How would one run windows applications in Linux that are already Installed in a Windows Environment?

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There are two drives, one with a Windows installation, and one with a Linux installation. I would like to be able to run the applications already installed on the Windows environment from the Linux environment. More specifically, it would be nice to be able to capture registry values, user AppData, ProgramData, and other paths on the Windows drive. Is there a way to configure WINE to do something similar to that? And, if there isn't, is there a fork of WINE that does? If this information is needed, the two specific OS's are Windows 7 x64, and Mint 18.










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    There are two drives, one with a Windows installation, and one with a Linux installation. I would like to be able to run the applications already installed on the Windows environment from the Linux environment. More specifically, it would be nice to be able to capture registry values, user AppData, ProgramData, and other paths on the Windows drive. Is there a way to configure WINE to do something similar to that? And, if there isn't, is there a fork of WINE that does? If this information is needed, the two specific OS's are Windows 7 x64, and Mint 18.










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      There are two drives, one with a Windows installation, and one with a Linux installation. I would like to be able to run the applications already installed on the Windows environment from the Linux environment. More specifically, it would be nice to be able to capture registry values, user AppData, ProgramData, and other paths on the Windows drive. Is there a way to configure WINE to do something similar to that? And, if there isn't, is there a fork of WINE that does? If this information is needed, the two specific OS's are Windows 7 x64, and Mint 18.










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      There are two drives, one with a Windows installation, and one with a Linux installation. I would like to be able to run the applications already installed on the Windows environment from the Linux environment. More specifically, it would be nice to be able to capture registry values, user AppData, ProgramData, and other paths on the Windows drive. Is there a way to configure WINE to do something similar to that? And, if there isn't, is there a fork of WINE that does? If this information is needed, the two specific OS's are Windows 7 x64, and Mint 18.







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          No, Don't try what you're asking, thinking or considering.



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          Read the FAQ: 5.1 I have lots of applications already installed in Windows. How do I run them in Wine?, which states:




          Wine is not designed to interact with an existing Windows
          installation. If you have any data you need from a Windows
          installation, browse your Windows filesystems in your normal file
          manager and copy the data to another location.




          And then goes on to say:




          Do not try to configure Wine to point to your actual Windows C:
          drive. This will break Windows and require a Windows reinstall. We
          have tried to make this hard to do, so you probably cannot do it by
          accident. If you do manage this, Wine may or may not continue to
          operate, but your Windows install will be 100% dead due to critical
          parts of it being overwritten. The only way to fix Windows after this
          has happened is to reinstall it.







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            No, Don't try what you're asking, thinking or considering.



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            Read the FAQ: 5.1 I have lots of applications already installed in Windows. How do I run them in Wine?, which states:




            Wine is not designed to interact with an existing Windows
            installation. If you have any data you need from a Windows
            installation, browse your Windows filesystems in your normal file
            manager and copy the data to another location.




            And then goes on to say:




            Do not try to configure Wine to point to your actual Windows C:
            drive. This will break Windows and require a Windows reinstall. We
            have tried to make this hard to do, so you probably cannot do it by
            accident. If you do manage this, Wine may or may not continue to
            operate, but your Windows install will be 100% dead due to critical
            parts of it being overwritten. The only way to fix Windows after this
            has happened is to reinstall it.







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              No, Don't try what you're asking, thinking or considering.



              Long Answer



              Read the FAQ: 5.1 I have lots of applications already installed in Windows. How do I run them in Wine?, which states:




              Wine is not designed to interact with an existing Windows
              installation. If you have any data you need from a Windows
              installation, browse your Windows filesystems in your normal file
              manager and copy the data to another location.




              And then goes on to say:




              Do not try to configure Wine to point to your actual Windows C:
              drive. This will break Windows and require a Windows reinstall. We
              have tried to make this hard to do, so you probably cannot do it by
              accident. If you do manage this, Wine may or may not continue to
              operate, but your Windows install will be 100% dead due to critical
              parts of it being overwritten. The only way to fix Windows after this
              has happened is to reinstall it.







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                No, Don't try what you're asking, thinking or considering.



                Long Answer



                Read the FAQ: 5.1 I have lots of applications already installed in Windows. How do I run them in Wine?, which states:




                Wine is not designed to interact with an existing Windows
                installation. If you have any data you need from a Windows
                installation, browse your Windows filesystems in your normal file
                manager and copy the data to another location.




                And then goes on to say:




                Do not try to configure Wine to point to your actual Windows C:
                drive. This will break Windows and require a Windows reinstall. We
                have tried to make this hard to do, so you probably cannot do it by
                accident. If you do manage this, Wine may or may not continue to
                operate, but your Windows install will be 100% dead due to critical
                parts of it being overwritten. The only way to fix Windows after this
                has happened is to reinstall it.







                share|improve this answer












                Short Answer



                No, Don't try what you're asking, thinking or considering.



                Long Answer



                Read the FAQ: 5.1 I have lots of applications already installed in Windows. How do I run them in Wine?, which states:




                Wine is not designed to interact with an existing Windows
                installation. If you have any data you need from a Windows
                installation, browse your Windows filesystems in your normal file
                manager and copy the data to another location.




                And then goes on to say:




                Do not try to configure Wine to point to your actual Windows C:
                drive. This will break Windows and require a Windows reinstall. We
                have tried to make this hard to do, so you probably cannot do it by
                accident. If you do manage this, Wine may or may not continue to
                operate, but your Windows install will be 100% dead due to critical
                parts of it being overwritten. The only way to fix Windows after this
                has happened is to reinstall it.








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