http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3570
------- Additional Comments From willie@froq.net 2005-30-10 08:44 ------- You were right! Running a +process trace shows something. The executable extracts a file to Windows\Temp, called "License Cleanup ESD.0001". That one's a win32 executable as well, and gets executed. As soon as it's started, the popup appears.
The license/ protection system seems to be somewhat common, it's not by Pixologic (and therefore not part of the demo), and might be used for a few other applications as well. I'll try to find out more!