Opening a .EXE file on a Mac?

Is there any way to to pen up a file published as an .EXE file on a Mac?

The file was made in the PC version of Captivate and the published file has an .EXE suffix on it. I did try changing the suffix to .app but that didn't work either. Is there any way to open the file up in the Mac version of Captivate?

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Opening an .exe files on a MAC. Please Help!!!!!!!

I have a disk that comes with one of my textbooks for school and the application i need to run with excel as a problem slover is an .exe (bundle).Is it possible to open this file at all on my MAC or am i just out of luck?

If you want to run a Windows executable file, you'll need windows to do it...
You do have a few options:
1 buy a Mac application such as Paralells which lets you run Windows inside Mac Os
2 if you ran Windows before you had a Mac and still have the disk, use Boot Camp so you can run both OS
3 ask your school if there's a Mac version of the disc available (probably a long shot)
4 find a friend with a Pc and use theirs!
Hope this helps?

How to open up .exe files

Is it possible to open up .exe files on my mac? If so, how do you do so? Or what program is required?

There are two other options. You can get Parallels and then run windows under it. You could also install BootCamp and run windows under it.
Mort

Hi can any body please tell me how to open the .exe files in mac and why it is not supported with unarchiever app , also i am not able to run and dvd's in my mac its not accepting any cd's or dvd'd why do i need to do some settings for it ?

Hi can any body please tell me how to open the .exe files in mac and why it is not supported with unarchiever app , also i am not able to run and dvd's in my mac its not accepting any cd's or dvd'd why? do i need to do some pre defined settings to run the cd's and dvd's ?

A .exe file is a Windows executable. OS X does not run Windows programs. If you need to use .exe files then you will need to install Windows on your Mac:
Windows on Intel Macs
There are presently several alternatives for running Windows on Intel Macs.
Install the Apple Boot Camp software. Purchase Windows XP w/Service Pak2, Vista, or Windows 7. Follow instructions in the Boot Camp documentation on installation of Boot Camp, creating Driver CD, and installing Windows. Boot Camp enables you to boot the computer into OS X or Windows.
Parallels Desktop for Mac and Windows XP, Vista Business, Vista Ultimate, or Windows 7. Parallels is software virtualization that enables running Windows concurrently with OS X.
VM Fusionand Windows XP, Vista Business, Vista Ultimate, or Windows 7. VM Fusion is software virtualization that enables running Windows concurrently with OS X.
CrossOver which enables running many Windows applications without having to install Windows. The Windows applications can run concurrently with OS X.
VirtualBox is a new Open Source freeware virtual machine such as VM Fusion and Parallels that was developed by Solaris. It is not as fully developed for the Mac as Parallels and VM Fusion.
Note that Parallels and VM Fusion can also run other operating systems such as Linux, Unix, OS/2, Solaris, etc. There are performance differences between dual-boot systems and virtualization. The latter tend to be a little slower (not much) and do not provide the video performance of the dual-boot system. See MacTech.com's Virtualization Benchmarking for comparisons of Boot Camp, Parallels, and VM Fusion. Boot Camp is only available with Leopard or Snow Leopard. Except for Crossover and a couple of similar alternatives like DarWine you must have a valid installer disc for Windows.
You must also have an internal optical drive for installing Windows. Windows cannot be installed from an external optical drive.

How do I open .exe files on my mac?

How do I open .exe files on my mac? I've downloaded a bunch of programs but they are all in .exe format. Do I need a program to extract these files?
Thanks,

nps0045 wrote:
Ok thanks. So how do you install programs that you download from the internet? I've downloaded some programs and when I try to install them it doesn't work.
First of all, you need to download things that are built to run on OS X - there is no way to install any Windows program in OS X. You need windows to run Windows programs.
Most downloadable programs for OS X will be distributed in a Disc Image file - *.dmg You would double click one to open it. Then, often it is as simple as drag the uncompressed folder to your Applications Folder. Sometimes there may be an installer to run. Once installed, you can eject the mounted dmg (drag it to the trash) and either keep is in case you ever need to reinstall, or delete it.

Opening a .exe file in itunes

I recently have purchased a printer which I want to use with my ibook. I put in a cd of a copied version of the software to install to my computer and when it showed up I double clicked the first .exe file and it automatically went to itunes. From itunes I could not find how to actually open the .exe file and therefore could not install the software needed to use my printer. I am just wondering how I can open a .exe file and install my software when it goes to open in itunes. Thanks!

