Hey I want to run all the .EXE files of windows in MANDRIVA.

Is it possible?????????????

Is there ne emulator that can solve my problem OR window's application are NOT SUPPORTED by LINUX????


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Windows applications can't be "supported by Linux", except through an "emulator", because they are made specifically for Windows (I could explain in more detail, but I'm unsure of your level of understanding? no offense intended). You could try using WINE, but not all applications will run that way, some you'll just have to do without. You should, however, look into Linux equivalents, as most common applications have an equivalent.

As tyme said, there are many equivalent, and a lot of times better applications that are native to Linux that might work for you.

Wine works for some, not well for others. It's very situational.

Perhaps if you let us know which program you wanted to run, we might be able to point you in the right direction.

Is there any software for virtualising CD or DVD iso????
for example Deamon tools in case of Windows......

http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=11577

it's built into the OS, as root:
(cdimage.iso being your image file, /mnt/dir being whatever directory you want to mount it to)

If you want to use a gui instead of the cli, you could install kiso from the repos.

There a are a few image managers / drive emulators for Linux. If you're using KDE, then the one with the more bells and whistles is AcetoneISO
But, if you expect from it to emulate and eventually play copyprotected windows games under Linux, then I'm sorry, but it won't happen.

So is it possible to play games meant for windows in LINUX???

Maybe with Cedaga

Cedega might play some, Wine might play others. Wine is free, last I used it Cedega was not.

I would say it depends on the game. Check the Wine Application Database and see what other people are saying about the software you are trying to run.

Best chance is Cedega (which is wine specially hacked to run certain games), second one is wine, and third one is VMWare (the latter has only basic DirectX support).
VMWare has a free version, wine is GPL/free, but Cedega is not.

i want to run crysis
can i run it in Linux
I have it's ISO image

http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?...on&iId=5880

Looks like Wine might run it. You will have to install Wine, which I believe is in one if the Mandriva repos.

If you have followed the Easy Urpmi site, you can open a terminal, su to root and type

urpmi wine

I wouldn't put much hope to get it running. It's a modern, fairly demanding game, using DirectX10 rendering, and even windows boxes with DirectX 9c support its graphics only partly. More than that, only 64-bit windows are officially supported.

It worked well with windows XP SP2 32bit on my system

I would stick with that then.

i would rephrase that to something like:

1. if you really want to just play crysis, stick with your current windows setup for gaming since it already works for you. there is no sense in rocking the boat if you are already in the middle of the ocean.

2. if you are interested in going linux all the way, you can try running crysis in an emulator but don't get your hopes up. understand that an emulator can never replace the real thing. by the word itself, it just emulates the behavior as much as it can.

scarecrow already pointed out the most obvious pitfall for the game you want: it is notorious for having cutting-edge requirements (software and hardware). i don't game much but i know that from reading review sites and blogs. if you try route #2, you can update us how it goes.

ciao!

I would like to add a third option to ramfree17's suggestion:

3. Dual boot with Windows and Linux (the two can co-exist).
You can install Linux right next to your Windows installation on the same harddrive. You just need to free some room for that.

I have a dualboot PC and I'm booting to Windows XP whenever I want to play games that don't work on Linux. But most of the time (>90%) I boot to Linux (Mandriva 2008.1).

Oh, I just noticed that you do dualboot. Sorry.

I suggest you keep that windows for gaming and use Linux on other tasks (as I do).

There are plenty of other games out there, too.

Like ramfree said, just because the Wine page I linked to says something will work, ymmv.

I play some games in Linux, some in Vista, and others I gave up on because they were too much hassle (I hate having to switch off one of my monitors and reconfigure my desktop just to play a game).

If you want to try, by all means try. Some games work really well under Wine (WoW is one, but I'm also comparing its performance to Vista which, let's face it, is a pig).

Liquid zoo. I love your signature.

Neither is good for you.

Cheers. John.