Newbie problems with config file.

[Tony Lambregts]

Gisli gh1304 at hotmail.com wrote:
> Thanks Peter
> 
> This helped and now I get a different message.
> 
> [root at snort-par-office windows]# wine ./a.exe
> Invalid path 'C:\windowssystem' for system directory: does not exist
> Perhaps you have not properly edited or created your Wine configuration
> file.
> This is (supposed to be) '/root/.wine/config'
> 
> Here is my config
> [wine]
> "Windows" = "C:\\windows"
> "System" = "C:\\windows\system"
Try "System" = "C:\\windows\\system"

> "Temp" = "e:\\temp"
> "Path" = "C:\\windows;C:\\windows\system;e:\\temp"
Try "Path" = "C:\\windows;C:\\windows\\system;e:\\temp"

> "SymbolTableFile" = "./wine.sym"
> 
> Any more ideas?  Thanks again.
> Gisli.

A simple way to explain it is that for wine internals to see \ it needs 
\\ in the config file.

One more thing. I consider it rude/impolite to prefix reply to quote, at 
least on this news group. I know outlook starts a reply at the top of a 
message and it is easier for you to just start typing rather than going 
to the end. However most maillers do not do this (at least by default). 
It is a very Microsoft thing.