Crossover is a Windows emulator that runs Windows applications without having to install Windows. But in order to work the Windows applications must be converted so they contain the necessary Windows components required for them to run. Converted applications are available for download from the Crossover website.
There are other and better ways to run Windows on an Intel Mac:
Windows on Intel Macs
There are presently several alternatives for running Windows on Intel Macs.
1. Install the Apple Boot Camp software. Purchase Windows XP w/Service Pak 2 or Vista. Follow instructions in the Boot Camp documentation on installation of Boot Camp, creating Driver CD, and installing Windows. Boot Camp enables you to boot the computer into OS X or Windows.
2. Parallels Desktop for Mac and Windows XP, Vista Business, or Vista Ultimate. Parallels is software virtualization that enables running Windows concurrently with OS X.
3. VM Fusionand Windows XP, Vista Business, or Vista Ultimate. VM Fusion is software virtualization that enables running Windows concurrently with OS X.
4. CrossOver which enables running many Windows applications without having to install Windows. The Windows applications can run concurrently with OS X.
5. VirtualBox is a new Open Source freeware virtual machine such as VM Fusion and Parallels that was developed by Solaris. It is not yet fully developed for the Mac - some features are not yet implemented - but it does work otherwise.
6. Last is Q. Q is a freeware emulator that is compatible with Intel Macs. It is much slower than the virtualization software, Parallels and VM Fusion.
Note that Parallels and VM Fusion can also run other operating systems such as Linux, Unix, OS/2, Solaris, etc. There are performance differences between dual-boot systems and virtualization. The latter tend to be a little slower (not much) and do not provide the video performance of the dual-boot system.
See MacTech.com's Virtualization Benchmarking for comparisons of Boot Camp, Parallels, and VM Fusion.
Boot Camp is only available with Leopard. The Boot Camp Beta that was used with Tiger has expired and is no longer available for use. So contrary to the other poster's comment, Boot Camp isn't truly 'free.' You must purchase Leopard to get it.
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Name: CrossOverVersion: 12.5.0
Mac Platform: Intel
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OS version: 10.6 or later
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CrossOver allows you to install many popular Windows applications and PC games on your Mac. It’s easy, affordable, and best of all, there’s no Windows license required. Your Windows applications and games integrate seamlessly on your computer; just click and run.
CrossOver is capable of running a wide range of Windows software and games. To see if your favorite application works with CrossOver, please check What Runs, or search for it using the search box at the top of this page.
What’s new :
12.5.0 – August 13, 2013
Mac OS X:
CrossOver’s “Mac Driver” is now on by default. Because of this, CrossOver now supports better desktop integration on OS X, including:
Drag and Drop.
System Tray Icons in the Mac Menu Bar.
Shaped windows and transparency.
Better mouse handling for many games.
Support for command-tab switching in full-screen mode.
Better integration with the OS X Dock, and features such as Expose and Spaces.
Better international keyboard support.
Improved clipboard (cut and paste) support.
Support for mice with more than three buttons.
Fixes for many window ordering problems.
Force-feedback joysticks are supported.
Improved input method support for non-Latin characters.
Application Support:
Microsoft Outlook:
Microsoft Outlook will now maintain its connection when the computer sleeps or the network configuration changes.
Improved auto-discovery for Exchange account setup.
Outlook will no longer crash if the Exchange server is unavailable.
Fixed a crash when editing contacts.
Right-click to format will now work.
Improved NTLM authentication – you can now change your password if you have ‘smbpasswd’ installed.
Improved sharepoint list display in profile.
Characters can now be inserted from the character palette.
Fixed printing of calendar items.
Attachment preview will now work.
Outlook Today can now be customized.
Phone numbers now accept a ‘+’ character for international notation.
Microsoft Excel:
Fixed a crash when copying a worksheet.
Improved macro support.
Fixed a problem opening read-only files.
Fixed garbage when opening xlsx documents.
Quicken:
Fixed display of help topics in Quicken 2012.
Fixed a bug in the ‘Change Assumptions’ function of Quicken 2013.
Internet Explorer 7:
More web-sites will now work.
Fixed a bug which sometimes caused failure during installation.
Fixed a crash in the print dialog.
World of Tanks:
Fixed a crash connecting to the server on certain Macs.
Fixed a crash when zooming in on targets.
Microsoft Office:
Fixed problems in which drop-down menus could not be dismissed.
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Microsoft Office 2010 Simplified Chinese Edition will now install.
Fixed a bug which caused Microsoft Office 2007 to fail to install on some machines.
Fixed an installation conflict between .Net 4.0 and DirectX 9.
Fixed an installation problem with Microsoft Money 2001.
Fixed an issue where Microsoft Visio 2010 would not open .vxd files.
Fixed installation problems with .Net 3.5.
Fixed graphical glitches in Wizard101.
Fixed problems with the patcher in Pirate101.
Fixed a crash on login in Starcraft II.
Fixed crashes on install of Rift’s Storm Legion expansion.
Fixed Rift graphics bugs on Nvidia hardware.
Fixed various errors in ChemSketch 12.
Fixed a crash in Baseball Mogul 2013 and 2014.
Other Improvements:
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CrossOver 12.5.0 is based on the new stable Wine 1.6 release. This includes innumerable fixes for various Windows applications.
CrossOver can be configured for compatibility with Windows 7.