http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3836
------- Additional Comments From saulius.krasuckas@elst.vtu.lt 2005-15-11 03:29 ------- $ unzip /home/s2/cc/My\ Documents/My\ downloads/epr097ja.zip | Archive: /home/s2/cc/My Documents/My downloads/epr097ja.zip | inflating: EpromM51.exe | inflating: io.dll | inflating: DLPORTIO.DLL | inflating: DLPORTIO.SYS | inflating: FixedHW1.png | inflating: version097j.txt
$ strings io.dll | grep -i io.sys | \io.sys | Unable to extract IO.SYS. Log in as a user who has such permission. | io.sys | \drivers\io.sys | Unable to extract IO.SYS. Log in as a user who has such permission | Unable to start the IO.SYS service. Error code = %d | The IO.SYS service is present, but the driver cannot be connected to. | C:\DDK\lib\i386\free\io.sys
IMHO this is not a copy-protection -- should be just a free driver to modify IO bitmap for desired CPU task (windows process). I found no info regarding its API on the web, though.
If the software worked earlier, I should try switching Wine to win98, as now we are defaulting to win2k, AFAIR.