Application Details:
| Version: | 2.0 |
| License: | Retail |
| URL: | |
| Votes: | 0 |
| Latest Rating: | Silver |
| Latest Wine Version Tested: | 1.1.43 |
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What works
Installation.
What does not
The program initially refuses to run. This is because it needs SkyHook.DLL, which is in the "System" subdirectory of the program folder, but it can't access it.
After copying the DLL to the program directory, the program starts, but is totally unusable. The colors of the interface are wrong (lots of red). The video normally shown when the program is run for the first time never appears, nor does the window for choosing what kind of project to create. Instead, a message box is displayed, but it's impossible to tell what it says because the font is the same color as the background. The only thing in the interface which is responsive is this message box's OK button, which closes the program.
Workarounds
What was not tested
Uninstallation.
Hardware tested
Graphics:
Additional Comments
| Operating system | Test date | Wine version | Installs? | Runs? | Used Workaround? | Rating | Submitter | ||
| Show | Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic" amd64 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Apr 19 2010 | 1.1.43 | Yes | Yes | Silver | A Wine user | ||
| Show | Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic" amd64 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Feb 21 2010 | 1.1.39 | Yes | Yes | Bronze | A Wine user | ||
| Current | Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic" amd64 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Jan 21 2010 | 1.1.36 | Yes | Yes | Garbage | A Wine user | ||
| Show | Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic" amd64 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Nov 07 2009 | 1.1.31 | Yes | No | Garbage | A Wine user |
| Bug # | Description | Status | Resolution | Other apps affected |
| 421 | Implement a DIB engine | CLOSED | FIXED | View |
| 21822 | Creative Writer 2's interface is discolored unless running at 8-bit color depth | CLOSED | FIXED | View |
| 23817 | Creative Writer 2 can't show images in .max files | CLOSED | FIXED | View |
| 25155 | Creative Writer 2 only installs in Win9x modes on WoW64 | CLOSED | FIXED | View |
| 25172 | Creative Writer 2: partially-hidden "home" button on the file dialogs | UNCONFIRMED | View | |
| 26689 | Creative Writer 2 crashes after opening some sets of files consecutively | CLOSED | FIXED | View |
| 26716 | MS Creative Writer window graphics are not drawn | CLOSED | ABANDONED | View |
| 27982 | Creative Writer 2 hangs on startup | CLOSED | FIXED | View |
| 28400 | Creative Writer 2 fails to install | CLOSED | FIXED | View |
| 30018 | Creative Writer 2 fails to open RTF and plain text files | NEW | View |
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