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Name: muhammadzubair
Date: February 23, 2008 at 04:51:47 Pacific
Subject: windows and linux
OS: windowsxp
CPU/Ram: 1.7Ghz/512m
Model/Manufacturer: ASUS
Comment:

i want to know if is there any softwear which can run "exe" and other types of windows files on linux


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Response Number 1
Name: jefro
Date: February 23, 2008 at 08:26:01 Pacific
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Yes, there are.

Wine is the best known way. Many distro's already have it.

A slightly better commercial is codeweavers crossover. While it is based in wine it has imporvements and easier.

Run reactos in a VM.

You could use a virtual machine to install xp and use it that way. VM's are everywhere now. Near or even faster than native speeds. Many are free or even already installed.

See also win4lin.

Last two need an xp disk.

I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you peanut.


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Name: Intel 80486 (by meisinscotland)
Date: February 28, 2008 at 13:22:51 Pacific
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Faster than native speeds isn't possible, el-oh-el.

But yes, the likes of VMware and such run most of the code directly.

Haven't used MS Virtual PC in a while since I found VMware, and I've heard of ones like innotek Virtualbox etc. so there are plenty of choices.

Why serve in heaven when you can reign in hell?


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Response Number 3
Name: scurlaruntings
Date: March 6, 2008 at 06:18:23 Pacific
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The software you are after is called WINE. WINE allows WINDOWS emulation natively on a linux box.Its open source. If you check the repository on your distro you may already have a link to it. If not you can manually download it from the website below.

http://www.winehq.org/


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