Wine emptied my Program Files directory

[g.patel at wanadoo.fr]

On Mon, 23 Apr 2001 23:05:42 -0700, Steve Varadi <svaradi at usa.com>
wrote:

>I installed wine from SuSE 7.1 CD it was smooth and quick and WORKING!!!:)) 
>but when I reboot to Windows I did not see any shortcut on my Desktop (just 
>only standard icons, like new windows) My Program Files directory almost 
>empty. I found Program Files/Uninstall Information directory with two new 
>directory:
>/Program Files/Uninstall Information/ConnectionConfiguration 
>/Program Files/Uninstall Information/IE.HKCUZoneInfo
>
>I found my ALL Program Files moved under 
>/!$!$!$!$.pfr directory and lost every  original shortcuts.
>
>I can start programs from Start menu, but no shortcut.:((
>What went wrong?? 

You used  Internet exploser under Wine. Many people have already 
reported this.

>How can I restore my original Windows settings, without 
>loosing the wine access??