[Bug 26463] New: "18 Wheels of Steel" won't launch, says "There is no Windows program configured to open this kind of file."

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http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26463

           Summary: "18 Wheels of Steel" won't launch, says "There is no
                    Windows program configured to open this kind of file."
           Product: Wine
           Version: 1.3.15
          Platform: x86
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: shdocvw
        AssignedTo: wine-bugs at winehq.org
        ReportedBy: dank at kegel.com


This is a Valuesoft DVD-rom title from 2007.
It install fine, but the menu item it installs doesn't work,
it just puts up a dialog that says "There is no Windows program configured to
open this kind of file."

That icon tries to do

wine C:\\windows\\command\\start.exe /Unix
~/.wine/dosdevices/c:/users/Public/Start\ Menu/Programs/Games\ Of\ The\
Month/18\ Wheels\ of\ Steel\ Big\ City\ Rigs/18\ Wheels\ of\ Steel\ American\
Longhaul.lnk

That .lnk file points to

C:\Program Files\Games Of The Month\18 Wheels of Steel Big City Rigs\18 Wheels
of Steel American Long Haul\Play.hta

.hta is an "html application", a trusted .html file; see 
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms536496(v=vs.85).aspx

(The .hta doesn't do anything particularly useful; it just uses vbscript
and WShell to launch alh.exe, like the verschluggener icon should 
have, so the workaround is pretty easy: point the icon at alh.exe.
The .hta might do one little useful thing: center the window on the screen.)

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