Comments on: WINE 1.1.24 – Lastest build tested.

By: xD

xD — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:23:53 +0000

Sry I thought that I put my real name when I thought I had double posted

By: xD

xD — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:22:36 +0000

Microsoft also censored proof from Cambridge university that Xen as being better than virtual pc.
Apparently you can make it illegal for others to defame ur product
(I am very bad at concealing my identity)

By: Links 29/06/2009: Core Linux 2.1 Released; FreeDOS is Now 15 | Boycott Novell

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:30:00 +0000

[...] WINE 1.1.24 – Lastest build tested. The Wine project has been going for a long time. Users who want to upgrade their OS to Windows 7 and like the idea of XP mode, should note that firstly XP mode is available only in the more expensive versions (apparently) and it allegedly does not offer DirectX support. Wine on the other hand has great support for software (check the home page for your favorite title) it won’t cost you anything, and its worth considering to try if as an unhappy Vista customer you are looking for an upgrade to your OS. [...]

By: s5h.net » Blog Archive » XP Applications Run Better in GNU/Linux Than in Vista/Vista 7?

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:05:28 +0000

[...] http://openbytes.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/wine-1-1-24-lastest-build-tested/ [...]

By: openbytes

openbytes — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:14:07 +0000

Thanks for reminding me Will….

I’m not sure of its value to the home user if it doesnt have DX support and since I’d guess (what with the amount of diverse software on the net) they would be the ones most in need of the XP mode. Its pretty academic anyway since theres no reason if someone really wants XP mode that can’t just dual boot a Linux/wine build. It would certainly save money and give them DX compat.

Thanks for the links. Very interesting.
Regards,
Goblin.

By: Will

Will — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:06:25 +0000

One further thing to keep in mind is that XP Mode will require processors that support hardware level virtualization. Some processors do, some don’t. Here is some info about that for the benefit of readers concerning Intel and AMD chips:

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-xp-mode-virtualization-intel,7709.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-cpu-windows-xp-mode,7739.html