Using Cashbook Complete on Mac or Linux

Cashbook Complete has been designed to run on Microsoft Windows.  Although the software can be configured to work on Mac and Linux systems, we cannot provide technical support for issues regarding Mac or Linux configurations.

Mac Users
Cashbook Complete will run on a PowerPC-based Mac using third-party "Virtual PC" software.  On an Intel-Mac, you will need to use a program called "Parallels Desktop for Mac".

Linux Users
Cashbook Complete will run on a Linux system.  Please read the notes below for more information on how to install Cashbook Complete on a Linux system.

1. Install the Linux system of your choice
2. As 'root', install the latest Wine package from www.winehq.com for your distribution
3. Run the following command as a normal user from a command prompt:  $ winecfg
   Hint: Do not type in the "$", that is a Unix method of indicating commands are to be run as a 'normal user', not the 'root user' (which would be indicated with a "#" in front of the command)
4. This will set up a fake windows environment inside your "/home/<yourname>" folder and present you with a Windows panel with some configuration options.  There should be no need to change anything in there, but we suggest making sure you are emulating "Windows XP"
5. Navigate to the location where you downloaded the Cashbook Complete setup (.exe) file
6. Install the "cshbk520d.exe" using the command line:  $ wine cshbk502d.exe
   Note: At the time of writing this, the latest version of Cashbook Complete is "Version 5.02d" as indicated by the filename "cshbk502d.exe".  Please adjust the command (above) according to the version of the file you have downloaded.
7. The setup program will run as if it was installing into Windows
8. When the setup program finishes, uncheck (disable) the option to run Cashbook straight after the setup finishes
9. Issue the following command:  $ wget http://kegel.com/wine/winetricks
10. Followed by the following command:  $chmod +x winetricks
11. Install "dcom98" using the command:  $ ./winetricks dcom98
12. Cashbook Complete will now be fully functional and can be started using the link provided by Wine on your desktop

NOTE:  Please also follow these additional steps to configure Wine's regional settings properly:-

1. When wine is first run, it creates a hidden folder inside the home directory of the user account
   from which it is run. The folder name will be named .wine  (note the full stop in front
   of the word wine - this is what makes the folder hidden)
2. Inside the .wine folder, you will find a text file named "user.reg"
3. Open "user.reg" with a regular text editor
4. Look for the [Control Panel\\International] section
5. Finally, find the corresponding entries and change them to match the following, then Save and Exit.
   
   "iCountry"="64"
   "iPaperSize"="9"
   "sCountry"="New Zealand"
    

Essentially, all of the above steps can be simplified as follows:-

1. Install Wine
2. Perform the Wine first run routine
3. Install Cashbook Complete using the Wine Interpreter
4. Install WineTricks
5. Install "dcom98" using WineTricks
6. Start using Cashbook Complete

Note:  These steps have been proven to work with Wine Version 0.9.59, but should work with earlier versions, too.