[SOLVED] Need help installing IE7 in Linux though Wine

mr.computer · 12-30-2008, 07:58 PM

i double click on file:///home/ryan/Desktop/IE7-WindowsXP-x86-enu.exe
wine opens up then it would of extract the files but then a window popsup that says extraction failed
unable to find a volume for file extraction. Please verify that you have proper permissions.
how do i check if i have propper permisions ANY HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATE!!!

**Done_Fishin** · 12-31-2008, 12:50 PM

Why on earth would you want to install Internet Explorer on Linux???

I think Firefox does a far better job and has fewer security issues ..

mr.computer · 12-31-2008, 03:12 PM

a certian online game called roblox requires it but i did find something called IEs4linux
and im going to use that

**Done_Fishin** · 01-01-2009, 06:04 AM

keep us informed if you succeed at what you're trying to do .. it just seemed strange people using Linux and WANTING to install more Microsoft

12-30-2008, 07:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
mr.computer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 17 OS: linux ubuntu 9.04,win98SE My System	[SOLVED] Need help installing IE7 in Linux though Wine i double click on file:///home/ryan/Desktop/IE7-WindowsXP-x86-enu.exe wine opens up then it would of extract the files but then a window popsup that says extraction failed unable to find a volume for file extraction. Please verify that you have proper permissions. how do i check if i have propper permisions ANY HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATE!!!

12-31-2008, 12:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
Done_Fishin Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brit living in Greece Posts: 7,473 OS: WinME, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Beta, Ubuntu 9.04 & Netbook Remix & CD2USB, Mepis 6.5, Fedora 10 My System	Re: Need help installing IE7 in Linux though Wine Why on earth would you want to install Internet Explorer on Linux??? I think Firefox does a far better job and has fewer security issues .. __________________ . . I'm not old!! I'm age impaired .. D_F I DON'T PLAY GAMES How to mark your thread as solved HDD DIAG UTILS TSF's Photographer's Corner

12-31-2008, 03:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
mr.computer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 17 OS: linux ubuntu 9.04,win98SE My System	Re: Need help installing IE7 in Linux though Wine a certian online game called roblox requires it but i did find something called IEs4linux and im going to use that

01-01-2009, 06:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
Done_Fishin Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brit living in Greece Posts: 7,473 OS: WinME, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Beta, Ubuntu 9.04 & Netbook Remix & CD2USB, Mepis 6.5, Fedora 10 My System	Re: [SOLVED] Need help installing IE7 in Linux though Wine keep us informed if you succeed at what you're trying to do .. it just seemed strange people using Linux and WANTING to install more Microsoft __________________ . . I'm not old!! I'm age impaired .. D_F I DON'T PLAY GAMES How to mark your thread as solved HDD DIAG UTILS TSF's Photographer's Corner