# Open exe file

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-exe-file/27061>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 29, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-exe-file/27061 "2003-07-29T20:35:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Idan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/91b2a8/32.png) [@Idan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Idan)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-exe-file/27061/1 "2003-07-29T20:35:29Z")

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I have been downloaded exe file :sleep:  
but I dont know how to open him or use him :toad:

look at is icon (below) and tell me if you can know how to help me :pope:

thanks 😉

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-exe-file/27061/2 "2003-07-29T20:36:46Z")

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you should be able to just open it. it is a self-extracting winzip file.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-exe-file/27061/3 "2003-07-29T20:38:39Z")

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Make sure you have an uncorrupted version of Winzip

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I dont know if there are any MAC specific issues with .exe file…but are you on a MAC?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-exe-file/27061/4 "2003-07-29T20:39:48Z")

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I click on him (twice 😛 ) the machine is thinking for a while but nothing is happen :asian:

fester8542 I just now see your post…I dont USING MAC  
and I have winzip

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-exe-file/27061/5 "2003-07-29T20:41:24Z")

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Try single right-clicking the file.

Perhaps you have an option to extract to a specific place from there.

You could always restart your machine to see if that remedies the problem.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-exe-file/27061/6 "2003-07-29T21:37:48Z")

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It’s cute how you call your file ‘him’ lol 😛

- Soul :s: