New subject: [Bug 57323] system32: wmvcore.dll Breaks Windows 7 Card Games (renaming/deleting it allows them to work)

18 Oct 2024


      https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57323
Bug ID: 57323
           Summary: system32: wmvcore.dll Breaks Windows 7 Card Games
                    (renaming/deleting it allows them to work)
           Product: Wine
           Version: 9.19
          Hardware: x86-64
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
          Assignee: wine-bugs@winehq.org
          Reporter: garrettm4@protonmail.com
      Distribution: ---
Created attachment 77274
  --> https://bugs.winehq.org/attachment.cgi?id=77274
win7 Freecell works with wmvcore.dll renamed
The Wine wmvcore.dll located in system32 prevents Windows Vista/7 card games
from working. Simply renaming this dll allows these games to run using a clean
Wine 9.19 prefix. This workaround has also been tested to work on Wine 9.1. The
card games can be copied from Windows Vista, Windows 7 (with the CardGames.dll)
or using https://win7games.com/#games to install them to the prefix. If using
the Winaero installer, you can simply copy the game folder and use it directly,
instead of installing every time.
I'm not sure why this dll prevents the games from opening, but its omission
doesn't seem to affect any of the other apps I use. Additionally, when using
winetricks to install wmp11 (from a forum hint about getting the games to
work), this dll is removed from the system32 folder during the install process.
Apparently, wmp11 is not actually needed and simply worked by removing the one
dll that prevented the games from opening correctly.
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[Bug 57323] New: system32: wmvcore.dll Breaks Windows 7 Card Games (renaming/deleting it allows them to work)