Gotcha on that - the next stable release would be 1.4 :-)

I'm planning on a major system upgrade and re-install so will try Wine
1.3 and see how it performs.

BTW - yes I know I can just plug this HD into the new hardware but
it's been messed about with and I fancy a clean install again, not as
if it's a long job even getting all the programs installed again, not
like the "update a bit and re-boot" hell I had to go through with a
Vista install ... and yes that system is now imaged so it won't be the
same trial if needed again in the future