http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22724
--- Comment #9 from Hayim hayim.shaul@gmail.com 2010-05-17 12:38:49 --- Found the problem.
1. the directory .wine/drive_c/windows/Fonts/ is not created when first running wine.
2. when the fonts are missing nothing is showing (instead for example showing dots, squares or even spaces