can i install windows drivers on linux with WINE?

i want to install linux on my laptop but there are no drivers for my (built in) wi fi chip (broadcom) i have the drivers for windows and i know how to use WINE (friends desktop) can i use wine to install the windows drivers?

One info site for WINe says "no".I would go to the Q/A of the distro of your Linux. Some of the wi fi cards do not work right out of the box with Linux. But, it is just a routing problem. Users of your distro can help you sort it out with "ping" and "route". I see your problem as a wi fi problem and not a WIN problem.If you want to run MS InternetExploder, the link below has a howto.

though wine can simulate windows environment ,wine still wine,it can't be windows 2000 or XP. you may see some win32 program can run well on linux by using wine, but unfortunately most win32 program can't run in this simulate environment or run successfully.as you talked about the drivers, even you install them into wine, them just drivers for your wine(the small poor windows), not for your linux.generally, most hardwares can find drivers for linux.

WINE may or may not be able to handle it but Broadcom is a supplier of frequently hacked hardware. I have a phone modem I downloaded what amount to homebrew drivers for before I switched to DSL and ethernet.This question is more appropriately asked at Linuxquestions.org or at comp.os.linux.hardware. The links are:http://www.linuxquestions.org/and:http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.hardware/topicsTake your specific model name and number to either or both and post it there.There may be a solution.EDIT: I forget to mention that I did do a search of Broadcom Wireless and found this web page:http://linuxwireless.sipsolutions.net/en/users/Drivers/b43I have no idea if it's appropriate since you weren't specific but you might check it out and see if it is.