Run EXE file on Mac

[shlibka]

does anyone know if you can run an exe file on mac? I am trying to
download StatTools (palisade.com) but it sent me an exe file to
install.

 

[Mike Middleton]

shlibka -

Some software distributors compress their code into a zip file and then add
a small Windows-executable portion of code to make it self-extracting. I
remember when Stuffit Expander would extract the zipped files from such exe
files, but lately I haven't been able to do so.

In any case, I don't think you should expect StatTools to run on a Mac OS.
The web page
http://www.palisade.com/stattools/
explicitly says
StatTools System Requirements:
Minimum Platform: IBM PC compatible Pentium-equivalent or higher, Microsoft
Windows 98 or higher; Excel 97 SR1 or higher. (StatTools will not run with
Excel 97 SR0.); 16MB RAM free.

- Mike

www.MikeMiddleton.com

 

[shlibka]

Thanks. I had a feeling that I would have to run it on PC only but
thought I would check just in case.

 

[Jim Gordon MVP]

Hi,

Why not contact the manufacturer and let them know of your interest in a Mac
version of the product?

It's entirely possible they have one that they don't promote, or that the
product does actually work on a Macs but they simply don't know how to
distribute files.

-Jim

does anyone know if you can run an exe file on mac? I am trying to
download StatTools (palisade.com) but it sent me an exe file to
install.

--
Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

MVPs are not Microsoft Employees
MVP info

 

[Phillip Jones]

Thanks. I had a feeling that I would have to run it on PC only but
thought I would check just in case.

If you have a Mactel Machine. You could use Parallel's and a windows
install to run it.
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