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1. Firewall problems in Mac OS X If your Mac fails to connect with Parallels Transporter Agent on your Windows PC the reason may be that the built in Mac firewall blocks the connection to Parallels Transporter Agent To enable connections between your Mac and Parallels Transporter Agent and prevent further blocking you can configure the firewall settings in Mac OS X by doing the following 1 From the Apple menu choose System Preferences and then click Security 2 Click the Firewall tab 3 Configure the necessary settings If you try to search for Parallels Transporter Agent by typing the Windows PC IP address manually you may receive a message saying that Parallels Transporter Agent is blocked Click the Unblock button Firewall problems in Windows Microsoft Windows operating system has a built in firewall that blocks connections to and from other computers When starting Parallels Transporter Agent for the fist time you may see a message saying that Windows Firewall has blocked some features of the program To enable the connection between your Mac and Parallels Transporter Agent click Unblock To prevent this problem from happening again add Parallels Desktop and or Parallels Transporter Agent to the firewall exceptions the list of applications allowed to communicate through the firewall 1 From the Start menu choose Control Panel gt Network Connections 2 Inthe Network Tasks pane click Change Windows Firewall Settings
2. Advanced Topics If you want to prevent Virtual Machine Configuration from unauthorized changes click the Lock F icon E at the bottom of the window The next time someone wants to change the settings in any pane of Virtual Machine Configuration an administrator s password will be required Video To view and configure the amount of video memory available to the virtual machine video card use the Video settings To edit these settings do the following 1 Open the Virtual Machine menu or Alt click Option click the Parallels icon in the Mac menu bar in the Crystal view mode and choose Configure 2 Inthe Virtual Machine Configuration dialog click Hardware and select Video in the sidebar Note These settings cannot be changed when the virtual machine is running Windows 7 Hardware Boot Order W Video amp Print H Floppy Disk 2m8 64 MB 256 M8 168 6A CD DVD 1 G Hard Disk 1 Network 1 Printer 1 Sound USB Controller Video memory 256 MB M Enable 3D acceleration M Enable vertical synchronization a Click the lock to prevent further changes 176 Advanced Topics In the Video memory field you can set the amount of video memory that will be available to the virtual machine To configure the video memory limit do one of the following drag the slider use the spin box arrows type the value directly into the Video memory field Enabling 3D Accelerati
3. Opens the About Parallels Desktop menu Launches the installation of Parallels Tools in the running virtual machine Opens the Parallels Problem Report window Opens an existing virtual machine and registers it in Parallels Desktop Opens the Parallels Virtual Machines window To enable the spoken commands choose Parallels Desktop gt Preferences gt Advanced and select Enable spoken commands If necessary tune the speech settings on the corresponding tab of Mac OS X System Preferences 136 Advanced Topics Get Acronis Online Backup As an additional benefit Parallels provides you with Acronis Online Backup It is an online backup tool for Windows 7 Windows Vista and Windows XP Acronis Online Backup allows you to back up your Windows data up to 250 GB with full security and protection For Parallels Desktop users Acronis Online Backup is free for 90 days To download Acronis Online Backup do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar choose Exit Coherence and choose Virtual Machine gt Get Acronis Online Backup If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Get Acronis Online Backup Use AppleScript with the Guest OS You can use AppleScript to open various files and websites in the guest OS applications You may need this when creating automated workflows To make the explanation more vivid let s assume that you nee
4. to right click a fF OA N Click in the text field and press the key or combination of keys that you want to use with a mouse Click to trigger a right click You can use any combination of the Control Option Alt Shift and Command keys 76 Use Windows on Your Mac Control Programs with Trackpad Gestures or the Apple Remote You can use the Apple Remote to control some Windows programs If you have an Apple portable computer such as a Macbook or if you have an Apple Magic Trackpad you can use gestures such as swiping left or right across the trackpad to control some Windows programs Note You can contro some Windows programs using three finger swipes only if Parallels Desktop is installed in Mac OS X Leopard or Snow Leopard In Mac OS X Lion three finger swipes are used by default to move between full screen apps and spaces To use the Apple Remote you must first enable it by doing the following 1 Start Windows p 41 2 Do one of the following QOption click Alt click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar and choose Configure Ifthe Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 3 Click Options and then click Advanced 4 Select Enable next to Apple Remote The following table provides commands to control some of the more popular Windows programs Action General Scroll Microsoft Power Point Start slide show End slide show Perf
