how to run .exe files on macbook pro

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how to run .exe files on macbook pro

Just bought my first macbook pro the other day. I absolutely love it. Much better than the windows boxes. I wanted to run some '.exe' files on my new laptop but was not successful finding anything on the market to use without purchasing a full OS version of Windows. Is there any software out there that I can use to run '.exe' files without purchasing a full Windows OS to do so. I know about parallels for MAC but that seems to require purchasing Windows OS? Any help is greatly appreciately.

Here are the specs on my Macbook Pro.

2.2GHz quad core i7

4GB RAM

500GB HDD

Posted on Mar 31, 2012 3:13 PM

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Answer 1

Mar 31, 2012 3:20 PM in response to cyb3rgurl

you need Windows and a way to run it on your mac, such as on the built in Boot Camp, or in a virtual machine like Parallels or VMware Fusion.

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Zyriab

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Mar 31, 2012 3:21 PM in response to cyb3rgurl

.exe files are Windows executable files and will not run under OS X. You need to buy a copy of Windows and install it either in BootCamp or in a virtual machine such as Parallels.

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