http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35481
--- Comment #6 from Alan Secker alan@asandco.co.uk --- (In reply to comment #5)
What is the name of the program? Is it legally available anywhere for download?
The program I needed was on a cover CD supplied with PC Magazine December 1996.It could not be installed except through the general menu system on the CD. That had to be attained by launching GO.EXE. That did indeed come up but when I selected the program that I wanted - COMMENCE.EXE and clicked 'Install' it failed with the error message shown earlier.
I would repeat that when I tried it using the original SSD on the Asus PC901 netbook, it installed flawlessly. Same operating system. Same version.
As for legality, the publishers website is http://www.commence.com/. Being a US developer, I believe that they have 70 years copyright protection. The 'help' dialog claims copyright 1988-1996 whatever that means.