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   anurag
   Member

   I recently bought a MacBook after being assured that I would be able to run Windows, MS Office, IMSI’s FloorPlan-3D and all my other Windows-based applications.

   The store installed BootCamp and VMware-Fusion, Windows XP and all my Windows-based software but I haven’t been able to run any of my old applications other than Firefox.

   How does one get into the Windows environment from a MacBook?

   I have clicked on the "Windows HD" icon on my desktop, and chosen "Windows" and "Explorer.exe" - but could not actually launch Explorer. Instead, I was presented with a message that said: "There is no default application to open the document."

   I have the same problem when I try to open Windows-based email-attachments. What should I do now? [Louise Normandin]

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   akravi
   Member

   Hey,

   I am guessing that you are trying to run the windows applicaitons from MAC OS X itself. As far as I know this is not possible. What you should do is shut down OS X. Then restart by pressing the power button and press the alt/option key. Since you say that XP through bootcamp has already been loaded, you would be presented with the option of loading into windows or mac. Choose windows and it works as your normal XP machine.

   If on the other hand you want to run an .exe file while you are in Mac then you could try an app called crossover. It is still a very basic app and may not work most of the times.

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   anurag
   Member

   Thank you Sidhu. Very informative.

   Posted 1 year ago #

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