By default CrossOver will install the "Core" system fonts for you. But if your app requires a special font you can install or copy ttf fonts into C:\Windows\Fonts directory and your application will then have the ability to use these fonts.

It is a good idea to install Internet Explorer 6 even if you don't plan to use it. The reason for this is to populate your C:\Windows\System directory with native DLLs that may be needed by your unsupported application. A good example is wininet.dll as many applications call on this DLL if a network connection is necessary.

You can download the Microsoft Installer for Windows 9x from Microsoft. This will help with installing binaries in the '.msi' file format.

The MDAC redistributables may help get applications that use databases to work properly.

If your application uses Windows Scripting, download and install the SCR redistributable.

For more info on Windows Scripting see the ICPUG site.

DCOM can be installed automatically using the CrossOver Setup tool. It is also available from Microsoft. DCOM provides Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) services and communication between programs using Component Object Model (COM). If you receive an error that a newer version is installed you will need to tell CrossOver that ole32 is a native DLL in order to install DCOM. To do this from the command line run

$ ~/cxoffice/bin/wine -dll ole32=n dcom95.exe