http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31517
--- Comment #4 from Austin English austinenglish@gmail.com 2012-10-31 12:38:59 CDT --- I recall a similar bug (though I can't find it now) involving java. You can try: $ WINEDLLOVERRIDES=d3d8,d3d9= wine foo.exe