.exe files are Windows executables - applications. Often they contain (Windows) viruses. You need a Windows computer to open them. You could get Virtual PC, which allows you to run Windows in emulation (albeit fairly slowly) on your Mac. Jeff ian tucker wrote: > > From time to time we receive greetings cards, or are referred to sites > as above and enquire whether there is any way of saving these for > later viewing? In my experience, such files can only be viewed > between downloading same and prior to shutting down the computer. > > Also, I receive ".exe" files from time to time. Is there anyway of > opening these on a Mac.? > > Ian T. > > _______________________________________________ > MacDV mailing list > MacDV at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/macdv >