Mac OS X probably includes the necessary software; those items are Windows executables, and unless they're self-extracting zips, you need to set up Windows through Virtual PC to use them on an iBook; even if you do set Windows up, they won't install anything into Mac OS X.
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What is the best way to run .exe files on my mac?

What is the best way to run .exe files on my mac? I need to run some updates for my john deere gps and the downloads i get can only be run on windows.

There are several options for running Windows software (*.exe files) on a Mac, depending what your program is, how often you use it, and your personal preferences.
One way that does not require Windows is an open source effort called WINE. Check out winehq.org. You may find that that's all you need for your programs. There is also a commercial effort that has grown from WINE, and you will find info about it on the site mentioned. These DO NOT require that you have and install Windows.
If you want to run sessions devoted only to Windows software, and want programs to run as fast as they do on a PC, the Apple's Bootcamp program is useful. With it you dedicate a partition on your hard disk to windows, and on startup choose to either boot into OS X or Windows. Each runs without any connection to the other. This requires you have a copy of the Windows software as well as the applications you want to run.
If you want to be able to easily exchange data between your Windows and Mac programs, and skip back and forth between the two, there are several emulators available that run on Mac OS X and create a Windows environment where many Windows programs can operate along side Mac programs. Parallels and VMwear are two comercial packages available for purchase and Virtual Box is an open source effort available for free. Google will find all three for you.
My only experience is with Virtual Box. It is slow and a bit clunky, but it is free and meets my needs for the very few "just got to have" windows programs I sometimes use.
Google is your friend on this and can provide a lot more, and better, information than I can.
Best of luck,
Ray

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

Exe files on a mac

I have a Mac book pro and I am trying to open a exe file. I understand that file is a windows based file. Can I use my Mac to open?
Please advise.....

Mac OSx cannot open/run Windows' *.exe files. You will need Windows for that.
Axel F.

How to open an .exe file

Please forgive me for posting this question. I've spent time looking for an answer in the boards here and haven't found anything that works for me.
I need to open and .exe file that I know is a flash style game that I need to see for work. I don't need a full Windows emulator. Everything I've tried so far doesn't work. Crossover, Filejuicer, Tgemu, they don't work.
I'm not familiar with the whole emulator process, I just need a simple and hopefully free program that will run a game for me.

As others have said, there is no such thing an Intel G5.
Use this article to identify your iMac:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301724
If you have an Intel iMac, then you can run:
Apple's Bootcamp
Parallel's Workstation
CrossOver Mac
DOSBox
VMWare
Wintel by Open OS X
Open Darwin's DarWINE
iEmulator
Q (QEMU) by Kberg
If you have a G5 iMac, you can only run:
Wintel by Open OS X
Open Darwin's DarWINE for PowerPC
iEmulator
Q (QEMU) by Kberg
Lismore System's GuestPC
Microsoft VirtualPC
Only WINE and Crossover solutions require no Windows installation.
As for running games, Intel Macs have much better graphics acceleration in certain virtualization engines listed above, whereas PowerPC Macs (including G5s) have none. Thus if you have don't have an Intel iMac, I'd get one, or another Intel Mac to test your game, if it requires any graphics acceleration.
WINE/Crossover has very limited application support, thus if you've tried your game on it, and it doesn't work, contact CrossOver and report the bug, if you have an Intel iMac, that they need to fix CrossOver to make it work. Unfortunately you may have to run Windows on your Mac to run the game. I would mention to the game developers, they should seriously consider crossplatform programming software such as Revolution, or RealBasic, or Flash, or Sun Java. Microsoft Java, ActiveX, DirectX, Visual Basic are not crossplatform, and are more subject to viruses and spyware.

Flash AS3, Need script for .exe to open another .exe file

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I have one folder on the MAC shared, and mapped as a network drive on a PC. The PC's anti-virus software keeps flagging a virus on the folder. However, I am running Intego's anti-virus on the MAC and it does not find anything.
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How could a button open a EXE file in any position?

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Seems unbelievable that I previously had no problem and now I do. Have you any suggestions to overcome this? Do you think I can go back further in Firefox history to get a version that will make it possible to access this. Many thanks! Lynn

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