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Doug Laidlaw wrote:

> Rob wrote:
> 
>> Chris Taylor wrote:
>> 
>>> Will Kemp wrote:
>>>> Chris Taylor wrote:
>>>>> I'm looking to install a old version of quicken on Mandreiva 2008
>>>>> spring free. I've read that I will need to install wime to run the
>>>>> windoz program is it part of Mandriva that I have missed or where can
>>>>> I download it thansk
>>>> 
>>>> It's called "wine" - and it should be a standard Mandriva package.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> Can you tell me where to  find it I'm new to mandriva.
>> 
>> On the Application menu (alt+F1) there should be a menu item 'Install &
>> Remove Software'. Click on that, enter root password and look for WINE
>> under emulators (even thought it is really not one of those). Select it
>> and click the obvious button, etc.
>> 
>> You *may* get a message about not having already set up software
>> repositories.  If so, or you get any other messages let us know what they
>> are so that we can further help you...
>> 
>> HTH
>> 
>>         Rob.
> Quicken may not run well all the same.  If not, try Crossover Office.  I
> have Quicken 2005 running under that.

Doug

You may well be right.  I always found the Crossover Office installation of
Office 97 better than under native WINE and it is certainly easier to get
things set up properly, but it is not a cost free solution.  

Unfortunately Access 97 will not work under WINE (of any variety) , so I've
had to resort to a duel boot solution :(  Recently I've looked at the idea
of using a visualisation solution instead, since these are now *very* easy
to setup and use and are also far  more efficient with respect to the
resources required than they were a few years ago - this would also mean
that I'd no longer have to dual boot :-)


        Rob.