> after that alter the spec file and hook in the patch into the spec > file.... build a new rpm from the spec file with rpmbuild and there ya > go. Ok, I tried that and it generates errors about the architecture and various other errors. Also when you manually patch a vanilla kernel you have to edit the config file and set the mki option to yes to enable the win4lin stuff. That is why I was looking for a howto or similar information. > > win4lin is commercial stuff... are you sure you cant achieve what you > want to do with free tools / wine ? > I have tried to use (that is my wife has tried to use IE under wine, she needs IE for her online classes) but it never works correctly with the website. I have also asked the school if they could develop their website to w3c standards only, but I have had no luck in that area. Their website is full of bs, err! I meant ms proprietary stuff. But thanks for the suggestion. John