Ed Greshko wrote:
Tom Poe wrote:
Ed Greshko wrote:
Tom Poe wrote:
I started to register and try out freeworlddialup.com . It said to
download softphone "communicator" and ... well, it was a .exe
file. First red flag.
The screen said enter user info, so I enter my user name, tom.
Guess what?
The app froze, I decided I didn't like this .exe thing, and
restarted computer. Now, when I bring up network dialog, which
requires root privileges, it won't accept root password, but will
accept user tom's password.
I need to correct this. Suggestions?
communicator_060427.exe is a DOS executable. How did you install in
on Linux?
The .exe download file opened install wizard when I double-clicked.
The second page had a text box to enter user name. When I went to
the third screen, the install froze. It apparently took my user name
and did something that now has me as root, and root no longer is
valid. At login, if I enter root and root password, it locks up.
When I do ctl/alt/bkspce, it goes to login screen, and I can login as
tom.
Well, doing what you did fired up wine and installs it as a wine
application.
Not sure what it would do. In reading the website you got the
application there is no indication that it was ever meant for a Linux
environment.
I suppose I would boot the rescue CD and change the password of root
and your user account to something new. I would also bring up winecfg
and remove the installed application.
Well, it's not installed, it was aborted when the install froze. Maybe
I could disable wine, since I don't need it, do I? I've never used it,
that I know of. Never plan to, either. Is it difficult to remove wine?
Tom
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