How Do You Run Windows Programs On Mac OS X

0	How Do You Run Windows Programs On Mac OS X apple windows computers hardware mac microsoft asked Aug 30 '11 at 06:36 THEJJPRODUCTION99 1●5●5●6

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1	I don't run Windows apps on my Mac but my dad uses VMWare Fusion answered Aug 30 '11 at 06:38 nitrocrime 3.6k●62●77●125

1	....Parallels Desktop 6.0.11994 This answer is marked "community wiki". answered Aug 30 '11 at 07:52 Betzios Georgios 1●1

There is software where you CAN. I think it's called wine if I'm not mistaken? Or wine cellar. Something like that. It can install and run windows apps on a Mac.

EDIT: I found it! http://winebottler.kronenberg.org/

answered Aug 30 '11 at 09:01

FutureInventions
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edited Aug 30 '11 at 09:20

You don't. Simple as that.

answered Aug 30 '11 at 08:12

Warship
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Its easy to run simple .exe's, just get the mono framework installed and your good to go. For games, a properly done port will do the job. I switched from PC to Mac and didnt want to buy Battlefield: Bad Company 2 for mac, so i found a port for it, runs flawlessly.

Worst come to worst, you could install windows in bootcamp... but i try not to put windows on my mac.

But honestly anything worth using as a professional is available on both OS's.

(Aug 30 '11 at 09:39) Enrico

Interesting. Still, unless this is just a program he's going to use once, he shouldn't really have bought a Mac in the first place :~)

(Aug 30 '11 at 09:51) Warship

0	I use crossover http://www.codeweavers.com/products/crossover/ answered Aug 30 '11 at 09:36 Rhys 46●2

0	Wine Bottler http://winebottler.kronenberg.org/ Like Corssover, it's based on Wine for Linux, but is completely free. answered Aug 31 '11 at 22:50 nickjuly4 951●9●16●21

You can create a virtual machine, using software such as Parallels Desktop 6 or 7 for Mac or VirtualBox. From there, you can run your Windows applications inside a virtual machine. Virtual machines are basically computers inside computers(I know, very meta).

For some older programs, you can look at winebottler or wine.

You can also use crossover.

answered Sep 02 '11 at 17:35

Adiman423
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