http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31026
Bug #: 31026 Summary: Following ~/.wine/system.reg on a new profile Product: Wine Version: 1.5.7 Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: -unknown AssignedTo: wine-bugs@winehq.org ReportedBy: sworddragon2@aol.com Classification: Unclassified
If there is no profile for Wine but ~/.wine/system.reg is already existing as a symlink to another file Wine doesn't follow this symlink if a new profile is created (the symlink ~/.wine/system.reg will be overwritten with the regular file). Only the file ~/.wine/.update-timestamp is followed if it is a symlink. I think Wine should try to follow ~/.wine/system.reg too before overwriting it.