"Rodney G. Garayt" <garay002 at tc.umn.edu> wrote: > > Is there an emulator, such as Wine or Cygwin or whatever, that I can > install on my pc without having to re-partition my drive? I need to run > some windows apps. I have Mandrake-Linux 8.0 only - no dual boot > obviously. I believe it's correct that you have to have a 'Windows' > partition to run Wine or Cygwin right? Well, I may as well mention CodeWeavers' CrossOver programs, since I'm fiddling with them today. They have two variants at the moment, both based on the Wine project. CrossOver Office is geared toward easing the installation of the Microsoft Office package and Lotus Notes. CrossOver Plugin is meant to allow Linux web browsers to handle file formats for which there is no native Linux player (QuickTime, Windows Media, Shockwave, etc.). The Office package costs about $55, and the Plugin version is about $25 (that cost is for the downloadable version -- you can get it on CD for about $10 more, and they also have a bundle of both). I just purchased a copy of CrossOver Plugin, since I'm getting really tired of seeing those pop-up windows that say "Say OK to download plugin for <blah>", which always leads to a totally useless page.. (Note to CodeWeavers folks -- good marketing opportunity, if you talk to Netscape and add your product to their plug-in finder). However, I'll note that you can download the demo version, install some plugins, then either copy or symlink ~/crossover/support/dotwine to ~/.wine, and use your computer's native wine installation to run software better.