[Wine] How to install Wine on Windows?

[Gert van den Berg]

On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 3:28 PM, John Drescher <drescherjm at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I think that there might be a real reason to do so, now. Wow32, used in 64-bit Windows versions, can't run Win16 apps. Wine can.
>>
> Isn't this is a result of a processor limitation. 64 bit mode does not
> support 16 bit mode.
>
>
> John
>
If Wine under x86_64 can run it, no....

The support of vm86 seem not to exist... (Should only be a issue for DOS apps)

http://forum.winehq.org/viewtopic.php?t=1759

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_mode#Real_mode_application_compatibility
seem to state that Win16 on Windows > 3 run in protected mode.

Gert