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    From Alan Beck@1:229/426.36 to All on Sun Mar 19 13:28:00 2023
    HI,

    I am using OpenXP now

    I cannot get Winpoint to run without being root.

    I love that program for so many reasons.

    Alan

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  • From Denis Mosko@1:153/757.1315 to Alan Beck on Sun Mar 19 20:31:40 2023
    I am using OpenXP now
    I cannot get Winpoint to run without being root.
    I love that program for so many reasons.

    Alan, you using OpenXP now and you can't get WP415 to run /wo being root.
    Why you love that program: ?


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  • From Alan Beck@1:229/426.36 to Denis Mosko on Sun Mar 19 20:06:00 2023
    I am using OpenXP now
    I cannot get Winpoint to run without being root.
    I love that program for so many reasons.

    Alan, you using OpenXP now and you can't get WP415 to run /wo being root.
    Why you love that program: ?

    I think the way it looks and feels.

    The arrow keys are all I need to navigate.

    Parts of it are frustrating

    Alan


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  • From Tim Schattkowsky@2:310/31.6 to Alan Beck on Sun Mar 19 17:59:03 2023
    //Hello Alan,//

    on *19.03.2023* at *16:28:00* You wrote in Area *WINPOINT*
    to *All* about *"Running as root"*.

    I cannot get Winpoint to run without being root.

    What happens?

    Did you install WP already as root? In that case, it has been installed for the root user and you have to be the root user to use it ;)

    I love that program for so many reasons.

    Regards,
    Tim

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  • From Alan Beck@1:229/426.36 to Tim Schattkowsky on Mon Mar 20 09:19:00 2023
    //Hello Alan,//

    on *19.03.2023* at *16:28:00* You wrote in Area *WINPOINT*
    to *All* about *"Running as root"*.

    I cannot get Winpoint to run without being root.

    What happens?

    Nothing happens

    Did you install WP already as root? In that case, it has been installed for the root user and you have to be the root user to use it ;)

    I likely did install it as root because I could not get it to run any
    other way.

    OK, how do I backpedal this one?

    delete everthing and start over?

    I am using wine on linux.

    Root is a pretty big deal..

    Cheers

    I love that program for so many reasons.

    Regards,
    Tim

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    * Origin: (1:229/426.36)
  • From Tim Schattkowsky@2:310/31.6 to Alan Beck on Mon Mar 20 19:58:14 2023
    //Hello Alan,//

    on *20.03.2023* at *12:19:00* You wrote in Area *WINPOINT*
    to *Tim Schattkowsky* about *"Re: Running as root"*.

    OK, how do I backpedal this one?

    Can you give us the full path, to which WP has been installed? Usually, Wine installs to the users home dir ...

    delete everthing and start over?

    Install to your normal home and copy over the files and the registry settings. For the latter, you have to find out how to do that. Under real windows, you would be using regedit here.

    Regards,
    Tim

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