Wine : "COM error" and "Windows Management Instrumentation"

Bryan-StackExchange

2/28/24, 8:07 PM

I am stuck on solving a wine problem on my 64-bit PC, on Ubuntu Linux (see below for versions).

The program installs fine, and works in trial mode. When attempting to activate this piece of software inside wine, the program (TurboActivate is a way to activate this software) reports:

"A COM error occurred. TurboActivate requires Windows XP or above. If you're using newer then make sure the "Windows Management Instrumentation" Windows Servic-

(message illegible after that - cannot move window around/resize to see.)

OK | Cancel (Apply - grayed out)"

I have tried to get this activation going by running winecfg to try the "Applications" section, and adding the program (TurboActivate.exe) to the list, selecting "Windows XP".

I have also run a number of winetricks command-line fixes. These I would have to review as I cannot recall them immediately but can be found if needed for this question. one clue to this is a 64-bit v. 32-bit WINEPREFIX discrepancy.

I looked around my running wine regedit.exe and wine explorer.exe and I do not see any clues as to the "Windows Instrumentation Management" error. I am guessing it has to do with networking but I do not know where to start.

wine version 6.0.3

Ubuntu Linux 22.04.2

126

0 + 1

wine

winetricks

waltinator

3/1/24, 12:08 AM

Check with `https://www.winehq.org`. Not all Windows programs are available through `wine`. This is not a Ubuntu problem, this is a `wine` problem. And, for sure, `-wine` doesn't present itself as "Windows XP or above".

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