http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13713
--- Comment #13 from Hans Leidekker hans@it.vu.nl 2008-06-15 14:38:59 ---
winetricks msxml3 msxml4 art2kmin mdac27, then install and run (with native wininet) Then it seems to run fine
I found that winetricks msxml3 msxml4 jet40 mdac28 + my patch makes the app start up fine. If I'm not mistaken the jet engine is part of the office runtime which would explain why it works for you too.
Can you confirm that builtin wininet + attached patch fixes the problem?