[Bug 35245] New: Unable to install Red Alert (C&C) because the setup reports wrong Windows version

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35245

Bug ID: 35245
           Summary: Unable to install Red Alert (C&C) because the setup
                    reports wrong Windows version
           Product: Wine
           Version: 1.7.8
          Hardware: x86
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
          Assignee: [e-mail]
          Reporter: [e-mail]
    Classification: Unclassified

I have tried to install the Windows 95 version of Red Alert (C&C) and got stuck
in the setup process because it found Windows version 5.1 (XP) instead of the
needed 95 version.

After I had looked into the Wine Configuration I found out that the lowest
version to set is Windows XP.

Is it possible to bring the possibility back to set the Windows version lower
than XP? I guess there more setups and programs which fail to get past the
version check. Did anyone encounter a similar situation?

[Bug 35245] Unable to install Red Alert (C&C) because the setup reports wrong Windows version

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35245

--- Comment #1 from Bruno Jesus  ---
I can't see any change in the windows version list, Windows 2.0 is still there
along with all the other ones. Where did you download your wine from?

[Bug 35245] Unable to install Red Alert (C&C) because the setup reports wrong Windows version

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35245

Anastasius Focht  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |RESOLVED
                 CC|                            |[e-mail]
         Resolution|---                         |WONTFIX

--- Comment #2 from Anastasius Focht  ---
Hello Florian,

this is by design.
You are probably on 64-bit host hence the WINEPREFIX will be created as 64-bit.
There lowest possible 64-bit Windows version is "Windows XP" so this
restriction is intended.
If your game requires Win9X mode you need to create a 32-bit WINEPREFIX where
all 'old' Windows versions are available.

This can be controlled by setting 'WINEARCH' environment variable to 'win32'
before creating the prefix (needs to be set only once - during initial
creation).

--- snip ---
$ WINEARCH=win32 WINEPREFIX=/some/path winecfg  (set windows version to
'Win95')
$ WINEPREFIX=/some/path wine ./setup.exe        (setup runs in 32-bit prefix)
--- snip ---

Regards

[Bug 35245] Unable to install Red Alert (C&C) because the setup reports wrong Windows version

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35245

--- Comment #3 from Florian R. A. Angermeier  ---
Thanks for the fast response! :D

[Bug 35245] Unable to install Red Alert (C&C) because the setup reports wrong Windows version

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35245

Austin English  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|RESOLVED                    |CLOSED
         Resolution|WONTFIX                     |INVALID

--- Comment #4 from Austin English  ---
Closing.

[Bug 35245] Unable to install Red Alert (C&C) because the setup reports wrong Windows version

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35245

Anastasius Focht  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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                 CC|                            |[e-mail]

--- Comment #5 from Anastasius Focht  ---
*** Bug 36610 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***