install a Windows app in Wine Bottler
1 Get started
Download the latest stable version of WineBottler from winebottler.kronenberg.org, then double-click the DMG file and drag both the Wine and WineBottler icons into your Applications folder. Find your Windows software; in this case, it’s Microsoft Money Sunset Edition.
2 Check compatibility
Next, go to appdb.winehq.org and type the name of your program into the Search box to find out if other people have successfully installed the app and what requirements need to be met. In the case of Money, we need to add two Winetricks: msxml3 and ie8.
3 Select installer
Open WineBottler and switch to the Advanced tab. Leave ‘new prefix’ selected under Prefix Template, click the ‘select File…’ button to browse to your program’s setup file – in our example, USMoneyDlxSunset.exe. Select ‘This is an installer, execute it’ for program installers.
4 Choose Winetricks
Certain programs require additional Windows components, such as IE 8 or the .NET Framework before they’ll run. You can include these in your application’s prefix, so it works properly. For Microsoft Money, use the Search box to find ‘msxml3’ and ‘ie8’, then tick each one.
5 Final steps
Tick ‘Include Wine binaries…’ only after reading the tip box. Change ‘com.yourcompany. yourapp’ to match your program – com.Microsoft .Money, here. Leave Silent Install unticked, then click Install. Choose a location on your hard disk, give your program a name and click Install.
6 Install your app
First the Wine bottle (or ‘prefix’) is set up and then WineBottler installs any Winetricks, followed by your app. If a ‘Profile creation aborted’ error appears, read the log – typically it’s related to a missing Winetricks setup file, and you’ll be provided with a download link.
7 Complete installation
Eventually, you’re prompted to install Winetrick components followed by the program. If any Program Error boxes appear, keep clicking Close until they disappear and WineBottler moves onto the next component. Select the program’s shortcut from a list and click OK.
8 Test app
Open the program from the Applications folder – the long wait only occurs the first time it runs. Now try the app – in Money, we can’t use the setup wizard, so we adapt the sample.mny file by choosing File > Open, and browsing to drive_c\Program Files\Microsoft Money Plus.