How to open any.exe files on a Mac Problem: You need to open an.exe file but you have a Mac®. Solution: You can easily open an.exe from your Mac by using Parallels Desktop® for Mac. Parallels vs Bootcamp for Windows 8? Discussion in 'Windows, Linux & Others on the Mac' started by raptorstv. Then when you install windows 8 open the file and click on the.exe and a button will highlight in the ribbon for 'troubleshoot'. I am considering purchasing Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac and install it on my rMBP 15' 256GB. If Parallels isn't running, then there won't be a default application for Mac OS to use if the virtual machine isn't running and you chose the virtual machine's Excel. The better way to do make sure the Excel version you want to use opens the file is to open whichever Excel you want first, then use File > Open in Excel to open the workbook. I would like to pass those two arguments (/PAR and a file name) to the.exe from the Mac command line. Actually, I want to pass the arguments from a Matlab script running on my Mac, and I'm trying to use the 'open' command, but it won't pass the arguments.

You need to be running Windows to use that software:

Windows on Intel Macs

There are presently several alternatives for running Windows on Intel Macs.

1. Install the Apple Boot Camp software. Purchase Windows XP w/Service Pak2, Vista, or Windows 7. Follow instructions in the Boot Camp documentation on installation of Boot Camp, creating Driver CD, and installing Windows. Boot Camp enables you to boot the computer into OS X or Windows.

2. Parallels Desktop for Mac and Windows XP, Vista Business, Vista Ultimate, or Windows 7. Parallels is software virtualization that enables running Windows concurrently with OS X.

3. VM Fusionand Windows XP, Vista Business, Vista Ultimate, or Windows 7. VM Fusion is software virtualization that enables running Windows concurrently with OS X.

4. CrossOver which enables running many Windows applications without having to install Windows. The Windows applications can run concurrently with OS X.

5. VirtualBox is a new Open Source freeware virtual machine such as VM Fusion and Parallels that was developed by Solaris. It is not as fully developed for the Mac as Parallels and VM Fusion.

6. Last is Q. Q is a freeware emulator that is compatible with Intel Macs. It is much slower than the virtualization software, Parallels and VM Fusion.

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Note that Parallels and VM Fusion can also run other operating systems such as Linux, Unix, OS/2, Solaris, etc. There are performance differences between dual-boot systems and virtualization. The latter tend to be a little slower (not much) and do not provide the video performance of the dual-boot system. See MacTech.com's Virtualization Benchmarking for comparisons of Boot Camp, Parallels, and VM Fusion. Boot Camp is only available with Leopard or Snow Leopard. Except for Crossover and a couple of similar alternatives like DarWine you must have a valid installer disc for Windows.

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You must also have an internal optical drive for installing Windows. Windows cannot be installed from an external optical drive.

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