How do i run a file from my flash drive on my macbook air?

I haven't got a clue what I'm doing.  I have saved content from a papercrafting software CD to my flash drive and am trying to open/run it on my new Macbook Air.  When I try to run it I get a promp saying it can't open the application because Microsoft Wondows applications are not supported on OS X.  It's a .exe file ... Do I need to buy an app to run it??

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