Wine-Metastock, dotnet, IE6, and MSJVM

Question

I need windows for a software called metastock and iE6 with MSJVM. To install that, i got wine. Actualy, metastock depends on dotnet and dotnet depends on IE6. So, i first started with ie6 and tried installing it with "wine ie6setup.exe" and then using winetools. In both cases, I end up with a white screen after starting IE6 which asks for gecko to be installed. Even after installing gecko, it does not work. Finally, I got IE6 with ies4linux, but that is not recognized by wine and hence, dotnet and metastock cannot be installed. Also, ies4linux does not recognize MSJVM which i installed with wine. I went through a post http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?versionId=469 but could not make out what shall I do. Any help guys.
My needs are:
1. Metastock.
2. IE6 with Microsoft JVM.
Here is the output which I get when starting IE6 along with white screen.
[shantanu@bluehead Internet Explorer]$ wine IEXPLORE.EXE
fixme:shell:StopWatchMode () stub!
fixme:shdocvw:IEWinMain "" 10
fixme:ole:CoResumeClassObjects stub
err:ole:CoGetClassObject class {4955dd33-b159-11d0-8fcf-00aa006bcc59} not regist ered
err:ole:CoGetClassObject no class object {4955dd33-b159-11d0-8fcf-00aa006bcc59} could be created for context 0x1
fixme:shdocvw:ClOleCommandTarget_QueryStatus (0x17fd74)->((null) 1 0x33fb1c (nil ))
fixme:shdocvw:ClOleCommandTarget_Exec (0x17fd74)->((null) 25 2 0x33fb30 (nil))
fixme:shdocvw:ClOleCommandTarget_Exec (0x17fd74)->((null) 26 2 0x33fb30 (nil))
fixme:shdocvw:ClDispatch_Invoke (0x17fd74)->(-709 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-00000 0000000} 2048 0002 0x33fa74 0x33fac0 (nil) 0x33fa84)
fixme:shdocvw:ClDispatch_Invoke (0x17fd74)->(-5512 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-0000 00000000} 2048 0002 0x33fa34 0x33fa80 (nil) 0x33fa44)
fixme:shdocvw:ClDispatch_Invoke (0x17fd74)->(-5501 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-0000 00000000} 2048 0002 0x33fa74 0x33fac0 (nil) 0x33fa84)
fixme:shdocvw:ClDispatch_Invoke (0x17fd74)->(-5512 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-0000 00000000} 2048 0002 0x33fa34 0x33fa80 (nil) 0x33fa44)
fixme:shdocvw:ClDispatch_Invoke (0x17fd74)->(-5502 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-0000 00000000} 2048 0002 0x33fa74 0x33fac0 (nil) 0x33fa84)
fixme:shdocvw:ClDispatch_Invoke (0x17fd74)->(-5513 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-0000 00000000} 2048 0002 0x33fa74 0x33fac0 (nil) 0x33fa84)
fixme:shdocvw:ClDispatch_Invoke (0x17fd74)->(-726 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-00000 0000000} 2048 0002 0x33fa74 0x33fac0 (nil) 0x33fa84)
fixme:shdocvw:ClientSite_GetContainer (0x17fd74)->(0x33fb5c)
fixme:shdocvw:ClOleCommandTarget_Exec (0x17fd74)->({000214d1-0000-0000-c000-0000 00000046} 37 0 0x33fc80 (nil))
fixme:shdocvw:ClDispatch_Invoke (0x17fd74)->(-5502 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-0000 00000000} 2048 0002 0x33fb44 0x33fc70 (nil) 0x33fb54)
fixme:shdocvw:ClDispatch_Invoke (0x17fd74)->(-5501 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-0000 00000000} 2048 0002 0x33fb44 0x33fc60 (nil) 0x33fb54)
fixme:shdocvw:HttpNegotiate_BeginningTransaction (0x180bc8)->(L"" L"" 0 0x33fc94 )
fixme:shdocvw:BindStatusCallback_GetBindInfo (0x180bc8)->(0x33fc98 0x33fbbc)
err:urlmon:URLMonikerImpl_BindToStorage InternetCrackUrl failed: 87
fixme:shdocvw:ClOleCommandTarget_Exec (0x17fd74)->((null) 29 2 0x33fcc0 (nil))
fixme:shdocvw:DocHostUIHandler_GetDropTarget (0x17fd74)
[shantanu@bluehead Internet Explorer]$
Is there an issue with wine? Since many other applications are not working too.
for example, yahoo mesenger in wine gives me this:
[shantanu@bluehead Messenger]$ wine Ypager.exe
err:ole:CoGetClassObject no class object {24f3ead6-8b87-4c1a-97da-71c126bda08f} could be created for context 0x7
same is the case for many other applications, e.g, real player, winamp, etc., either they dont install or dont work. Also whatever i get in IE6, the display is very bad at the top.
Any easy solution guys for noobs like me....
Last edited by ravisghosh (2007-01-28 03:09:48)

Answer 1

You might have to set up a minimal Windows install inside a qemu/vmware/thoseOtherEmulators environment. I've had good luck with qemu, though never tried for Windows.
Dusty