why will any .exe file not open properly?

[TedPupkins]

Hi!

I'm using my new MacBook and have the following problem which I'm sure is quite simply fixed:

I am a bit of a dumbo when it comes to this, but recently I opted to open a .exe file with QuickTime Player - I don't know why - but now every .exe file I open tries to open with QuickTime Player - for examply, I just tried to download MSN Messenger and Google Talk, and whenever I click on the .exe icon on my desktop, it just comes up with this message:

"Error opening movie. The movie could not be opened."

Obviously I just want it to Open with something else (ie not QuickTime) but I don't know what you are supposed to open .exe files with to get them to do their thing.

Any helpers?

[sgould]

You can't open or use .exe files on a Mac. You need the download in .dmg format, preferably.

.exe files only work in Windows.

[Captain Code]

You can only run Windows programs in Windows either by using BootCamp to install Windows on a separate hard drive partition or using Parallels to run Windows inside OS X.