Wine fails with "X Error of failed request: XF86VidModeExtensionDisabled"; UseXVidMode

The error: 
X Error of failed request:  XF86VidModeExtensionDisabled
  Major opcode of failed request:  129 (XFree86-VidModeExtension)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  6 (XF86VidModeGetAllModeLines)
  Serial number of failed request:  88
  Current serial number in output stream:  88
To fix, add "UseXVidMode" key to ~/.wine/user.reg 
cat >>"$HOME/.wine/user.reg" <<EOF

[Software\\\\Wine\\\\X11 Driver] 1269299093
"UseXVidMode"="N"
EOF
Wine should now load.

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