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David
Asked: 2015-07-25 16:54:27 +0800 CST

Windows Media Player 11 + 12, with Wine

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I am running Ubuntu 15.04. Recently I bought GTA5, and want to play it. I got the .exe and tried to install it using PlayOnLinux but it said I needed the Windows Media Pack.

The answer I received said to change my Wine Config to Windows Vista+, Then I could install WMP (Windows Media Player) 11 + 12, which is what I'd need. The only problem is, wine, even after changing the config to Windows 8, cannot find WMP 11 or 12, only 10. 10 Not being good enough, I've hit a dead end. How should I proceed?

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2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    To install WMP11, you'll need 'cabextract' and the WMP11 installer. Also make sure your wine version is set to XP.

    sudo apt-get install cabextract

    1. Open a terminal and type:

      cabextract "/location/to/WMP11/installer.exe" -d $HOME/WMP11

      (Obviously, you'll have to write the real path/location to WMP11 file)

    2. Change to the new created dir:

      cd $HOME/WMP11

    3. Install WMP11 codecs:

      wine wmfdist11

      (You'll have to press Ctrl+C (on terminal) after it finishes installing)

      wine wmp11

      (Also press Ctrl+C after it finishes)

    4. Set Wine version to 2003 and run WMP11

      It will pass the genuine check but it will crash. You'll have to kill the process (open the 'System Monitor' and kill setup_wm.exe)

    5. Run WMP11 again and click continue.

      Now WMP11 starts, although you can barely see it. To fix it click on 'File', press right and select 'Mask Mode'.

    There you go. WMP11 is installed and running.

    reference here

    But according to Wine HQ windows media player is rated as garbage

    For further reference here

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  2. I might be missing something, but you should be able to install those through winetricks

    I can never keep track of exactly which windows components are most common, so I've bookmarked this page. How to install and configure Wine?

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