exe file format

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exe file format

I accidentally bought a hand held voice recorder for PC. I used it to record a lecture. My iMac intel does not know how to handle this exe file. Is there a way to convert the exe file into a mac friendly file so that I can review the lecture in my iMac?

Message was edited by: tumble weed

iMac 20 in. 2.66 ghz intel core duo, Mac OS X (10.5.7), 4gb RAM

Posted on Jul 12, 2009 7:24 PM

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Niel

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Jul 12, 2009 7:32 PM in response to tumble weed

Unless CrossOver Mac will handle it, you generally need to install Windows to use exe files.

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tumble weed Author

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Jul 12, 2009 7:46 PM in response to Niel

I prefer to stay away from installing windows in a mac. Is there any other method to convert the file or extract its content?

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stedman1

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Jul 12, 2009 7:53 PM in response to tumble weed

Hi tumble weed: What is the model of the Voice recorder? Have you checked their web site for info? It seems odd that a voice file would get changed to an .EXE file. Does it have an audio out/headphone jack? Maybe you can get the audio to the iMac in that fashion.

Stedman

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Niel

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Jul 12, 2009 7:55 PM in response to tumble weed

Is there any other method to convert the file or extract its content?

Unless it's a self-extracting compressed file, no. If it is, StuffIt Expander will open it.

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tumble weed Author

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Jul 12, 2009 8:05 PM in response to stedman1

It is an RCA VR5220. I will try the website for more info. Also I can provably use a PC to download the file and at that point I would like to save it as a mp3 file. But don't know it is possible

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Aug 1, 2009 2:50 PM in response to tumble weed

The RCA Digital Voice Recorder VR5220 is Macintosh compatible

Read this review:
http://opencarry.mywowbb.com/forum65/26539.html

To download files from your recorder, you will probably need Leopard (OS X 10.5). The files are recorded in ".WAV" format in high quality mode (playable in Quicktime) and in ".VOC" format in extended mode, which you will need to converted to a Macintosh-native format. This Web site will allow you to do this for free:
http://dinhe.net/~aredridel/devoc/
You can edit the dictation files on your Macintosh using:
Audacity (free)
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

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Aug 13, 2009 6:35 PM in response to Randy B. Singer

Randy thank you for the post. It solved my issue. I just wish the instructions had said it. Again thank you!

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