That said, this document may very well be much shorter in the future. Tip: Although winecfg is a great configuration tool, some more advanced settings can be only be changed by editing the registry i. You can find some useful registry keys here. As always, one should exercise care when editing the registry. There are two ways you can use winecfg to change settings. You can change settings for all applications "Default Settings" or you can change settings for a specific application which overrides the default settings.
When you start winecfg, the Applications tab is shown with "Default Settings" selected. With "Default Settings" selected, changes made affect all applications. Tip: When editing per application settings, the application name appears in the winecfg title bar.
This setting changes the version reported to applications that ask for it. Generally, this setting does not change Wine's behavior. If an application never asks for this version information, it is likely that changing this setting will have no effect on the application's performance or functioning.
Applications which ask for version information might do so in order to make decisions about which Windows features it should use. For example, if a feature is only available in newer versions of Windows then the application would want to avoid using that feature if running on older Windows versions.
Note: Better designed applications will try to detect the features in question rather than relying on the operating system's version. This setting is provided because some applications will refuse to run if the reported version does not meet their stated system requirements.
In some cases, changing this setting may also work around bugs in Wine by causing the application to use different feature sets to get its work done. Versions of Windows prior to XP are only available for selection in winecfg in 32 bit wineprefixes.
This is because those versions of Windows did not exist in 64 bit. If you are on a 64 bit system, you will have to create a 32 bit wineprefix to be able to set Wine to those versions. Sometimes Wine ships with a DLL, which is not fully implemented or contains bugs which haven't yet been worked out. In some cases you can work around these kinds of problems by using a library provided with an application or copied from a Windows installation.
Native means: Not provided by Wine eg installed by an application or copied from a Windows installation.
If all of the above didn't scare you off, you can add an override by typing the name of the library or selecting it from the drop down list and then click Add. Click "OK" when finished. Aaron Parson has been writing about electronics, software and games since , contributing to several technology websites and working with NewsHour Productions. By Aaron Parson. References NetSquirrel. You can also temporarily boot without any services or startup items by clicking "Diagnostic Startup" on the "General" tab.
This will let you boot once with minimal features enabled without altering your regular settings. Disabling startup items and services can cause programs requiring them to fail. Only uncheck items you're sure you want disabled.
If you encounter errors after your changes, reverse the settings you altered and reboot again. Related Articles.
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