How do you turn Mac OS apps into Windows 7 apps?

Answer 1

There are two different files on Mac OS and on Windows 7. They are .zip (Mac OS) and .exe (Windows 7). If you put the app you want off the Mac on to a memory stick and then plug the memory stick into the Windows 7 computer, you will find the file on there but it won't work. Thats because Windows 7 only supports .exe files so you got to:

1. Go to The start menu
2. Then click Control Panel
3. you shall see Appearances and personalisation so click and then click folder options and select Hide file name extensions if it's ticked.
4. Then go to the app you want to put on and right click on it and click extract .........(Name of program) (if it doesn't show another icon do the same....Right click and select the option underneath extract .........
5. Then right click the icon that should say (program name).zip and click rename.
6. Then delete .zip and type .exe and it should work if not I will improve this.

The other way around would be the same only the instructions are different from where it's got the numbered instructions

1. Right click and select get info on a icon
2. Then untick the box under Name and extensions that says Hide Extensions.
3. Then at the top right of the the screen it should say Finder click it and select preferences and tick show all file name extensions and go back to Get info.
4. Where the title is under Names and extensions change the file extension to .zip and press the enter key on the keyboard and it should come up with a box so click use .zip and your done.

Hope this works