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How to open .exe files

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Name: Alastair Turnbull
Date: December 27, 2000 at 11:49:33 Pacific
Comment:

I have received a couple of .exe files but
cannot open them.
What do I need?
I have OS 9.04 wirh Apple Works and Office
'98.
Than



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Name: fieraci
Date: December 27, 2000 at 16:11:24 Pacific
Reply:

Cant do it. Don't even waste your time unless you want to run a WINDOWS emulator app or install a PC card like Orange Micro sells.


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Response Number 2
Name: Mary
Date: December 27, 2000 at 22:23:18 Pacific
Reply:

Only way is to spend several hundreds of
dollars and purchase a program called
Softwindows www.insignia.com or
Virtual PC www.connectix.com I have
the same problem and got this info. from
the Imac for Dummies book. page 125


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Response Number 3
Name: DMR
Date: December 28, 2000 at 01:21:13 Pacific
Reply:

Yeah, its true.

Files with a ".exe" extention are DOS/Windows executable files (in other words, programs). They will not run on a Mac without purchasing a Windows emulation program such as Virtual PC.


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Response Number 4
Name: Alastair Turnbull
Date: December 28, 2000 at 12:40:23 Pacific
Reply:

Many thanks everyone for your speedy replies.
I have a chance to get a copy of "Virtual
PC", so may go down that route.

Alastai


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