https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28933
--- Comment #26 from old git old.git@net98.eml.cc --- I am the one who claimed Screamer works on Wine 2.4. Alas it is now clear to me that it is only part of the story.
Yes, I downgraded the Wine version on my main PC (Mint 17.3) to 2.4, and the Screamer main menu is still completely unresponsive as described above.
I have a EEE netbook also running Mint 17.3. Dare I swear here? It has Play on Linux installed and the Wine version is 2.4 for the sandbox in which Screamer runs. This installation of Screamer runs just as I observed it running on native Windows, main menu and all. Unfortunately I have yet to find the time to record and compare all the files, dlls etc in both system directories, so cannot advise on the differences if any.