5. 1 Start the virtual machine 2 When you see a message that X Server failed to start switch to another virtual console using Ctrl Option F1 Ctri Alt F1 and enter your login details 3 Choose Install Parallels Tools from the Virtual Machine menu to connect the Parallels Tools ISO image to your virtual machine Note If the Install Parallels Tools option is grayed out make sure that Parallels Tools can be installed in your guest operating system To see the list of guest OSs supported by Parallels Tools refer to the Parallels Tools Overview section in Parallels Desktop User s Guide The prl tools lin iso image file will be connected to the virtual machine s CD DVD drive 4 Inthe virtual machine console type the following command to gain the root privileges su 5 Check if the Parallels Tools CD image is mounted by entering mount grep iso9660 If this command does not return anything proceed to the next step If this command returns anything like dev cdrom on media cdrom type iso9660 ro exec nosuid nodev uid 0 skip the next step and proceed to the following one If this command returns anything like dev cdrom on media cdrom type iso9660 ro noexec nosuid nodev uid 0 with the noexec option present in parentheses you need to unmount the disc using the following command and then proceed to the next step umount dev cdrom 6 To mount the Parallels Tools installation disc image enter the following mount o exec dev
6. 3 Add Parallels Desktop and or Transporter Agent to the firewall exceptions list If Parallels Doesn t Detect Windows Correctly If Parallels Desktop detects the source operating system Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista computer incorrectly make sure that neither of your Windows programs are running in compatibility mode a special mode of Windows allowing you to run applications that are incompatible with your version of Windows See Windows Help for more information 34 Install or Import Windows Problems Using a Program After an Import Programs that depend on specific hardware may not work in Parallels Desktop If you import from several source volumes the disk drive letters are changed Make sure that the program paths are set correctly See Windows Help for more information 35 Install or Import Windows Use Boot Camp with Parallels Desktop Boot Camp is a feature of Mac OS X that lets you start up your Mac in Windows If you have already installed Windows 7 Windows Vista or Windows XP on your Mac using Boot Camp you can set Parallels Desktop to work with Boot Camp using either of these two options Set Parallels Desktop to run Windows from the Boot Camp partition Changes you make in Windows programs either while working in Mac OS X or when you start up your Mac in Windows using Boot Camp will be reflected in both places Windows running from Boot Camp has the following limitations It can t be paused It c
7. For more information about connecting to the Internet and networks see Connect to the Internet or a Network p 99 46 Use Windows on Your Mac Shut Down or Suspend Windows When you re finished using Windows programs you can leave Windows running in the background as you work with your Mac applications Or you may want to stop Windows from running so more of your computer s resources are available for your Mac applications There are a few ways to stop Windows You can Suspend Windows Pause Windows Shut down Windows Stop Windows Suspend Windows Suspending Windows conveniently freezes all running Windows programs and settings in their current state Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon I in the menu bar and choose Actions gt Suspend If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Suspend The next time you start Windows or open a Windows program you resume your progress from exactly where you left off When Windows is suspended you can safely quit Parallels Desktop and resume your progress later Note If you are using Mac OS X Lion and you shut down or restart your computer or quit Parallels Desktop Windows is automatically suspended The next time you start up Parallels Desktop you can resume working with Windows from where you left off If your Windows is encrypted p 98 you will have to resume it manually Pause Wind
8. NO oO Ff O ND Start Windows NT When the guest OS boots up choose Virtual Machine gt Install Parallels Tools In Windows click Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Display In the Display Properties dialog go to the Settings tab and click the Display Type button In the Adapter Type section click Change The Change Display window opens In this window click Have Disk Click Browse Select the Drivers Video Nt 4 folder on the CD ROM drive and click Open twice In the Install From Disk window click OK In the Change Display window click OK 141 Advanced Topics 10 Confirm that you want to install the video driver 11 When you are prompted to restart the guest OS in the System Settings Change dialog box Click Yes The new settings are applied once the virtual machine is restarted Customize the Keyboard for the Guest OS Using profiles By default Parallels Desktop contains four profiles that represent sets of key combinations typical for the following OSs Windows Linux Mac OS X Generic for other guest OSs When you create or register a virtual machine one of these profiles depending on the guest operating system will be assigned to the machine by default You can create your own profile and assign it to your virtual machines To create your custom keyboard profile or edit the existing profiles click the Edit profiles button The dialog for editing profiles will appear Add
