A dmg file is an image file used by MAC OS. No program is needed, just click to open.
unless your in windows
Files with an extension of .exe are executable files. This type of file is one which is used to open applications games etc. it is the main file for each program. For example to open Internet Explore when you doubel click on the icon it actually make the ie.exe file open up and this gives you the internet explorer window.
Apple's .dmg file format is used to deliver software or other files as a disk image. For a computer running Mac OS X you double click on the .dmg file and it will open and mount on the desktop as a disk. You can then either run the installer script or drag the contents from the mounted disk image onto the Mac's hard disc. Once you have finished with the contents of the disk image it can be ejected and deleted.
DMG is a file type. You don't install a DMG, you open it. Maybe there is something inside the DMG that can be installed, maybe not. It is a common way to send many kind of files. It is a bit like .sit or .rar.You can make your own DMG files and save things inside them, and send the dmg to your friends. Use Disk Utility to make DMG files. The DMG size is selectable and can be as big as your free memory. It will appear on the desktop. You can put a password on it, but don't forget it! If you do, you won't be able to open the DMG!To open the DMG you made, just click on it. A disk Image will appear on the desktop just like a hard drive.Drag or copy files there. Eject it. The DMG file is still on the desktop. It is a file that you can email or copy to an external drive. Everything that you put in the disk image will actually be in the DMG file. If you don't want the DMG any more, drag it to the trash.Cool!
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Downloaded Mac software is usually delivered as a .dmg file. Double clicking the .dmg file will open its window. Inside will be either an installer which you double click and it will install the game for you or, if it is a smaller game, you can drag the games icon from the .dmg window into your Applications folder (or wherever you want it). No other software is required.
.DMG is a compressed file used in MAC to mount a virtual drive, normally to install a program. To use this in Windows you will have to convert it to a similar file used in Windows like .ISO and use a mounting software to run it. However the files within the .dmg is probably for a MAC machine and might not work of Windows 7. Tag for further research: Apple Disk Image
A .dmg file is a Disc iMaGe typically used for delivering software. To open the file requires a double click on the file's icon. Once opened an icon representing a disc drive will appear on the desktop. A window will usually open automatically to reveal the contents of the "disc" but if it does not then double clicking on the disc drive icon will open the window. The software contained within should either be dragged into the Applications folder or, if it is an Installer, double clicked to start the automatic installation process. Once the software has been installed on your hard disc the .dmg disc drive icon can be selected and then ejected and the .dmg file itself can be moved to the trash for deletion.
DMG is a native format for OSX. OSX will open DMG if you double click on it.
A .vb6 file is visual basic 6 source code, sometimes with it are .frm files that you would need. A .dmg is a Macintosh binary. you would have to find a program to compile the vb6 code to a Macintosh binary.
A filename extension is an identifier specified as a suffix to the name by syntax, often separated from the base filename (by, e.g., a dot, a space), that indicates, e.g., the encoding (file format), the usage, of a computer file. Examples of filename extensions are .png , .jpeg , .exe , .dmg , and .txt .
.dmg (disk image files) can only be used under OS X. If you're running OS 9 or Windows, you won't be able to open this file. If you are running OS X, the file may be damaged.