Help with winetricks and Windows program install.

[rgr555]

I'm new to OSX and getting used to it.

I'm trying to install some window program (FCXM Trading Station 2) using Wine:
http://www.fxcodebase.com/wiki/index.php/How_to_Run_Trading_Station_2_under_Mac

I'm stuck at the Installing Packages part where I have to move a downloaded file into a specific folder ( /winetricks/msxml3)

How would I get into /winetricks/msxml3 ?

Any help appreciated.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Finder is the application to navigate your files.

To learn more about Mac OS X: Helpful Information for Any Mac User by GGJstudios​

 

[rgr555]

Finder is the application to navigate your files.

To learn more about Mac OS X: Helpful Information for Any Mac User by GGJstudios​

how would I navigate to winetricks folder?

The difference is there is no address bar to type in which folder I specifically want to get into.

Am I supposed to go to Macintosh HD and then use the search function? What's the best way to navigate specific folders on OSX?

 

[GGJstudios]

how would I navigate to winetricks folder?

The difference is there is no address bar to type in which folder I specifically want to get into.

Yes, you can click on the toolbar: Go > Go To Folder > type the path name

Am I supposed to go to Macintosh HD and then use the search function? What's the best way to navigate specific folders on OSX?

Yes, you can search, as well. Just search for Winetricks and you will see the folder, if it exists.

Navigation is the same tree structure as Windows, with folders within folders. Rather than C:\ being your starting point for your entire internal drive, / is the starting point in your Mac HD.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

how would I navigate to winetricks folder?

The difference is there is no address bar to type in which folder I specifically want to get into.

Am I supposed to go to Macintosh HD and then use the search function? What's the best way to navigate specific folders on OSX?

You can use the "Go to Folder" command - CMD+SHIFT+G - and enter the path in there or you navigate by hand, which is not that complicated unless it is the 20th sub folder of some other folder.
I hardly use the Go to Folder command and navigate to many subfolder via the List View, though Column View (CMD+3) might be a bit easier for this.

You have used Finder before?

 

[rgr555]

Thanks

I keep forgetting every time you click a program, the toolbar on top changes with it.

 

[GGJstudios]

Thanks

I keep forgetting every time you click a program, the toolbar on top changes with it.

I really encourage you to read the Helpful Information for Any Mac User link that simsaladimbamba posted earlier.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Thanks

I keep forgetting every time you click a program, the toolbar on top changes with it.

That is the "Menu Bar", and it is application dependent and changes accordingly to the active application.

Basic Mac OS X Graphical User Interface (GUI) Elements
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[rgr555]

sigh

Anyone familiar with winetricks?

I've followed this step by step but it gets unclear at "Installing Packages"
http://www.fxcodebase.com/wiki/index.php/How_to_Run_Trading_Station_2_under_Mac

I've installed Wine and MacPorts, it took about 2 hours..

I've downloaded winetricks but it's just a txt file? Now I downloaded mxsml3.msi but cannot run it in terminal.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

sigh

Anyone familiar with winetricks?

Not me, but you can edit your thread title to a descriptive one (Help with Winetricks ...), to get a knowledgable audience and help making the thread easier to find for people looking for the same information.
Just click on the

button on the bottom right of your original post and then click the

button below your message to edit your thread title.

 

[GGJstudios]

Anyone familiar with winetricks?

You may find some useful information here: winetricks - The Official Wine Wiki

 

[rgr555]

I need more specifics. I've seen and read these sites and it's just not detailed enough. Pretty frustrating.

I've downloaded and installed Wine, Macports properly.

Now they want me to download a winetricks.txt ? What the heck am I supposed to do with this. So vague.

 

[GGJstudios]

I need more specifics. I've seen and read these sites and it's just not detailed enough. Pretty frustrating.

I've downloaded and installed Wine, Macports properly.

Now they want me to download a winetricks.txt ? What the heck am I supposed to do with this. So vague.

Have you considered an alternate method? To run Windows apps on your Mac, you need to install Windows via Boot Camp or use Parallels or VMware Fusion.

If you don't have a Windows license, you can use CrossOver to run some applications. Not all Windows apps are compatible with CrossOver. Check their site for compatible apps.

For more information about running Windows on your Mac, check out the Windows on the Mac forum.

 

[rgr555]

Have you considered an alternate method? To run Windows apps on your Mac, you need to install Windows via Boot Camp or use Parallels or VMware Fusion.

If you don't have a Windows license, you can use CrossOver to run some applications. Not all Windows apps are compatible with CrossOver. Check their site for compatible apps.

For more information about running Windows on your Mac, check out the Windows on the Mac forum.

I'm not interested in Boot Camp. No need for a whole OS just for one small program. I appreciate your help though.

I've installed one program already (MetaTrader 4) and this other one (Trading Station 2) is supposed to work, I just need assistance with winetricks and these instructions.

Instructions: http://www.fxcodebase.com/wiki/index.php/How_to_Run_Trading_Station_2_under_Mac