I put a live Linux CD into a win box and then tried:

right click on WINE (menu optoin in KDE)

"Put Into Run Dialog"

wine  /mnt/hda1/povray/bin/pvengine.exe


get error: cannot find home entry in registry.

I know other means of using povray have been discussed here, but I just 
tried this on a whim on a PC that ain't connected to internet.

Is there a syntax for WINE that *would* work?

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Greg M. Johnson wrote:
> I put a live Linux CD into a win box and then tried:
> 
> right click on WINE (menu optoin in KDE)
> 
> "Put Into Run Dialog"
> 
> wine  /mnt/hda1/povray/bin/pvengine.exe
> 

AFAIK WinPOV has to be installed before use - try running the install 
program.

Christoph

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Just to make sure, I mean that there was an extant, working version of 
povray on the PC for years.  I just tried WINE with a linux live CD.  Do you 
mean that I have to (re) install from WINE, then invoke again?

"Christoph Hormann" <chr### [at] gmxde> wrote in message 
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>>
>> wine  /mnt/hda1/povray/bin/pvengine.exe
>>
>
> AFAIK WinPOV has to be installed before use - try running the install 
> program.
>

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Greg M. Johnson wrote:
> Just to make sure, I mean that there was an extant, working version of 
> povray on the PC for years.  I just tried WINE with a linux live CD.  Do you 
> mean that I have to (re) install from WINE, then invoke again?
> 
> "Christoph Hormann" <chr### [at] gmxde> wrote in message 
> news:d5glie$e4v$1@chho.imagico.de...
> 
>>>wine  /mnt/hda1/povray/bin/pvengine.exe
>>>
>>
>>AFAIK WinPOV has to be installed before use - try running the install 
>>program.
>>
> 
> 
> 
run : 'wine /path/where/povwin.exe/is/located'

then run something like : 'wine .wine/drive_c/Program 
Files/path/to/the/pvengine.exe' file

./wine is a hidden directory

Fabien

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Greg M. Johnson wrote:
> I put a live Linux CD into a win box and then tried:
> 
> right click on WINE (menu optoin in KDE)
> 
> "Put Into Run Dialog"
> 
> wine  /mnt/hda1/povray/bin/pvengine.exe
> 
> 
> get error: cannot find home entry in registry.
> 
> I know other means of using povray have been discussed here, but I just 
> tried this on a whim on a PC that ain't connected to internet.
> 
> Is there a syntax for WINE that *would* work?

1st you'll have to install povwin using wine:
(If povwin36.exe is located (p.e.) in /home/greg/downloads)
open a console and type:
cd downloads
wine povwin36.exe

The installation window should open (like in Windows). Follow the steps 
you already know to install it.
Important: Accept the default location for installation; C:\Program 
Files\POV-Ray for Windows v3.6.
The installation should end with a test render (exactly the same as in 
Windows).

Then if you want to run povray for windows the command to run is:

wine "C:\Program Files\POV-Ray for Windows v3.6\bin\pvengine.exe"

And that's all.

Hope this helps

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