Can not open windows exe files.

I have enrolled at uni by correspondence and can not open any forums that have being created by adobe captivate ( mostly exe files ) with my mac. I do not run any windows with my computer the lecturer has emailed me that previous students have open these files by running them on a mac with a windows emulator.
Any help would be appreciated

Hi Kristen and welcome to Discussions,
Mac OSX can not run .exe files, since these are meant to be run in Windows (originally MS-DOS, but that's another story )
Apples BootCamp lets you run Windows on the 'Nativ' (real) hardware your Mac has, whereas any Virtualization app like Parallels, VMWare Fusion or VirtualBox runs Windows in a 'virtualized environment' (emulated) hardware.
While these Virtualization apps are great for running the typical Office programs, they are not best suited for any programs, that need direct hardware access like games for example.
Crossover Mac is an app which allows to run certain Windows programs without having to have/buy a Windows License/CD/DVD to install Windows.
BootCamp: http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/bootcamp.html
VMWare Fusion: http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/
Parallels: http://www.parallels.com/en/desktop/
VirtualBoX: http://www.virtualbox.org/
Crossover Mac: http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/
For starters I would try VirtualBox (since it is free) and a Windows license you might own and see how it works.
Hope it helps
Stefan

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