9. Parallels Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac User s Guide Copyright 1999 2012 Parallels Holdings Ltd and its affiliates All rights reserved Parallels Holdings Ltd c o Parallels International GMbH Parallels International GmbH Vordergasse 49 CH8200 Schaffhausen Switzerland Tel 41 526320 411 Fax 41 52672 2010 www parallels com Copyright 1999 2012 Parallels Holdings Ltd and its affiliates All rights reserved This product is protected by United States and international copyright laws The product s underlying technology patents and trademarks are listed at http www parallels com trademarks Microsoft Windows Windows Server Windows NT Windows Vista and MS DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Apple Mac the Mac logo Mac OS iPad iPhone iPod touch FaceTime HD camera and iSight are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the US and other countries Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners Contents Welcome to Parallels Desktop sscissiicnsccsdcsniccndicadavntesadiesdesniaveteesdcncaveieriiawsteestencesiiavs 8 What YOU Cal DOs estepona eai a aE EEEa aE EPE 9 Set Up Your Mac to Use Windows ProgramS esssssseiiiisiesesiiiiiiiietttriiiitinststrrnittresesrent 9 Other Operating SystemS seeeeeseeeerettrttt tett nrt ennn E EEEE E EEE EE AEAEE EEEE EEE REEERE EREEREER EE EEEn 1
10. eo Windows 7 Hardware 5 1 m la General Options Boot Order UA Video amp amp Print H Floppy Disk CD DVD 1 fad Hard Disk 1 Network 1 Printer 1 Sound USB Controller M Connected Source amp dev cu Bluetooth PDA Sync a Click the lock to prevent further changes Select the Connected option if you want the virtual machine to start up with the serial port connected In the Source field the source device that emulates this serial port is specified Serial ports can be emulated by the following devices Real Port To connect the virtual machine serial port to one of the existing serial ports on the host computer choose the appropriate port on the host computer in the Source list Socket To connect two virtual machines through the sockets click the Source list and choose the appropriate socket If there are no sockets available click New socket and specify its name in the Enter a socket name field You should also configure the role the virtual machine will play in the connection by selecting the necessary role in the Mode list Selecting Server enables you to use this virtual machine to direct the other one Selecting Client enables you to direct this virtual machine from the other one Note If you change the socket mode of the first virtual machine make sure the socket mode of the second virtual machine is also modified Output File To connect the virtual mach
11. 4 When ready click Next Use Windows on Your Mac 7 If prompted to specify additional port information choose Standard select Generic Network Card from the list and click Next 8 Inthe Install Printer Software window specify the manufacturer and model of the network printer If the required printer model is not listed click Have Disk button and specify the path to the inf file located in the folder where you installed the printer driver When ready click Next 9 Continue with the printer configuration procedure When the printer is added to Windows you can use it to print documents from Windows XP To add a network printer in Windows XP Open the Windows Start menu and select Control Panel In the Control Panel window double click the Printers and Faxes item Click the Add a printer link to open the Add Printer wizard In the Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard window click Next a A O N In the Local or Network Printer window select Local printer attached to this computer and clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer option if it is also selected When ready click Next 6 Inthe Select a Printer Port window select Create a new port and specify Standard TCP IP Port as the port type When ready click Next In the Welcome to the Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard window click Next In the Add Port window specify the network printer IP address and click Next If prompted to
12. Alt click the Parallels icon I in the menu bar and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 7 Click Options and then click Applications 8 To show Windows program icons in the Dock when in Window mode deselect Show Dock icons in Coherence only Set Whether Animations are Used for Some Actions By default when you pause suspend or shut down Windows the Parallels Desktop window becomes animated If you find this distracting you can turn off the animations 1 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar and choose Preferences and then click General If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Parallels Desktop gt Preferences and then click General 2 Select or deselect Use animations Monitoring Windows in a Scalable Window You can set Windows to appear in a window that can be resized to any size so that the content scales in size with the window This is called Modality mode Modality mode can be useful if you want to monitor programs and other tasks running in Windows as you work in Mac OS X To switch to Modality mode From Window mode choose View gt Modality For more information on Modality mode see the Modality mode settings topic p 155 58 Use Windows on Your Mac Set Windows to Take Up the Whole Screen You can set Windows to occupy yo
