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I'm new to Mac and Crossover. MacBook Pro with 10.5. I wish to open up an .exe file. Do I need to install Windows and use Parallels? Or is there an application in Crossover that will allow me to view this type of file? I'm not sure from the list of software packages in Crossover what will allow me to open this type of file.

CrossOver allows you to run Windows Applications(which .exe files are usually), that's what is is there for. Simply install CrossOver, and you should be able to double-click on the .exe file. You may have to create a bottle in CrossOver first("Configure" in the menu). Sometimes other applications like unzippers associate themselves with .exe files, because they can handle .exe files which are self-extracting packages. In this case you have to sort out the file associations in MacOS, or use Programs->Run command in CrossOver.

If the .exe files contains an installer for a Windows software, I recommend to use Configure->Install software to install the app.

Thanks Stefan. Appreciated.

Hi stefan,

I have a mac 10.4.11
for my courses I need to use a .exe application (Retscreen4.exe), so I bought CrossOver.
I have created a bottle "configure menu" but when I click on my .exe file nothing happen!
Am I have to do something else?
When I go to programs--run it tells me that my .exe is ready but nothing happen.
Can you help me?

Regards,
Aurélia