http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26463
Summary: "18 Wheels of Steel" won't launch, says "There is no Windows program configured to open this kind of file." Product: Wine Version: 1.3.15 Platform: x86 OS/Version: Linux Status: NEW Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: shdocvw AssignedTo: wine-bugs@winehq.org ReportedBy: dank@kegel.com
This is a Valuesoft DVD-rom title from 2007. It install fine, but the menu item it installs doesn't work, it just puts up a dialog that says "There is no Windows program configured to open this kind of file."
That icon tries to do
wine C:\windows\command\start.exe /Unix ~/.wine/dosdevices/c:/users/Public/Start\ Menu/Programs/Games\ Of\ The\ Month/18\ Wheels\ of\ Steel\ Big\ City\ Rigs/18\ Wheels\ of\ Steel\ American\ Longhaul.lnk
That .lnk file points to
C:\Program Files\Games Of The Month\18 Wheels of Steel Big City Rigs\18 Wheels of Steel American Long Haul\Play.hta
.hta is an "html application", a trusted .html file; see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms536496(v=vs.85).aspx
(The .hta doesn't do anything particularly useful; it just uses vbscript and WShell to launch alh.exe, like the verschluggener icon should have, so the workaround is pretty easy: point the icon at alh.exe. The .hta might do one little useful thing: center the window on the screen.)