OK now I feel really stupid... Fixed by a couple of simple updates..
a. Update Manager upgraded the kernel from 2.6.32-27-generic to 2.6.32-28-generic. On restart, as expected, the NVidia proprietary drivers weren't working. b. So instead of re-using the driver file I already had (version 260.19.29) I installed the latest one (260.19.36) Now both Commandos 2 and Racedriver GRID are working perfectly fine. Tweaked registry and DLL overrides as before to get Racedriver up to speed again.. Question is what fixed the problem the kernel update or the NVidia driver update? Rest of the updates via Update Manager seemed unrelated (apparmor etc) And how to close this bug report? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/709660 Title: Working applications crash after update to wine 1.2.2 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs