CrossOver

[lpaulgib]

I just installed the crossover demo, and it keeps giving me warning when I load webpages. Is there anyway to disable them? I'm running it as root, and that is why it is giving them, but I thought maybe there was a way to just turn off the warnings. Thanks.

[Hayl]

what warnings?

the nag screens because it is a demo?

[lpaulgib]

No It keeps complaining that I'm running it under root, and asks me to confirm running the application. I go through two of them evertime I change a page on this site. It's annoying me to death.


Edit: This is the entire message..You are about to run or install a Windows application as root.

Note that any change you make while doing so will impact all other users.

In some cases it may also prevent the application from running correctly in regular user accounts.

Click on 'Abort' to stop the launch process now, or 'Continue' to run the above Windows application.

Then it asks me to Continue or Abort.

[mdwatts]

Anything in the Crossover options/preferences for disabling that message? If not, contact their support or do not run as root.

[SunOfTux]

I currently use CrossOver Office. (Slackware 9.1)

You must/should install CrossOver as root. However, it runs perfectly well under your normal user account.

In fact, the "fake windows" directories get installed to your home directory as
.cxoffice.

The binaries for running wine should be in /opt/cxoffice/bin.

If you installed Office as root, check /root for .cxoffice and move it (changing ownership to normal user account) to your home directory.

Regards,
SunOfTux

[Hayl]

BTW, you shouldn't be using X as root anyway... it is a very bad idea --- for more info, search JustLinux forums - there are many threads explaining why not to log into X as root.