http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7406
------- Additional Comments From a.hurst@shef.ac.uk 2007-15-02 18:41 ------- Surprise! - you're correct. =) Obliterating the drive_c directory didn't make any difference, and the installer completed fine.
Sorry for wasting everyone's time with this bug. At least I was helpful with the msvcrt one =\
What do you say to my idea about replacing missing registry automatically with wineprefixcreate?