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   Alan K. to pinnerite   
   Re: [OT] MS Office 2003 under wine   
   09 Jan 26 19:54:29   
   
   From: alan@invalid.com   
      
   On 1/9/26 6:43 PM, pinnerite wrote:   
   > I like MS Word.Until now I have run it under a virtual Windows 10.   
   > However I raely use anything else under Win10 so I thought I would try to   
   install it directly to Mint usng wine.   
   >   
   > So far the install via playonlinux crashes.   
   >   
   > If anyone can offer an alternative method I would appreciate the suuestion.   
   >   
   > Happy New Year by the way.   
   >   
   > Alan   
   >   
   Why Playonlinux?  I've only heard of it but any Window software I want just   
   loads in Wine   
   by clicking the .exe file (not sure if .msi work).   
      
   Just curious.   
      
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        Alan K.   
      
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