http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33207
Bug #: 33207 Summary: Visual Studio 2008 (9.0) Express Edition cannot launch in a fresh prefix Product: Wine Version: 1.5.25 Platform: x86 OS/Version: Linux Status: NEW Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: shell32 AssignedTo: wine-bugs@winehq.org ReportedBy: ehoover@mines.edu Classification: Unclassified
On launch the application reports "The application data folder for <program> could not be created." (e.g. "Visual C++ Express"). By manually creating the expected folder the problem can be worked around: mkdir ${HOME}/.wine/drive_c/users/${USER}/Application\ Data