Using Crossover to run Windows apps on Mac OS X

“As I expected, I had mixed success with my experiments using Crossover: bridging software that allows some Windows applications to run on Macs with Intel processors. Crossover has an installers menu which lists several applications that are known to work and I opted to start with Internet Explorer 6, so beloved of banks in Thailand. The last version of IE for the Mac was 5,” Graham K. Rogers reports for eXtensions.

“The software automatically downloaded the necessary components, including the licencing agreement. At the end (and I loved this bit) it simulated a Windows reboot,” Rogers reports.

Rogers reports, “I must admit it felt odd to double-click that ‘e’ icon and open Explorer 6 on a Mac; but there it was, alive and kicking along with Outlook, Windows Media Player, Notepad and a couple of extras.”

Full article here.

CrossOver Mac 6.0: http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/