[Wine] Re: WoW WotLK Beta cant install

[Xlorep DarkHelm]

Someone posted a good work-around to install the beta client with WINE on the official beta forum for WoW:

Source (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=8202277569&postId=82017115837&sid=2000#8)


> It's a problem with the HTML controls.
> 
> http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13321
> 
> I got it to install by using ies4linux, shudder. http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/page/Installation
> 
> Run BC once using ies4's wineprefix to create the proper registry entries, then run the wrath installer using ies4's prefix, then move wrath to your regular wineprefix and create shortcuts as necessary.
> 
> $ WINEPREFIX=~/.ies4linux/ie6 wow
> $ WINEPREFIX=~/.ies4linux/ie6 /path/to/Wrath/Installer
> $ mv ~/.ies4linux/ie6/drive_c/Program\ Files/Wrath ~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Wrath
> 
> $ cat ~/bin/wrath
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> 
> cd /home/<me>/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Wrath\ of\ the\ Lich\ King\ Beta/
> 
> wine explorer /desktop=wow,1440x900 Launcher.exe "$@"&