hello does anyone know how to open an exe file on my minimac please and also is there a free winzip like program i can download to my mac?
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open an exe file in mac?
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WINE
you can get it by installing ports, and doing "sudo port install wine"
if you dont have port, http://www.macports.org/
then, if its like linux, you just do "wine name-of-file.exe"
[all of this in the terminal, of course]
you can get it by installing ports, and doing "sudo port install wine"
if you dont have port, http://www.macports.org/
then, if its like linux, you just do "wine name-of-file.exe"
[all of this in the terminal, of course]
As for the "winzip like program" for Mac, you don't need one. Macs can zip, or archive in this case. Just right-click (or hold control and click on a 1 button mouse) on the item you want to zip and choose "Compress (item name)".
No other software necessary. If you want more options you can use StuffIt at www.stuffit.com
No other software necessary. If you want more options you can use StuffIt at www.stuffit.com
GGJstudios
macrumors Westmere
I've noticed a situation where you need StuffIt. When I attempt to open a password-protected zip file, the Archive Utility gives me an error message and can't open it, while StuffIt correctly prompts me for a password.
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thank you i am going to load wine and thank you for the info about winzip
thank you i am going to load wine and thank you for the info about winzip
What do you need to do?
Why do you need to open an exe file? Perhaps there is another solution that will be easier than installing WINE.
Why do you need to open an exe file? Perhaps there is another solution that will be easier than installing WINE.
GGJstudios
macrumors Westmere
It's just a guess, but in Windows, some .zip files are stored as self-extracting .exe files.