Today wine's compatibility with 20 popular apps from tucows
Carlos Lozano
clozano at andago.com
Sat Nov 2 09:53:03 CST 2002
Hello :)
I have taken the 20 first entries of the top 100 tucows list,
except that some entries has been removed, mainly antivirus
and programs what need other different program to work.
(URL: http://tucows.uam.es/toppicks.html)
Comments, improves, ... are welcomed :))
Regards,
Carlos.
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Every application was tested with:
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o A clean fake_windows. (only windows/system and windows/system32)
o Winedefault.reg registry.
o Managed = yes
o Desktop = no
o Extra hacks, native dlls (except the installed by the own program) = none
Results:
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Total apps tested: 21 (*)
Apps install: 15/21
Apps run: 4/21
(*) Really 20, but two different Internet Explorer versions was tested.
Applications:
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1. Irfan View - This feature-rich image viewer and converter supports many
formats.
VERSION 3.75.
* Install: No, Required mfc42.dll. (with mfc42.dll native works)
* Run: No (with mfc42.dll native works, but some options likeA
thumbnails crashes)
2. Winace - If you need to compress and archive, try out this tool.
VERSION 2.20.
* Install: No, crashes.
* Run: Unknown
3. Internet Explorer - This listing includes 5.01, 5.01 High Encryption Pack,
5.5, 6.0 Beta and the long awaited, official release of 6.0.
VERSION 5.5. (from cdrom)
* Install: No, with native urlmon stops a bit later.
* Run: Unknown.
VERSION 6.0. (from cdrom)
* Install: No, with urlmon native stops in crypt. With crypt32+msoss native
stops with a CRC error.
* Run: Unknown.
4. WinZip - The most popular compression utility for Windows just got better.
VERSION 8.1.
* Install: Yes. (Dlls installed none)
* Run: No, it needs riched20.dll to shown the text in zipped files what
includes a message, zipped files without messages works fine.
5. ICQ for Windows - The new and improved ICQ is here with all the great
features you've come to expect -- plus a whole new set!
VERSION 2002a.
* Install: Yes, but it need "touch /c/windows/system/setupapi.dll"
(Dlls installed atl.dll,msvcrt.dll)
* Run: No, required comctl32 and riched32 native. (it wasn't able to
add users to contact list even with this native dlls, i don't know
if it was a different problem, or wine related)
6. Acrobat Reader - This is the solution to your PDF troubles.
VERSION 5.0.5.
* Install: Yes. (Dlls installed by the program: advpack.dll, msvcrt.dll,
shfolder.dll, w95inf32.dll, msvcp60.dll, oleaut32.dll, w95inf16.dll).
* Run: Yes.
7. VCDEasy - This is a VCD authoring freeware.
VERSION 1.1.1.
* Install: Yes. (License and more info is not visible - riched32) (Dlls
installed none)
* Run: No, crashes.
8. Go!Zilla - Let this program do all the work of downloading and
disconnecting.
VERSION 4.11.39.
* Install: Yes. (License is not visible - riched32) (Dlls installed none)
* Run: No, crashes.
9. WS-FTP LE - WS-FTP LE is a great application that allows remote file
edits, chmods on UNIX boxes and file moves.
VERSION 5.08.
* Install: Yes. (Dlls installed none)
* Run: Yes.
10. Winamp - This program has so many possibilities and offers such a wide
range of interfaces, you'll need no other player.
VERSION 3.0:
* Install: Yes. (Dlls installed none)
* Run: No. (Need native msvcrt.dll then works)
11. WinRAR - This is a version of the popular RAR compression format, offering
significantly improved compression ratios.
VERSION 3.00:
* Install: Yes. (It will install winrar in the directory what you are
when run the installer, it is a buggy because you must stop the
instalation with ctrl+c when it will ask by "overwrite files", but
it works).
* Run: Yes. (minnor glitches in bugzilla)
13. Fruityloops - Make your own MIDIs, WAVs and MP3s in minutes.
VERSION 3.56:
* Install: Yes. (It will install fruitloops in the directory what you are
when run the installer, it is a buggy because you must stop the
instalation with ctrl+c when it will ask by "overwrite files", but
it works).
* Run: No. (Need hhctrl.ocx native, with it the program runs, but i haven't
used it before :/)
14. Download Accelerator Plus - Automatically manage your downloads while
accelerating them with multiple server connections.
VERSION 5.3:
* Install: Yes. (Dlls installed AniGIF.ocx,atl.dll)
* Run: No. (the program starts, but when you press in some option
it will stops)
15. QuickTime Player - View almost any movie out there with the added benefits
of Apple's exclusive formats. QuickTime Player is one of the best around.
VERSION 6.
* Install: Yes. (Dlls installed Indeo4.qtx,QuickTimeMusicalInstruments.qtx,
IR41_QC.dll,QTPlugin.ocx,QuickTimeCheck.ocx,QuickTime.qts,IR41_QCX.dll,
QuickTime.cpl,QuickTimeVR.qtx)
* Run: No. (the program runs with massive gfx problems)
18. Easy CD-DA Extractor - This program rips CDs, converts audio files between
different formats, and creates audio CDs from WAV and MP3 files.
VERSION 5.0.
* Install: Yes. (Dlls installed advpack.dll, drmv2clt.dll,msdmo.dll,
w95inf16.dll,wmnetmgr.dll,asfsipc.dll,l3codeca.acm,msnetobj.dll,
w95inf32.dll,wmstream.dll,blackbox.dll,laprxy.dll,msvcrt.dll,wmadmoe.dll,
wmvcore.dll,drmclien.dll,npwmsdrm.dll,WMASF.dll, drmstor.dll,msaud32.acm,
sl_anet.acm,wmidx.ocx)
* Run: No, crashes. (sysparams.c:1646 - user.dll.so)
23. WordWeb - An extremely popular dictionary and thesaurus in one.
VERSION 2.0a.
* Install: Yes. (It will install wordweb in the directory what you are
when run the installer, it is a buggy because you must stop the
instalation with ctrl+c when it will ask by "overwrite files", but
it works).
* Run: No. Freeze, it will not show any window.
25. mIRC - This is a popular IRC client. (www.mirc.co.uk)
VERSION 6.03.
* Install: Yes. (Dlls installed)
* Run: Yes.
26. CD Mate - This is a powerful CD backup utility.
VERSION 2.2.8.1.
* Install: Yes. (License and more info is not visible - riched32) (Dlls
installed none)
* Run: No, crashes. (sysparams.c:1646 - user.dll.so) (the audioplayer
included with the program works)
27. ACDSee - This is a picture viewer, graphics converter and image management
program.
VERSION 4.02.
* Install: No. (wininet dll problem)
* Run: Unknown
29. Putty - This simple Telnet application could hang with the big boys.
VERSION 0.52.
* Install: No needed install.
* Run: No. (it doesn't show the right part of the window, regression????)
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