Running window files on a mac

so I downloaded an exe file for a game and need to be able to run it. What's a good program to get to be able to run the program.

I use something called Wine. It's a cross-platform program that let's you run Windows programs on any OS. I used it in both OSX10.6 and OSX10.7 and it seems to work flawlessly. The genius behind it is that it's not like emulators or virtual machines and you don't need Windows installed. It's more like a translator between your Mac and the Windows program. To be honest I don't completely understand it but it definitely works. I'd suggest reading a bit about it at least. Just try googling WineHQ and their website should be at the top of the list. And the best part about it is that it's free and always will be. Hope I could help!
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Hello A.T. Romano,
I’m using Adobe Premiere Elements 12
Version 12.1 (20140225.12.1.620828)
I get the message when opening an already made project in which I added a Title.
In the ones without a title I don’t get the message.
So it is something connected to the use of titles.
I used RedBulbs as a title.
When I click ‚Skip’ or Offline my project opens correctly and I don’t miss any media. Even the title part is OK.
I hope this describes the problem enough and hopefully you can give me some advise.
Best regards,
Rob de Ridder
Op 6 sep. 2014, om 17:30 heeft A.T. Romano <[email protected]> het volgende geschreven:
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AquaRidder
What version of Premiere Elements are you using on your Mac computer?
Do you ever get this
Where is the file 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Premiers Pro 1.5\Presets\Textures\Business Title_7.tga'?
when you open a new project or do you get this message only when you go to open an existing project?
If only for existing projects, then please tell us if this existing project was created with title templates and/or Instant Movie themes.
If so please detail.
If you click "Skip" to the "Where is the file....?" message, does your project open without problem? And if so, do you see any missing media
displays in the workspace? And if so where?
We will be watching for your follow up.
Thanks.
ATR
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