http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15649
--- Comment #7 from Anastasius Focht focht@gmx.net 2009-06-17 07:37:53 --- Hello,
--- quote --- With a new prefix and today's Wine it crashes more often than not. It is rumored that some users do not experience this crashing. --- quote ---
Different execution/thread timing can cause all sorts of hidden bugs to surface. Wine can't replicate exact threading/timing behaviour of Windows by design.
I looked again and I still hold up my analysis. The app accesses splash screen (label control) across threads without proper synchronization to the threads which owns the control (Window).
The only workaround I can give you is to pass "--nowelcome" command line parameter which basically omits the splash screen at all, preventing the buggy code. Please report back if that works for you. Otherwise I fear this is something Wine can't fix.
Again: If something works in Windows this doesn't mean it's properly implemented nor bug free. Windows tolerates lots of brain damage, hiding many app bugs.
Regards