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You do not install Linux to run MS Windows applications. If you need MS Windows programs, you probably want to install a dual boot on your computer.

Still, the Linux-based "wine" library lets me execute some MS Windows binaries, although with a rather severe speed penalty. On my system (Wine installed), I can execute MS Solitaire by typing in the X-windows terminal:

wine /mnt/dos_hda1/windows/sol.exe

The /mnt/dos_hda1 is the mount point of the harddrive partition that contains MS Windows, and it is mounted.

If you don't have wine installed, put your Mandrake cd into the cdrom, mount it, and then do something like this (as root):
cd /mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS/
rpm -ihv wine-991212-1mdk.i586.rpm

Mandrake packages are RedHat-compatible so you can use the Mandrake CD to install software that RedHat lacks.

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