Windows Applications on iBook G4

I'm new here, and need a little guidance. I have an iBook G4 PowerPC and I want to run Windows applications in my OSX. I've looked around and found a couple emulators that do this, but it seems like none of them work with the PowerPC with .exe files. I downloaded Darwine and installed it only to find that it "doesn't function with Windows .exe files on PowerPC." I realize that i could get an emulator to install a version of Windows on my iBook, but i'd really like to avoid that if at all possible, because I don't have a Windows CD and would not enjoy spending the money to purchase one just for a few Windows apps. Any help would be appreciated...thanks in advance.

The only one that will work on a ppc virtual pc, and there was a one named Q but i don't know if that is still available. None-the-less, any program you try to run in an emulated environment from an ibook, is going to run very, very slow.

thx PowerBookG4...

do u need to install Windows from a cd for Virtual PC? but yeah i see what you're saying about the speed issue (i have 512 ram ) If I upgraded to 1gb of RAM would it make a difference?

Apart from what PBG4 said, we could help you by trying to find alternatives to the Apps you need - maybe there is a good Mac pendant?

do u need to install Windows from a cd for Virtual PC?

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Yes.
I had to run Virtual PC on a G4. It is a miserable experience. It works, but it is slow.

thx for the comments guys...

i installed the Q emulator but i got this error message:



so, what does that mean i have to do? and how do i go about doin it?

I think you're going to need a Windows CD for that.