13. An Intel Core 2 Duo processor or better At least 2GB of RAM 4GB recommended to run Windows 7 Note Your Mac must have enough RAM memory to use Mac OS X and its applications plus the memory required for each additional operating system and its programs that you want to use simultaneously At least 1 4GB of space available on the boot volume the volume that has Mac OS X for Parallels Desktop installation 15 GB of available disk space for Windows Mac OS X Lion 10 7 or later Mac OS X Snow Leopard v10 6 8 or later or Mac OS X Leopard v10 5 8 or later To identify your computer s processor memory and Mac OS X version choose Apple menu gt About This Mac Internet connection required for select features and online updates One of the following A Windows installation disc or other installation media for the operating systems you want to use alongside Mac OS X A major credit card or PayPal account to purchase Windows online For a list of operating systems that Parallels Desktop supports for use with your Mac see Supported Guest Operating Systems p 114 or go to http Awww parallels com products desktop system requirements 12 Install or Upgrade Parallels Desktop Install Parallels Desktop You can be up and running with Parallels Desktop in a few easy steps 1 Make sure you have the latest version of Mac OS X by choosing Apple menu gt Software Update you must have an Internet connection If a later version
14. Important After importing your data you may need to reactivate some of your Windows programs using the activation keys you received when you purchased the programs To import your data from a PC over a network 1 Turn on your Mac and your Windows PC and log in Make sure that the computers are connected over the same network 2 Make sure that Windows Firewall p 34 is turned off You can turn it on again after the import is finished 3 Onthe Windows PC open Parallels Transporter Agent by clicking the Start menu and choosing All Programs gt Parallels gt Parallels Transporter Agent Network or USB migration 27 Install or Import Windows On your Mac open Parallels Desktop and choose File gt New Select Migrate from a PC and click Continue Select Network and click Continue N oO fh Find the passcode displayed in Parallels Wizard on your Mac and enter it in Parallels Transporter Agent on your Windows PC You can also connect to the source Windows PC using its name or IP address To do so click Use IP address instead select the Windows PC name from the list or type the IP address and click Continue jund on the Pa 10 21 Use passcode instead Go Back Continue 28 Install or Import Windows 8 If you have chosen to use the computer name or IP address provide the Windows administrator credentials Parallels Desktop connects to Parallels Transporter Agent and starts collecting informatio
15. USB controller Any of the aforementioned devices can be added to the corresponding virtual machine only when it is stopped Note To be able to connect any virtual device to a real one you should have system privileges to access the real device Otherwise the real device will not appear in the list of available devices even though it is installed on your computer Adding a New Device to a Virtual Machine 1 2 Choose Configure from the Virtual Machine menu to open Virtual Machine Configuration Click the Hardware button at the top of the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog to open the pane for editing hardware devices Click the Add button 4 in the bottom part of the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog and select the device to be added to your virtual machine Note The Add button is disabled when the virtual machine is running You need to stop the virtual machine before you can use this button CD DVD fed Hard Disk t amp Serial Port Network Printer 169 Advanced Topics 4 If you selected any device except for a hard disk the corresponding device with a typical configuration is added at once and ready for use If you selected a hard disk you should specify some parameters The hard disk type a new image file or an existing one Select Boot Camp if you want to add an existing Boot Camp partition as a hard disk to your virtual machine The hard disk location Provide the
16. af Click the lock to prevent further changes 127 Advanced Topics To automate snapshots click the SmartGuard menu and choose one of the following Optimize for Time Machine If you select this option a snapshot will be taken every 24 hours Time Machine when backing up your Mac will not back up the entire virtual machine but only its latest snapshot This allows you to reduce the amount of data that Time Machine backs up to reduce the time Time Machine spends backing up the virtual hard disk s and to minimize the risk of data loss or corruption when restoring the virtual machine hard disk s from the Time Machine backup Custom If you select this option you will be able to manually set the snapshots frequency and maximum number of snapshots to keep If you want to know when it is time to make the next snapshot and to be able to reject the snapshot creation enable the Notify me before snapshot creation option Note f you use Time Machine to back up your Mac you can configure the virtual machine so that Time Machine would back up not its whole hard disk but only the changes made since the latest snapshot Choose Optimize for Time Machine and click OK To set how often snapshots are made Use the Take a Snapshot Every field You can set from one to 48 hours If the time interval is less than 24 hours SmartGuard will allow you to restore the latest hourly daily and weekly snapshot If the time interval is more than 24 hou
