How do I use a school legal downloaded version of Windows in .exe form in Parallels?

[glisteningstars]

I go to Savannah College of Art and Design. The school has a software database that allows us to legally download Windows to use in our home computers. It downloaded as an .exe file, and yes I have the serial number.

How do I use this with Parallels or if there is no way, can I use it with Fusion or anything else?

Thanks

 

[Tallest Skil]

An OS isn't an .exe file. You got something else, I believe.

 

[glisteningstars]

this is the name of the file: Windows_XP_64bit_ISO_Downloader.exe

 

[Tallest Skil]

this is the name of the file: Windows_XP_64bit_ISO_Downloader.exe

By that name, it looks like a program to download the ISO of the OS. You don't actually have the OS files yet.

 

[Schtumple]

Wasn't this discussed in a thread not too long ago? Or am I having serious dejavu

 

[jonbravo77]

Wasn't this discussed in a thread not too long ago? Or am I having serious dejavu

No dejavu, it was discussed here and I'm sure plenty of other places.

 

[boast]

you can use macports to download wine. then (in terminal) you will do " wine Windows_XP_64bit_ISO_Downloader.exe"

then another window will pop-up that will download the .iso