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Re: e tax on wine

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From: Will Kemp
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:42
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gary wrote:
> Will Kemp wrote:
>> gary wrote:
>>> Will Kemp wrote:
>>>> gary wrote:
>>>>> Will Kemp wrote:
>>>>>> gary wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi all I cannot get passed the page that ask to pre fill my e tax 
>>>>>>> form it asks for a yes or no answer and regardless of what i do 
>>>>>>> nothing happens I have no idea what the problem is.I am using 
>>>>>>> ubuntu don,t know if that is a factor set my task bar to auto hide 
>>>>>>> as told by e tax program any ideas on what i am doing wrong? 
>>>>>>> thanks in advance Gary
>>>>>> I just tested it and it works fine for me. What version of Wine are 
>>>>>> you using? I'm using 1.0 - if you're using an earlier version, 
>>>>>> that's probably why it doesn't work.
>>>>>>
>>>>> thanks for the reply but I am using 1.0 could it be in my settings 
>>>>> some were? thanks any way Gary
>>>> I don't know. I'm using Fedora, not Ubuntu. I don't understand why 
>>>> Wine would behave differently under Ubuntu to how it behaves under 
>>>> Fedora, but it seems that it does.
>>>>
>>>> The only thing i can suggest is install virtualbox and then install 
>>>> Fedora 9 in a virtualbox virtual machine - maybe even use the live CD 
>>>> if it includes Wine (i'm not sure if it does or not) - and then 
>>>> install e-tax in that. That's a bit complicated, but probably better 
>>>> than lodging it on paper - particularly if you're expected a refund.
>>>>
>>>> Or install Fedora 9 as a dual boot system with Ubuntu.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I found on the wine forum this command line
>>> wget http://kegel.com/wine/winetricks && sh winetricks msxml4
>>> and it looks like working  fingers crossed it is called msXML I hope 
>>> this helps others from a lot of mucking about thanks all gary
>> That's useful. I guess those libraries are all shipped with Fedora. I 
>> wonder why they're not included in Ubuntu.
>>

> I just got to the end of the tax pack when i get to verification screen 
> its blank could it mean that wine does not recognize my internet 
> connection  as prior to that screen it asks to be sure of internet 
> connection? and how do i fix it? thanks Gary

I've got no idea about that, i'm afraid. I'd be surprised if Wine's 
network system doesn't work though. All i can suggest is google or the 
wine forum.

Can you save the completed tax pack? If the worst comes to the worst, 
you can always take that to a windows computer and do the upload bit.




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