17. browse the contents of your virtual machine s hard disk to find the files you need to restore Use Third Party Backup Utilities You can use any third party backup utilities you like Registered Parallels Desktop users can use Acronis Online Backup p 137 to back up their Windows virtual machines 120 Advanced Topics Note Acronis doesn t support backing up virtual machines that use Boot Camp as their hard disks Clone the Virtual Machine You can create a complete clone of the virtual machine using Clone Virtual Machine Assistant For details see Clone a Virtual Machine p 119 Copying the Virtual Machine Files You can locate your virtual machine in Finder and create a backup copy of the virtual machine file PVM 1 Inthe Parallels Virtual Machines list right click the virtual machine name and select Show in Finder from the context menu In Finder go to the folder where your virtual machine is stored 2 Locate the required virtual machine PVM file Note PVM file is a bundle that contains the virtual machine configuration file PVS virtual hard disk file HDD and other files For more information about the virtual machine files see About Virtual Machines p 115 3 Copy the virtual machine s PVM file to a safe location 121 Advanced Topics Browse Virtual Hard Disks in Mac OS X For easy access to Windows files you can mount the virtual hard disk on which Windows is installed in Mac OS X Moun
18. if the next window you see is Install Bonjour Printer you must choose the printer manufacturer and model Use Windows on Your Mac Install Bonjour Printer CS The manufacturer and model determine which printer software to use HP Deskjet D2300 series L s The Bonjour Printer Wizard has auto selected the folowing printer settings Click Next to continue installing this printer Manufacturer Model Fuji Xerox HP 2500C Series Printer Fujitsu hp business inkjet 1000 Generic hp business inkjet 1200 Gestetner HP Business Inkjet 2200 2250 BHP HP Business Inkjet 2200 2250 HPA IRM LHP Aeinace Inkiat 2200 2250 PS F Use this printer as the default printer Have Disk cee Ea If the required printer model is not listed you can do one of the following Install the printer drivers in Windows Then click Have Disk button in the Install Bonjour Printer window and specify the path to the inf file located in the folder where you installed the printer drivers Inthe Install Bonjour Printer window select Generic in the Manufacturer list and Generic Postscript in the Model list Click Next In the Completing the Bonjour Printer Wizard window click Finish You can start using the newly added printer to print documents from Windows programs 89 Use Windows on Your Mac Set Up a Network Printer You can install a network printer directly into Windows Before installing a net
19. then double click it anytime to open the program To make an alias for a Windows program on the Mac OS X desktop Select the program in the Finder and choose File gt Make Alias Then drag the alias icon to the desktop Program Icon in the Dock When you open a Windows program its icon appears in the Mac OS X Dock at the bottom of the screen By default when you close the program the icon disappears from the Dock Keeping a program s icon in the Dock provides a quick way to open the program anytime To keep a Windows program s icon in the Dock do one of the following Right click or Control click the Windows program icon in the Dock and choose Keep in Dock from the shortcut menu Drag the program s icon from the Finder to the Dock Now you can open the program again anytime by clicking the icon in the Dock Spotlight You can search for and open Windows programs using Spotlight Click the Spotlight icon in the upper right corner of your screen or press Command Space bar on your keyboard Then type the name of the program and select it from the list Launchpad If you re using Mac OS X Lion you can see a full screen display of all your Windows programs and Mac applications using Launchpad Just click the Launchpad icon looks like a rocket in the Dock You can then click any Mac OS X application to open it To open a Windows program click the Windows folder and then click the program you want Note The Windows folder is
