My friend is new to MacBook Pro, and encountered some difficulties in the process of purchasing and adapting to it. Recalling that I was also confused when I first got in touch with Apple computers, so I will summarize all the tips I can think of. I hope it can help you the most. alright. In short, everyone has their first time, and it is a process from unfamiliarity to familiarity~
How to install exe program on macOS? To install the exe program on the macOS system, we need to download and install the virtual machine software CrossOver. After installing the software, the exe program can be directly installed on the macOS system. How to install Apple dual system? To install the Apple dual system, you need to download the Windows image file and the Boot Camp assistant first, and then install it on the Apple device. Let's take a look at the details below!
1. How to install exe program on macOS
The exe program cannot be installed directly in the macOS system. This exe format is the software installation package format of the Windows system. In the macOS system, you need to use the virtual machine software CrossOver to install it normally.
1. Download the software
CrossOver Mac version download link: https://souurl.cn/p3dNXb
CrossOver linux version download link: https://souurl.cn/eCQ08d
Figure 1: CrossOver download area
The CrossOver Chinese website provides genuine software installation packages for mac and Linux, and you can download and install the software through the download section of the CrossOver Chinese website.
2. Installation path
Figure 2: Installation path
The installation of CrossOver is very simple, just like installing other macOS system software, just install it directly. Start the software, click [Install Windows applications] on the home page, select [Unlisted applications] at the bottom of the [Select application] program category list, and then click [Continue].
3. Import exe program
Figure 3: Import exe program
On the [Select Installation Package] interface, click [Select Installation File], import the exe into CrossOver according to the path of the exe in the [Finder], select the exe installation package, and click [Continue] to install the exe program.
Figure 4: Installer
After the program is successfully installed, you can find the installed exe program on the macOS system desktop and CrossOver [container].
2. How to install Apple dual system
Although the Apple dual system can solve the problem of using Windows applications and opening Windows-specific files on Apple devices, this way of installing dual systems not only takes up a lot of disk space on the Apple device itself, but also if one of the systems crashes, the other system will also be destroyed. will be affected to varying degrees. So, here we will briefly introduce the installation of Apple dual system!
1. Import image file
Figure 5: Import image file
Before installing the Apple dual system, you need to download the Boot Camp assistant and the Windows image file, and make sure that the two are consistent with the macOS system version requirements, otherwise it cannot be installed. When you're ready, start Boot Camp Assistant. The first two settings are not important. After checking the settings, just click [Continue]. In Figure 5 interface, import the Windows image file into the Boot Camp assistant through the [Select] path, and select a partition in the mac as the target disk. Afterwards, the disk partition format will be formatted, and click [Continue] to format the disk partition.
Figure 6: Formatting
Click [Erase] directly to format the disk partition.
2. Download the Windows app
Figure 7: Download Windows application
After clicking the [Erase] step in Figure 6, the Boot Camp Assistant will enter the process of automatically formatting and downloading Windows applications. After the process is over, the device will restart, and it will enter the Windows system when it starts again.
Figure 8: Windows system
3. Setup Windows
Figure 9: Setting up Windows
The settings here are relatively basic, mainly setting the Windows user name, login password, and language, etc., and the rest of the settings can be completed by clicking [Next].
4. Install Windows
Figure 10: Format Partition Disk
After setting the Windows basic information, you need to select the partition where the Windows system is installed, select the disk partition, and click [Format]. After the installation is complete, the device will restart again, and it will enter the Windows system after restarting.
5. switch
It is also a cumbersome thing to switch the Apple dual system back and forth. Every time the system is switched, the device must be reset.
(1) Select the system when starting the device
Figure 11: Keyboard
When starting the device, press and hold the keyboard [Option], and when the indicator light is on, it will enter the system selection interface, select Windows or macOS system to enter. If you do not press the [Option] key when starting up, it will enter the macOS system by default.
(2) Switch the system while the system is running
Figure 12: Boot Disk
Through the macOS system preferences, enter the [Startup Disk] interface, select the Windows system disk, and click [Restart] to start the Windows system.
3. How to download games in CrossOver
We know that the macOS system is mostly office applications, and there are fewer games, and CrossOver is not only an application market, but also a game treasure chest. Let's take a look at how to download games from CrossOver!
Figure 13: Application Category List
On the [Select Application] interface, in the application category list, click to expand [Games]. According to the different categories of games, we can find various types of games, expand the game category list, select the game name, and click to download.
Figure 14: Search
In addition to directly searching in the classification list above, we can also search for the game name in the search box, such as QQ games, and click [Continue] to download.
Four. Summary
In this article, we briefly introduced how to install the exe program on macos, and how to install the Apple dual system. To install the exe program on the macOS system, you need to use the virtual machine-like software CrossOver, and import the exe program into CrossOver to install it successfully. To install the Apple dual system, you need to download the Boot Camp Assistant and the Windows image file first, and then use the Boot Camp Assistant to install the Windows system to the mac device. Through the comparison of the first part and the second part, it seems that the virtual machine software CrossOver is better to use.