[Wine] exporting registry to Wine

[L. Rahyen]

On Tuesday December 18 2007 09:46, Markus Hitter wrote:
> Am 17.12.2007 um 19:20 schrieb Sebastien Roret:
> > PS : I guess it is registry related, because I can install these
> > programs
> > through Wine. But I just wanted to launch through a complete C
> > drive :)
>
> It's generally considered the wrong approach to map a "real" C: drive
> to Wine's drive_c.

	Because it IS wrong approach.

> That said, it's intuitive to do so, many people do it (intuitively)

	I don't think that this is intuitive. For example how many people out there 
import WHOLE registry and ALL installed program files from old Windows 
installation to fresh one? Nobody (or almost nobody). Because this is hard, 
hacky and unsupported approach. Clean installation is simple, clean, fast and 
supported approach - in fact the only way that is supported by WINE Project 
(for WINE) and by Microsoft (for Windows).

> and running applications installed natively has some benefits.

	It has no benefits in general. You will waste much more time by trying to get 
programs working this way even if you have expert knowledge! Anyway, to 
cleanly install any Windows program you need just few seconds or few minutes 
(there is some exceptions but this doesn't matter because standard 
installation is generally simplest approach). Why waste time for manual 
unsupported installation?
	If your program doesn't install on WINE but does on Windows you need to 
report bug at http://bugs.winehq.org .
	You may (but shouldn't) try to bypass installation if you REALLY need the 
program working on Linux ASAP but if you try it you will understand that this 
require more time then doing clean installation of the program.

> Obviously, it would be a great enhancement to make Wine using and/or
> syncronising the registry of a native Windows installation.

	This will never be done. Even Windows itself doesn't support this.

> Please 
> file a bug/enhancement report (http://bugs.winehq.org/) and include
> what you've already tried.

	There is no bug to report! As I have said Windows doesn't 
support "synchronizing its registry with another Windows installation" and 
therefore WINE will not going to support this either.