[Bug 12076] New: Database app refused to install unless system32/drivers/ etc/{services,host} exist
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wine-bugs at winehq.org
Mon Mar 17 09:05:00 CDT 2008
http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12076
Summary: Database app refused to install unless
system32/drivers/etc/{services,host} exist
Product: Wine
Version: CVS/GIT
Platform: Other
OS/Version: other
Status: NEW
Keywords: Installer
Severity: normal
Priority: P2
Component: -unknown
AssignedTo: wine-bugs at winehq.org
ReportedBy: dank at kegel.com
A user's informix-based app refused to install until
the empty files c:/windows/system32/drivers/etc/{services,host}
were created, see
http://winehq.org/pipermail/wine-users/2008-March/030256.html
I looked around a bit for other system32/drivers/etc files.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/130024 describes hosts, services, and protocols
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/105997 describes lmhosts
It looks like some apps find that directory by looking at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\DataBasePath
and MSN Messenger 7.5 f*cks up by changing that variable's type, see
http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6343068
Getting this all right would be a lot of work. Just creating
two empty files might be reasonable, though, since it
allows the user's app to install.
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