Help with Exe file

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  1. kleerups

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    So anyway, I have a flash game and it's in an EXEcutable file format. Is there a way an easy way play this in my mac? Thanks in advance. :confused:
     
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    It depends, are you using and intel mac or a PPC mac?
     
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    intel i think.
     
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    here you go

    Parallels Desktop

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    Parallels Desktop require a Mac with an Intel processor. It is more convenient to use than Apple's Boot Camp as it does not require to restart your Mac every time you want to run a Windows application.
    You still need a copy of Microsoft Windows http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=echoone-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00022PTRU and install it on a part of your hard disk. You also need to keep this part of your disk free of spyware, viruses. You can keep the Mac part of your disk separate from your Windows part, so nasty applications will not ruin your Mac data.
    Amazon: Parallels Desktophttp://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=echoone-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000GHIV2Q Apple's Boot Camp

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    The newest Macs have an Intel processor inside, and Apple has made it possible via BootCamp to install Windows XP in a part of your disk. With Boot Camp, you shut down your Mac and restart it as a real Windows PC which works at full speed. When you want to go back to Mac OS, you restart it again as a Mac. You still need to purchase a copy of Windows, install it and keep that corner of your hard disk free of virus, worms and spyware.
    BootCamp is a part of Apple Mac OS X Version 10.5 Leopardhttp://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=echoone-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000FK88JK which you may already have if you bought your Mac after October 26 2007.
    Amazon: Microsoft Windows XP Home Editionhttp://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=echoone-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00022PTRU
    VMWare's Fusion

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    If you have a Mac with an Intel processor, VMWare Fusion will be an alternative to Parallels Desktop. They are already known for making virtual Windows environments on Windows, so Windows users can run different versions of Windows on the same PC.
    Amazon: VMware Fusion 2http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=echoone-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001F5VBRU
    You do need a copy of Microsoft Windows as well.http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=echoone-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00022PTRU
    Crossover Mac

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    Codeweavers have released CrossOver (Jan 10 2007) - another way to run Windows applications on Intel based Macs. The big advantage of their approach is that you do not need to buy and install Windows.
    The disadvantage is that it is not a 100% Windows replacement, but they have focused on the most common parts of Windows, and if an application only depend on those it should work. Their list of supported applications (and database!) give an impression of how much of Windows they support.
     
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    ok thanks thanks! i'll look into them. i guess there's no quick, easy way. : \
     
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    unfortunately, none that I know of. Your lucky, running windows apps on PPC macs is a pain in the @$$
     
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    exe files are for windows. and unfortunately there isn't an easy way to use them directly in mac.
     
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    Unfortunately... but I like that fact, since most viruses and malwares are hidden and disguised as EXE files...
     

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