How do I execute a .exe on a Mac

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How do I execute a .exe on a Mac

I converted from Windows last year and this is my first install of an exe file. When I double click it it just opens the text editor and does not install the exe file. It is a USB driver file to connect to my Garmin GPS watch.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5)

Posted on Sep 9, 2010 4:58 PM

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Answer 1

Asatoran

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Sep 9, 2010 5:02 PM in response to mantarunner

Short answer: you can't. EXE files are programs that run in Windows. So you can't use them on OSX on a Mac.

You can install Windows in Boot Camp on your Mac. But that's still running a Windows program in Windows, not on the "Mac side" of things.

You'd need to go to Garamin's website to see if there's a Mac version of the driver.

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rkaufmann87

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Sep 9, 2010 5:07 PM in response to mantarunner

As has already been stated Windows software in it's native state will not run on a Mac unless you are running Boot Camp, Fusion or Parallels.

Here is a link to all of Garmin's Mac software, they've done a nice job of porting most of their Windoze applications to OS X.

http://www8.garmin.com/macosx/index.jsp

Regards,

Roger

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