I'm testing a Windows program in development that isn't at the point where a Windows installer has been made for it yet. It is supposed to run from a folder where the contents of a zip file was extracted to.
I don't see a way to get an executable to run without it being part of a regular Windows installation with the installer creating all of the folders like \appdata, etc., for it. Is there a way to do this with the "bare" files in a folder? I tried what I thought was a way to do it and it said it was using the bottle from another Windows program I already installed in Linux using Crossover. It might just be that this program can't work that way in Crossover.
One other thing I wondered about for when this program has an installer (or for other Windows programs) is whether there's a way to get the bottle to be like Windows 7, 8.x, or maybe even XP? There used to be a way to pick that when installing the programs but I don't see that any more.
I'm not sure about the first question you have about running the Windows program in development, but I can definitely answer the second part about bottle type :) Yes, that is still something that can be chosen individually for every install -- When you have the CrossOver Software Installer window open (by clicking "Install Windows Software" or by other means), you can seen the places to select the installer and the bottle as "tabs" along the top of the window. If the program already has a preferred bottle type set in its CrossTie, the installer will skip straight to the "Install & Finish" tab, but you can always click on the tabs at the top to go back to a previous step. In this case, you would want to click on "Select Bottle" and then choose your bottle type. I hope this helps!
Hey Donald..
Not sure if this helps, but I run a stand-alone Windows 98 program in Crossover.
I browse to the file, right click, and select open wit Crossover (Run).
There are no installation issues, and the program works fine.
Hope that helps ya!
Good luck.
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