https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=38000
--- Comment #9 from Susan Cragin susancragin@gmail.com --- I have found out what the problem is.
The "file" I was trying to install is not an installation file. Let me explain.
I purchased NatSpeak 13 Basics with the auto download option. The file I downloaded was large, so I thought I was all right.
After what you told me, I tried installing that file onto a Windows machine. The "file" actually contacted Nuance and downloaded another file, the actual installation file. (Nowhere on the web site does it say that you need to do this.)
Anyway, I downloaded the real installation file to the Windows machine, and then copied it to my Ubuntu. I installed that file without a problem.
Thank you for your help. I'd had that *#! file for about two months, had tried to install it a dozen times, and would never have guessed what the problem was.
So installation went fine. The program does not run, but I believe it needs something. NatSpeak 12.5 needed vcrun2010. I tried that, but it did not work.
At this point, I hate to ask for more help, but I was wondering if you would look at the output and tell me what's missing.
I will attach another link, this one probably more helpful.
Thanks again,
Susan Cragin