Software that will allow me to run windows software on 8.10

[Stephen]

Mario Vukelic wrote:
> On Sun, 2009-03-15 at 03:47 -0400, Mark Pyles wrote:
>> Thank you for your help. Unfortunately my program would not install
>> after installing Wine.
> 
> Visual Studio is known not to work, not even in the commercial Wine
> version, Crossover:
> http://preview.tinyurl.com/ad3pym
> 
> Your only option will be to install Windows in a virtualized environment
> (using VirtualBox or vmware) and install Visual Studio inside Windows.
> 
> 

I use a commercial application called Win4lin Pro (win4lin.com) on my 
8.04 laptop and my 8.10 pc.  I costs a little less than VMWARE, has 
excellent technical support.

Your install the application at the the command line, run a graphical 
installer  where you insert the Windows CD.  You end up with a graphical 
user inteface  where you can start and stop your windows session, make 
back up of Windows and all the applications you have installed, 
adjust/fine tune your windows sessions.  But the best bit is that the 
applications you have in Win4lin/Windows can be started and run without 
have a windows session on-screen, so these applications look as though 
they are running independently of Windows.  Because this is a near 
native Windows environment I have not found anything that does not work. 
  I use Visio, Office 2K, CSE HTML Validator, Paint Shop Pro, Swish Max.

I have re-installed  this application several times as I change 
machines.  I keep step by step notes on how to install and you could 
have these if you go ahead.  (not sure if you need them of course).

Good luck

Stephen