MSI setup available, recommended for macOS

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shooltz[BayesFusion]
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MSI setup available, recommended for macOS

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64-bit GeNIe can be now downloaded as a 'classic' EXE or MSI (Microsoft Installer) package. The MSI setup will work with macOS and Wine, including the most recent macOS versions which only allow 64-bit software to run.

MSI setup is also available for GeNie Academic.

To use 32-bit GeNIe (including GeNIe Academic) on a Mac, use CrossOver (https://www.codeweavers.com), or wine-crossover package installed with homebrew (https://github.com/Gcenx/homebrew-wine). The GitHub page contains instructions re: installation. Note that to run 32-bit apps, you'll need to use "wine" command, not a "wine32" command, for example:

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wine ".wine/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/GeNIe Academic 4.0/genie.exe"
The example above assumes the default installation directory, and is invoked from user's home directory.
EAly
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Re: MSI setup available, recommended for macOS

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Hello,
I'm having trouble installing GeNIe 4.0 academic on macOS ventura 13.4.
The available msi installer is -x86(32bit) which is not supported by macOS versions post 10.15
when I install this version and run

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wine64 genie.exe
I get the following error:

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preloader: Warning: failed to reserve range 0000000000010000-0000000000110000
preloader: Warning: failed to reserve range 0000000000010000-0000000000110000
preloader: Warning: failed to reserve range 0000000000010000-0000000000110000
preloader: Warning: failed to reserve range 0000000000010000-0000000000110000
preloader: Warning: failed to reserve range 0000000000010000-0000000000110000
preloader: Warning: failed to reserve range 0000000000010000-0000000000110000
007c:fixme:hid:handle_IRP_MN_QUERY_ID Unhandled type 00000005
007c:fixme:hid:handle_IRP_MN_QUERY_ID Unhandled type 00000005
007c:fixme:hid:handle_IRP_MN_QUERY_ID Unhandled type 00000005
007c:fixme:hid:handle_IRP_MN_QUERY_ID Unhandled type 00000005
preloader: Warning: failed to reserve range 0000000000010000-0000000000110000
preloader: Warning: failed to reserve range 0000000000010000-0000000000110000
preloader: Warning: failed to reserve range 0000000000010000-0000000000110000
preloader: Warning: failed to reserve range 0000000000010000-0000000000110000
preloader: Warning: failed to reserve range 0000000000010000-0000000000110000
preloader: Warning: failed to reserve range 0000000000010000-0000000000110000
0104:err:environ:init_peb starting L"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\GeNIe Academic 4.0\\genie.exe" in experimental wow64 mode
0104:fixme:nls:RtlGetThreadPreferredUILanguages 00000038, 0055F654, 0055F664 0055F658
0104:fixme:nls:get_dummy_preferred_ui_language (0x38 0xc09 0055F654 0055F664 0055F658) returning a dummy value (current locale)
0104:fixme:cryptasn:CryptDecodeObjectEx Unsupported decoder for lpszStructType 1.3.6.1.4.1.311.2.1.4
0104:fixme:cryptasn:CryptDecodeObjectEx Unsupported decoder for lpszStructType 1.3.6.1.4.1.311.2.1.4
0104:fixme:shell:InitNetworkAddressControl stub
0104:fixme:imm:ImeSetActiveContext (00020044, 1): stub
0104:fixme:imm:ImmReleaseContext (00010058, 00020044): stub
0088:fixme:imm:ImeSetActiveContext (0000000000010026, 0): stub
0088:fixme:imm:ImmReleaseContext (0000000000010020, 0000000000010026): stub
Any help on how to install GeNIe academic on this mac?
shooltz[BayesFusion]
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Re: MSI setup available, recommended for macOS

Post by shooltz[BayesFusion] »

Moved the response to the initial post in this thread.
EAly
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Re: MSI setup available, recommended for macOS

Post by EAly »

Thanks Shooltz, works like a charm.
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