How do i convert linux executables like .out, .bin to windows executable( .exe )

Compile your programs on a windows machine with a compiler for windows

Suppose I have a file a.out Now is there some utitly u know to convert it to .exe

Sorry, I know of no such utility. Since Linux is free, why is this a problem? Simply install Linux as the client operating system and use the Linux executables. If you insist on Windows, do as Trip says. You need a Win32 compiler, not a Linux compiler, to create executables that will run on Windows. If you'd like to make your a.out file executable (if it isn't already), do this from a Linux command prompt: # chmod +x a.out Then, execute it like this: # ./a.out If you'd like it to execute it (sort of) in Windows, you could telnet (or ssh) to your Linux machine from Windows and then do the above. :-)

provided of course that the program was actually written for use on windows. just re-compiling it on a win32 complier wont' make it work if it's not written for windows.

That's a good point, Rick, although I would say that it doesn't necessary have to be "written for Windows", as portable code can exist. But, your statement does help as to my idea of switching to Linux on the desktop, as the executables are currently created for Linux.

Are we sure that we've actually understood what Sumanth is trying to do here? I am not... it is clear that they have some form of Linux program, but it is unclear whether they have the source code and whether it interacts with X etc. Sumanth, could you explain the context in which you are trying to do this? There may be an alternative way to reach your goal... Sean