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Its very likely several system components will be downloaded and installed, and you might have to click through each of them just like when installing them on Windows.

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Finally, click the Install button to kick-off the installation routine.

In other words if installing something like Office, be sure to select the 32-bit version of it.

Pro tip: You’ll get best results when using 32-bit versions of software.

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exe file, in which case you should click Choose Installer File and then select it.If you’re installing from a DVD-ROM, or an ISO image, then click Choose Installer Folder, and select it.

Next, you’ll have to tell Crossover Office where the installer file is.

Select the entry from the dropdown list that matches what you typed, then click the Continue button.

This will be an honest appraisal of what you might expect, including any notable bugs, so have a good read and click More Info to view the Crossover Office webpage for that app.

Note how after a few seconds you see a report about how well the app will run.

For example, we installed Office 2010 for testing purposes, so we typed that, and were shown a list of possible installation choices.

If the application is popular – such as Microsoft Office – then you can simply type its name in the dialog box that appears under the Select an Application to Install heading.

Start Crossover Office, and then click the large button marked Install a Windows Application.

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How to install Windows apps on a Mac using Crossover Office If the app you want to install runs on all versions of Windows from Vista up until Windows 10, then creating a Vista bottle will very likely provide the best possible experience. However, the rule about older software being better supported applies here too. You might choose to create a Windows 8 bottle in order install an app, for example.

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Normally when you install a Windows app using Crossover Office you’ll install it into a fresh bottle of its own, which is isolated from the rest of the system, although existing bottles can be used more than once.īecause there are many different versions of Windows – from Windows XP up to Windows 10 – there are readymade bottles to match each. It’s actually very simple – a bottle is just a fake C: drive, just like you might find on an actual PC, complete with all the folders you might find there such as C:windows, or C:Users.Ĭrucially, however, it also includes the correct system components that allow that Windows apps to run. Google is your friend on this and can provide a lot more, and better, information than I can.The key to installing Windows software using Crossover Office is understanding what a bottle is, because upon installing anything you’ll be asked to create one. It is slow and a bit clunky, but it is free and meets my needs for the very few "just got to have" windows programs I sometimes use. Parallels and VMwear are two comercial packages available for purchase and Virtual Box is an open source effort available for free.

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If you want to be able to easily exchange data between your Windows and Mac programs, and skip back and forth between the two, there are several emulators available that run on Mac OS X and create a Windows environment where many Windows programs can operate along side Mac programs. This requires you have a copy of the Windows software as well as the applications you want to run. Each runs without any connection to the other. With it you dedicate a partition on your hard disk to windows, and on startup choose to either boot into OS X or Windows. If you want to run sessions devoted only to Windows software, and want programs to run as fast as they do on a PC, the Apple's Bootcamp program is useful. These DO NOT require that you have and install Windows. There is also a commercial effort that has grown from WINE, and you will find info about it on the site mentioned.

You may find that that's all you need for your programs.

One way that does not require Windows is an open source effort called WINE. There are several options for running Windows software (*.exe files) on a Mac, depending what your program is, how often you use it, and your personal preferences.