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Running *.exe on linux?
Name: simon Date: May 17, 2002 at 22:32:37 Pacific
yes. But not natively. And once you get them working thier performance will be iffy(unless you use Win4Lin). Here are a few links to various projects to help: www.winhq.org www.transgaming.com www.codeweavers.com/products/office/
Those are three versions of WINE(wine is not an emulator). They are Windows compatibility layers.
Another product to run Windows programs on Linux is Win4Lin, but it requires a valid Windows9x or ME CD and registration code. I use it to run Office becuase Open Office doesn't like all M$ Office files. http://www.netraverse.com/products/win4lin30
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