/ wine /path/to/.exe
Ex.
wine /media/COD1/Setup.exe

create a new custom launcher - r. click on the .exe, open with other application -> use a custom command
for the command this will do.
wine

Then either r. click - open with wine or r. click - properties - open with and set the default to wine - then a d. left click on any .exe will work.

Edit the default launch command for wine
as it is now
Exec=cautious-launcher %f wine start /unix

change to
Exec=wine start /unix %f

Edit
if doing a multi-disk install then these are 2 ways I've found (by default lucid has no fstab entries anymore for cd/dvd drives and wine obviously can't dtect the drive.
quoting from other post

I just did a multi-disc install on lucid 2 different ways so it's possible.

The first way (without an fstab entry), I created a 'drive' in winecfg - D: with an address matching the mount point of the cd - /media/<volumelabel> and proceeded as normal

The second way, I created a fstab entry, restarted, had winecfg detect the drive and again no issue

[ZBREAKER]

mc4man...many thanks...your solutions worked perfectly

[blchinezu]

[...]
Edit the default launch command for wine
as it is now
Exec=cautious-launcher %f wine start /unix

change to
Exec=wine start /unix %f
[...]

right... and how could the default launch commands be changed? where are the command files to be found?

[mc4man]

default launch commands be changed

gksu gedit /usr/share/applications/wine.desktop

If a wine update happens to change back then just redo, no big deal
(a custom launcher will never be affected an update to wine

[blchinezu]

thanks

[union two levers]

nope still having problems trying to load programmes from a cd still telling me off for trying to load from an untrusted source...didn't have any problems with jaunty.any ideas please..simple instructions needed i ain't an expert...cheers

[mc4man]

.simple instructions needed

this is about the simplest method I can think of

Put your cd in the drive, when the icon shows up on the desktop right click on it -> browse folder.
When the window pops up showing the cd contents make sure it's not fullscreen

Then open a terminal, type wine and hit the space bar on keyboard

Then with your mouse grab the .exe you wish to run and drop it into the open terminal box

Then simply click your mouse anywhere in the terminal box to return focus and press enter on the keyboard

[james1986]

Im having this problem in Xubuntu 10.04.

However there is no checkbox under the permissions tab like there is in ubuntu. Is there a way around this?

thanks

[AnimatroniK]

this is about the simplest method I can think of

Put your cd in the drive, when the icon shows up on the desktop right click on it -> browse folder.
When the window pops up showing the cd contents make sure it's not fullscreen

Then open a terminal, type wine and hit the space bar on keyboard

Then with your mouse grab the .exe you wish to run and drop it into the open terminal box

Then simply click your mouse anywhere in the terminal box to return focus and press enter on the keyboard

You're a GOD!
Thanks, You helped me too )