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run .exe on a mac?
Name: Chris Date: February 26, 2003 at 08:53:57 Pacific OS: os9 CPU/Ram: G3 400/320mg
Comment:
As a Mac user I have friends (non-mac users) e-mail me .exe files that will not open.
What application or conversion tool will allow me to run them?
Name: the pickle Date: February 26, 2003 at 10:13:40 Pacific
Reply:
VirtualPC is your only realistic option.
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Response Number 2
Name: Kerry Date: February 26, 2003 at 13:41:23 Pacific
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Sometimes those .exe files are actually self-extracting compressed archives (ZIP or RAR). You might try dropping them on Stuffit Expander or another similar program.
K
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Response Number 3
Name: Mark Date: March 16, 2003 at 02:33:53 Pacific
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Count your blessings. A lot of email .exe attachments are PC viruses. A lot of viruses send themselves out to everybody in the infected computers email address book. Are your friends really sending these or is it just their name on the email return address. I read most of my email on a PC, but I almost never open an attachment, especially an .exe
Summary: MacLink won't help. An .exe file (excutable program) is PC ONLY. You can however, run it on a Mac using a PC emulator like VirtualPC. http://www.connectix.com/products/vpc.ht ml ...
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