20. 1024 MB 4 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 c8 4GB 8ce Ei Click the lock to prevent further changes 197 Tips and Troubleshooting Antivirus software may slow down your virtual machine Windows may become slower after you install antivirus software To be protected you have to sacrifice performance Note Do not install more than one Windows antivirus program Run fewer virtual machines at once If you are running multiple operating systems at once using Parallels Desktop stop one or more of them to improve performance of the others Run Windows locally If you start Windows stored on an external storage device connected to your Mac for example an external USB disk drive its performance will be lower than if it were stored on your Mac Tune Windows for speed To speed up Windows select Tune Windows for speed in the Optimization pane p 106 Disable log messages If you select Use detailed log messages in the Advanced pane of Parallels Desktop Preferences Parallels Desktop will start creating a more detailed log file It can be helpful for the Parallels support team but uses more hard disk space and may slightly lower the system performance 198 Tips and Troubleshooting Configure 5 1 or 7 1 Surround Sound in a Virtual Machine If you have a 5 1 or 7 1 Surround capable sound card connected to your Mac via USB or FireWire you can use it in your virtual machine Follow these steps Step 1 Configure the sound card
21. 110 Use Windows on Your Mac Connect Directly to Your Mac for a Faster Experience If your Mac and your iOS device are on the same Wi Fi network you can bypass the Internet and connect your device directly to your Mac for a faster experience 1 In Parallels Desktop on your Mac do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar and choose Preferences If Windows is running in Window mode p 55 choose Parallels Desktop gt Preferences 2 Click Mobile 3 Make sure Connect Parallels Mobile directly to my Mac is selected and then write down the IP Address listed under the checkbox 4 Onyour iOS device open the Settings app and then scroll down and tap Parallels 5 Be sure Direct Connection is turned on 6 Press the Home button and then open Parallels Mobile on your iOS device 7 Tap Direct and tap the plus icon 8 Enter a name for your Mac and enter the IP address from the Mobile preferences pane 9 Enter the user name and password you use for your Mac your login password 10 Tap Connect For more information about using Parallels Mobile see the Parallels Mobile Quick Start guide available on the Parallels website Save a Picture of the Screen To save a picture of Windows in Window Mode Choose View gt Make Screenshot A file named Parallels Picture png is saved on the Mac OS X desktop You can also take a picture of the entire screen at any time by pressing Command S
22. Mac OS X For example you may want your Windows programs to behave just like Mac applications appearing side by side with them on the Mac desktop Or you may wish to keep the Windows desktop and programs in a separate window Read on to learn more about setting how Windows works together with Mac OS X 50 Use Windows on Your Mac Merge Windows and Mac OS X You can set Windows and Mac OS X to work seamlessly together as if they were part of a single operating system In this mode called Coherence mode Windows programs appear on the Mac desktop next to your Mac applications and documents from Windows programs and Mac applications are stored in the same folders 51 Use Windows on Your Mac If you opted to use Windows Like a Mac when you first installed Windows Parallels Desktop is already set to Coherence mode Switch to Coherence Mode To switch from Window mode to Coherence mode do one of the following Choose View gt Enter Coherence Press Control Command Return To switch from Full Screen mode to Coherence mode do one of the following Press Control Option Alt click the View menu and select Exit Full Screen Then open the View menu and click Enter Coherence Move the pointer to the upper left corner of the screen until the corner peels back and click Exit Full Screen Then choose View gt Enter Coherence Exit Full Screen Note To enable the Coherence view mode Parallels Tools must be installe
23. Mac OS X and Windows By default Windows is set to share network settings with Mac OS X Windows programs can access other computers on your local network and the Internet by using the IP address of your Mac Windows does not have its own IP address on the network In most cases you don t need to adjust network settings If your Mac is set to connect to a network or to the Internet Windows programs have access to the same network and the Internet Internet payeys N v apapspsososnarororororosnsososnanaratoto N Mac IP Aockese r gt a Ei Mac OS X Your Mac XQ 99 Use Windows on Your Mac You may wish to use Shared Network mode in the following cases Your Mac accesses the Internet via a modem or another non Ethernet device You need to access the Internet from inside Windows but are concerned about security You have problems with working in the Bridged Ethernet mode To configure Windows to use Shared Networking 1 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon II in the menu bar and choose Configure Ifthe Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Hardware and then click Network 3 In the Network pane make sure that the Connected and Shared Network options are selected Note In the MAC address field you can change the MAC address currently assigned to Windows MAC addresses a
