[Bug 41974] New: German-English dictionary won't run using Wine

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41974

Bug ID: 41974
           Summary: German-English dictionary won't run using Wine
           Product: Wine
           Version: unspecified
          Hardware: x86
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
          Assignee: [e-mail]
          Reporter: [e-mail]
      Distribution: ---

I'm trying to use Wine to get an old German-English dictionary working called
Duden Oxford Großwörterbuch Englisch (Version 2.0 mit Plus-Paket).
It's outdated, but the interface and search features are excellent, plus you
can create your own user dictionaries, so I'm keen to get this dictionary
working with Wine. Plus there's no more recent version of this dictionary on CD
as far as I can tell after much Googling.
This dictionary used to work fine years ago on Win XP.
After installing the dictionary interface (which is called PC-Bibliothek 2.0),
you then have to install the dictionary (i.e. the German/English) content into
the interface. Before the dictionary content is imported you have to enter a CD
key, which appears on the back of the CD case (this is in the format
X1XX-XXXX-XXXX, where X represents a letter and 1 a digit).
This works fine in a native XP installation, but when using Wine the computer
hangs. The dialog box tells me (in German) that the CD key is being checked,
but the computer hangs and no progress is made. I then have to close the
program using the System Monitor.
I've tried using all sorts of Wine OS options: Win 3.1, 95, 98, NT, XP, Vista,
7, 8 -- this dictionary doesn't run with any of these OSes.
I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
I've tried to install this dictionary using Wine 1.6.2, but apparently this
version of Wine is outdated. I've tried installing Wine 1.8.5 from Wine HQ but
without success. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong, but version 1.8.5 appears
to install, but then I can't find it anywhere on my computer and have no idea
how to open it (there's no "Configure Wine" icon as with version 1.6.2).
Btw, WineTricks doesn't help in any way to install this dictionary.

[Bug 41974] German-English dictionary won't run using Wine

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41974

--- Comment #1 from Austin English  ---
(In reply to nickworley2 from comment #0)
> I've tried to install this dictionary using Wine 1.6.2, but apparently this
> version of Wine is outdated. I've tried installing Wine 1.8.5 from Wine HQ
> but without success. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong, but version 1.8.5
> appears to install, but then I can't find it anywhere on my computer and
> have no idea how to open it (there's no "Configure Wine" icon as with
> version 1.6.2).

'Configure Wine' was provided by Ubuntu's package, not wine. If you have 1.8.5
installed, 'wine --version' should show that, rather than 1.6.2. You don't need
to find or configure it, just do 'wine foobar.exe' as you did with 1.6.2.

If you need winecfg, run 'wine winecfg'.

Please attach terminal output when running with 1.8.5 or preferably, 2.0-rc1.