EXE files on Mac's.

Sean-95 · Sean-95 #1 (**permalink**)

01-25-2010, 02:19 PM

Hey.
I just bought my first Mac, and since I had a PC before, I have lots of .exe files that don't open on Mac's.
Is there any way to open them?

Thanks, Sean.

Collin Bl · Collin Bl #2 (**permalink**)

01-25-2010, 02:22 PM

Welcome to the Forum. No - start a new collection or install Parallels/BootCamp/VM Fusionware and run windows in that.

Sean-95 · Sean-95 #3 (**permalink**)

01-25-2010, 02:25 PM

Thanks for the welcome.
What do you mean start a new collection?

EDIT: doesn't matter I know what you mean.

Collin Bl · Collin Bl #4 (**permalink**)

01-25-2010, 02:29 PM

Quote:

I have lots of .exe files that don't open

those files are windows specific, so one assumes there are equivalent ones out there for the Mac.

Sean-95 · Sean-95 #5 (**permalink**)

01-25-2010, 02:34 PM

Yeah, thanks. Didn't know what you meant at first.

cwa107 · cwa107 #6 (**permalink**)

01-25-2010, 02:48 PM

More info about running Windows software on a Mac:

http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/win...ers-guide.html

Sean-95 · Sean-95 #7 (**permalink**)

01-25-2010, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cwa107

More info about running Windows software on a Mac:

http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/win...ers-guide.html

Thanks.

OnceYouGoMac · OnceYouGoMac #8 (**permalink**)

01-25-2010, 03:13 PM

Welcome and congratulations!

cwa107 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2006 Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania Posts: 25,917 Mac Specs: 15" MBP, Core i7/2GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB Crucial M4 SSD	01-25-2010, 02:48 PM More info about running Windows software on a Mac: http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/win...ers-guide.html Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
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Sean-95 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 25, 2010 Location: Scotland Posts: 4 Mac Specs: Black Macbook, 2.16 GHz Core 2 Duo. White iPhone 3GS.	01-25-2010, 02:19 PM Hey. I just bought my first Mac, and since I had a PC before, I have lots of .exe files that don't open on Mac's. Is there any way to open them? Thanks, Sean.
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Collin Bl #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 07, 2009 Location: Napier NZ Posts: 3,273 Mac Specs: 27 iMac i5, 2.4 C2D MBP & iMac 20, 1TB dual TC, AppleTV, iPh4	01-25-2010, 02:22 PM Welcome to the Forum. No - start a new collection or install Parallels/BootCamp/VM Fusionware and run windows in that.
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Sean-95 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 25, 2010 Location: Scotland Posts: 4 Mac Specs: Black Macbook, 2.16 GHz Core 2 Duo. White iPhone 3GS.	01-25-2010, 02:34 PM Yeah, thanks. Didn't know what you meant at first.
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OnceYouGoMac #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 28, 2009 Posts: 396 Mac Specs: Macbook Unibody 2.26 Dual, 2GB RAM, 250 GB HDD	01-25-2010, 03:13 PM Welcome and congratulations!
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