opening .exe files

I downloaded a few .exe format programs but don't know how to make them work to install them. Is it actually possible to open them and install them??
Thanks.

Nope.. .exe files for for Windows.

You need to run the .exe file in windows via parallels or boot camp.

so no way to install them on mac? no way to convert .exe to .dmg or something?

Positively no way to execute an EXE in OS X. If you are dealing with a package wrapped in an EXE (Winzip, for example, can turn a .zip into an exe so that the end user does not need Winzip to open it), software does exist to extract that kind of information. Do not confuse that with running the software however.

http://echoone.com/filejuicer/formats/exe

No I'm just wanting to use .exe installation files. Thanks guys I'll look for alternatives.

kaz2550 said:

No I'm just wanting to use .exe installation files. Thanks guys I'll look for alternatives.

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exe files contain information that only Windows can read
dmg files contain information that only Mac OS X can read

the only way to convert them would be to get the developer to completely rewrite them for Mac.

If you're irked at this, consider that it's the same reason 400,000 Windows viruses can't run in Macs.

Brown Study said:

If you're irked at this, consider it's the same reason 400,000 Windows viruses can't run in Macs.

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yeah. virus = SEXY EXPLOSION!

ah yes good point. I guess I should be thankful then. Change of subject but is there any media player for mac that can open WMA files? Flip4Mac isn't compatible yet as far as I know.

flip4mac has been able to play any wma files i have tried since i got my mac.

for other audio/video file types get VLC

kaz2550 said:

. . . is there any media player for mac that can open WMA files? Flip4Mac isn't compatible yet as far as I know.

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That's why it exists — to open WMA files. MS droped WM support for Macs, and links to it from its site. You can get it at versiontracker.com or macupdate.com.

Also download a QuickTime plugin called Perian that expands the number of codecs QuickTime can handle through Flip4Mac — or otherwise, I imagine.

bobtomay said:

flip4mac has been able to play any wma files i have tried since i got my mac.

for other audio/video file types get VLC

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no it just says "error opening movie. thie movie could not be opened" don't know why it even says movie coz it isnt movie its WMA :s
When I click flip4mac from applications it just brings up quicktime. Is this normal?

Have you tried other files? Nothing but WMP running on Windows can open a file coded with WMP's DRM.

No its the first one I tried. Might explain it then.

You can use CrossOverMac on an Intel mac to open/run/install exe files.