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Hi guys!
I have a lot of Windows portable programs on my HD and I want to run them on Slitaz. I've tried to run them using Wine, but it didn't work.
Is there any other option/solution that I can use?
Thanks in advance.
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Did you consider virtualbox ? It is not uncommon that I will have 1XP +1linux virtual machine running.
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@christophe
Yes, I had considered using Virtualbox, but to run a 10MB Windows application I need 3GB of HD (to install a virtual machine of Windows XP). I'm looking for a more "economical" solution.
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ok
on the other hand, to use windows to run a windows application does not sound unreasonable... (specially if wine will not do the job)
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Seems like you will likely have to dual boot, if those programs are that important for you to use.
Use SliTaz (or other Linux) for sensitive stuff, like online, & keep the security up to date; use your old Wiindows & programs when you need to.
Edit: You could try to find F.O.S.S. substitutes for those programs.
hi,
perheaps try to use ThinApp on Wine; make your little soft portable within Wine.
I always dreamed about having my Word and Excel portable running from live Slitaz.
Kind of stand alone exe file bundled with a stripped out wine whatever Slitaz version one have
Windows XP + XPLite + Deleting Help files + Installing .NET frameworks and DirectX 9.0c = ~1.5GB - just saying 
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yeah, thats why i think all this bunch of files should be placed outside the Iso, into an executable file
Thank you guys for your contributions!
@christophe Yes, to use Windows to run a Windows app is a logical idea, but I want to be free from Microsoft...
@fatmac The Windows programs I have don't have a linux equivalent; some of them are used to make calculus and graphics for engineering.
@moulefrite I'll look for ThinApp; maybe this could be a good solution. A single EXE file is much better for me.
@Trixar_za 1.5GB is better than 3GB; I'll create a virtual machine according to your suggestion.
If someone have any other idea, please fell free to comment here. XD
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2GB should be enough. I have a 4GB partition with Windows XP on it and it's currently taking up about 1,5GB, but that's just to test a modified video driver I made for some Intel GMA chipsets. Like I said, it has been stripped a bit and I installed .NET 4.0, 3.5 and 2.0 along with DirectX 9.0c on it to test games with.
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Thanks Trixar_za!
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