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Of course, you are not limited to only the 52 'supported' applications, as you can try and install just about any Windows-only software. Also, the interface seems to be glitchy, with buttons not showing the way they should. Unfortunately, a freeze occurred when I clicked the 'About' menu in the help Section, but worked after restarting IE. I clicked yes and a few moments later I was 'happily' running IE7 in Linux even the Flash plugin was working.

The first program I tried to install from the 'Supported' ones was Internet Explorer 7, which gave an error saying that it couldn't install 'Core Fonts' and asked if I wanted to continue with the installation. In addition to that, shortcuts are also automatically placed on the desktop. If you don't need all the various shortcuts for each program, this menu can be modified in whatever way you wish by clicking 'Configure' and going to the 'Menus' tab at the bottle/application selection screen. 'Windows Applications,' as it is called, gives you quick access to all the currently installed apps. Every time you install a new program, CrossOver will recommend you one of these bottles for the best support.Īfter installing a program, you will notice that yet another entry stretches the 'Applications' menu.

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Bottles are containers that host the 'fake' Windows environment and are configured for different versions of the operating system, from Windows 98 up to Windows Vista. On the next screen, you will be asked to select the 'bottle' in which you want the program to be installed.

Some examples are the Office Viewers, Internet Explorer, QuickTime or Flash Player. However, if the application is free and can be downloaded from the Internet, CrossOver conveniently downloads it for you.

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What I would've loved to see is an integrated ISO mounter, in case you have your software collection backed-up on the HDD. Simply select what you wish, click next and CrossOver will ask you to insert the CD or, if the case, select other installer files. Of the 52 applications available, I will point out only some of the more important ones: Adobe Photoshop (up to CS2), Internet Explorer 6/7, Microsoft Office (up to the latest 2007 version), Excel/Word/PowerPoint Viewer, Quicken 2009 personal finance software, QuickTime 7.5, ShockWave Player and Windows Media Player 9. Anyway, that's the least important factor, so let's move on. But before talking about functionality and features, I have to point out the downright ugly interface for $39 I think they could've done a better job with making it not look as from the last decade. A few moments later, a window containing a list of 52 applications popped up. The first thing I went for was, of course, the 'Install Windows Software' button. From there, you can configure the program, access online documentation, install Windows software, run Windows commands, terminate currently running Windows applications or fully uninstall CrossOver. On Jaunty, after the installation was complete, a new 'CrossOver' entry appeared in the main 'Applications' menu. There is also the alternative of downloading a Loki installer (.sh) in case you're using any other Linux operating system. I've tested CrossOver Linux 8.0 on a Ubuntu 9.04 machine installing the app is quick and easy thanks to prepackaged downloads for DEB- and RPM-based distributions.

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First of all, you should know that a full, free 30-day Trial is available so you can assess the application's qualities before spending any money. For that, CodeWeavers comes with a commercial solution built on top of Wine called CrossOver, which I'm going to review today. You probably noticed the above 'relatively' addition I had to make especially for newbies, using Wine can prove to be a little hard. Of course, performance isn't as good as on a Windows platform and various incompatibilities can cause certain components to not function properly, but it's still an amazing feat. To address all of these, a project was born, Wine, offering a free and relatively easy way to install and use a large number of Windows-only applications under Linux. Some can't live without Microsoft Office, others think Internet Explorer is the best browser and, of course, graphics professionals or photographers won't change Photoshop with anything the open-source world has to offer. One of the main reasons people have to stick with Windows is because certain applications that they use on a daily basis don't have (quality) alternatives on Linux.