from within the chroot wine works; user@64studio:~$ wine 'C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe' Invoking /usr/lib/wine/wine.bin C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe ...Wine failed with return code 1 /usr/bin/wine: line 533: 7971 Terminated $XMESSAGE -timeout 30 -buttons " Dismiss ":0," Never display this message again ":3 -title "Wine Launch Window" -default " Dismiss " "Invoking $WINEBIN/$WINE_BIN_NAME $@ ... This dialog box is a temporary status dialog to let you know that Wine is attempting to launch your application. Since Wine is still very much in a development stage, many applications will fail silently. This dialog box is your indication that we're *trying* to run your application. This dialog box will automatically disappear after 30 seconds, or after your application finishes. You can permanently disable this dialog by selecting the option below. " 2>/dev/null This is how i usually run 32 bit apps; user@64studio:~$ dchroot -c ia32 -d wine 'C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe' I: [ia32 chroot] Running command: “wine C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe” Invoking /usr/lib/wine/wine.bin C:Program FilesMozilla Firefoxfirefox.exe ... wine: cannot find 'C:Program' Wine failed with return code 2 this is how my chroot is set up; http://www.crazysquirrel.com/computing/debian/amd64.jspx