02-21-2011 at 01:08 PM
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playable on thode macs ?
hi,
i was wondering if anyone knows if its possible to open/start a .exe file on the macs/PCs in thode from a USB ? now im not talking abt installing something. Just opening/playing a file.
An example wud be: i have a portable version of a game and it opens thru a .exe file. can i start the game on the macs there? or say i have photoshop installed on my USB and want to start it there.
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02-21-2011 at 01:10 PM
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I install firefox on pretty much every computer that doesn't have it that I spend more than 30 minutes working on, so yes.
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02-21-2011 at 01:17 PM
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hi,
i was wondering if anyone knows if its possible to open/start a .exe file on the macs/PCs in thode from a USB ? now im not talking abt installing something. Just opening/playing a file.
An example wud be: i have a portable version of a game and it opens thru a .exe file. can i start the game on the macs there? or say i have photoshop installed on my USB and want to start it there.
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The apple operating system does not open .exe files. However if the computers in thode run windows (I've never used them so i don't know), then yes it is possible to run a .exe file.
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02-21-2011 at 01:37 PM
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Oh you mean Macintosh computers? I thought you meant at McMaster, sorry. I only end up using PCs on campus  |
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02-21-2011 at 01:42 PM
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Now I know who you are 
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02-21-2011 at 01:52 PM
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lol. yay for discoveries...
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02-21-2011 at 01:55 PM
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Oh you mean Macintosh computers? I thought you meant at McMaster, sorry. I only end up using PCs on campus |
np! i wanted to know for any computer, PC or Mac, and you said that the PCs there allow us to use .exe files so u did end up answering my question. thanks!
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04-14-2011 at 07:57 PM
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macs suck use a pc
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04-14-2011 at 09:50 PM
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You can't open an .exe file on an Apple Mac at all.
Unless you do some technological trickery with software called Wine, but since you had to ask the question in the first place (no offence) it probably isn't really your thing.
Also there's always Parallels or something to run Windows on a Mac but you wouldn't be allowed to install that at the library.
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04-14-2011 at 09:59 PM
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You can't open an .exe file on an Apple Mac at all.
Unless you do some technological trickery with software called Wine, but since you had to ask the question in the first place (no offence) it probably isn't really your thing.
Also there's always Parallels or something to run Windows on a Mac but you wouldn't be allowed to install that at the library.
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not true, Crossover is able to open up .exe without any sort of modification. |
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04-14-2011 at 10:00 PM
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not true, Crossover is able to open up .exe without any sort of modification.
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That's true but I didn't mention it because it costs money and I doubt they'd be able to install it on the computer.
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04-14-2011 at 10:10 PM
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That's true but I didn't mention it because it costs money and I doubt they'd be able to install it on the computer.
Though Parallels does cost money too I suppose.
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free fully functional trial for a month for crossover, and I'm fairly sure their is no restriction on what you can install on os X at Mac. I remember seeing a SC2 logo the other day. |
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04-14-2011 at 10:31 PM
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I am pretty sure the iMacs at thode have windows installed on them aswell.
So book the computer, the shut it down and when you start it up again hold the Alt(option) Key down and it will give you the option to boot into windows or OS x
Goodluck!
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PCs suck 
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04-25-2011 at 01:13 PM
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PCs suck
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All Macs are PCs too.
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