https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19433
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--- Comment #18 from bender647@yahoo.com --- (In reply to maudrid from comment #17)
I'm not able to get the game to launch. But I think it's something I'm doing wrong, just don't know what it is. It shows the splash screen then: Runtime error! Program Z:\games\CNC\game.dat abnormal program termination. Press OK to exit the program.... I'm using the same wine prefix as when it was working.
I've seen this a number of times and the problem has been that the game requires an Options.ini to be found in the My Documents/Command\ and\ Conquer\ Generals\ Data/ folder. At installation, a skeleton file is provided so the game can start, and then after you configure, it will contain your new options.
At some recent point, Wine has updated its directory structure to rename the `My Documents' folder to `Documents'. An older installation of the game will no longer find the required Options.ini. If you symlink `My Documents' to `Documents' in the drive_c/user area the game should launch.