24. Memory is Allocated to Windows Parallels Desktop is set to allocate a certain amount of your Mac s available RAM memory to Windows and the rest to Mac OS X If too much memory is allocated to Windows Mac OS X may slow down which in turn can cause Windows programs to slow down because they re running on top of Mac OS X If on the other hand too much memory is allocated to Mac OS X then Mac OS X applications may run well but Windows programs might slow down To optimize the performance of both Windows and Mac OS X set the memory allocated to Windows to be somewhere within the recommended range To set how much memory is allocated to Windows 1 Shut down Windows p 47 2 Choose Virtual Machine gt Configure and then click General 0o Windows 7 General Weal ata Hardware Name Windows 7 j D Windows 7 CPUs 1 Memory LV 1024 MB 4MB 512 MB 1 G8 2 G8 4GB 8ce a Click the lock to prevent further changes 104 Use Windows on Your Mac 3 Move the memory slider to somewhere within the recommended range indicated by the graphic under the slider See above 4 Ifyou use Windows programs that require lots of memory like 3D or video production programs move the slider towards the right side of the range If not set it somewhere in the middle or to the right If you change this setting and then you don t like how Windows is performing then try a different setting Note If you want to prevent
25. Parallels USB cable required for this method is included with Parallels Desktop Switch to Mac Edition If you don t have the Parallels USB cable import your data using one of the other methods To import your data from your PC using the Parallels USB Cable 1 Turn on your Mac and your Windows PC and log in to both computers 2 Onthe Windows PC open Parallels Transporter Agent by clicking the Start menu and choosing All Programs gt Parallels gt Parallels Transporter Agent Network or USB migration F 24 Install or Import Windows 3 4 5 6 Connect the Parallels USB cable to your Windows PC and to your Mac If the Windows PC is running Windows XP the Found New Hardware wizard opens In this wizard a Select Yes this time only and click Next b Select Install the software automatically Recommended and click Next c AHardware Installation warning appears Click Continue Anyway d Drivers for the Parallels USB cable are installed Click Finish to exit the wizard On your Mac open Parallels Desktop and choose File gt New Select Migrate from a PC and click Continue Select Parallels USB cable and click Continue Parallels Transporter starts collecting the information about the source computer ANS Parallels Wizard Connect the Source Computer to Your Mac Parallels USB cable is 25 Install or Import Windows 8 Ifthe Windows Installation Files window appears insert the Windows install
26. Simply open a Windows program that uses a camera you should be able to select the iSight or external camera for use with the program Note If you are running a guest OS other than Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later Windows Vista or Windows 7 be sure you have USB video device class UVC drivers installed Disable Camera Sharing If you don t want Windows programs to be able use connected webcams or the built in iSight camera you can disable camera sharing by doing the following 1 Doone of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Hardware and click USB Controller 3 Deselect Share camera with Windows Protect Your Data You probably have important documents photos and more on your Mac When running Windows on your Mac it s especially important to protect your data from viruses and unauthorized use Read this section to learn how 94 Use Windows on Your Mac Protect Your Data from Viruses Parallels Desktop offers complementary 90 day subscriptions to Kaspersky antivirus protection for both Mac OS X and Windows To take advantage of these offers you download and install Kaspersky Internet Security for Windows and Kaspersky Anti Virus for Mac When the trial periods expire you can purchase permanent activation keys Download and Install Ka
27. Sound device USB device Shared folders If printer and serial ports are present in the virtual machine configuration you can also manage them at runtime You can configure any of these devices in one of the following ways Use the necessary command from the Devices menu in the menu bar This menu is available only when the virtual machine is running Click a device icon on the status bar and choose the command from a device shortcut menu The status bar displays the devices information when the virtual machine is running Drag an image file iso or fdd or a shared folder on the appropriate device icon in the status bar This option is available only for CD DVD ROM drives floppy drives and shared folders Connecting a CD DVD ROM or a Floppy Drive If you have several CD DVD ROM drives connected to your virtual machine in the Devices menu they are listed in the same order as they were connected The first CD DVD ROM drive will be CD DVD ROM 1 the second will be CD DVD ROM 2 and so on Connecting a Network Adapter You can set up any of the three network modes Shared Networking Bridged Networking or Host Only Networking Connecting a Sound Device To connect or disconnect a sound device choose the Activate or Mute options respectively You can also choose the type of output and input devices Connecting a USB Device 130 Advanced Topics Parallels Desktop automatically detects all USB devices plugged into your M
28. UserName gt Documents Parallels and Users Shared 2 To mount the hard disk of a particular virtual machine right click this virtual machine s file and choose Open With gt Parallels Mounter or Open With gt Other gt Library gt Parallels gt Parallels Mounter from the shortcut menu You can mount the following virtual machines and hard disks Parallels bundle pvm or configuration file pvs or virtual hard disk file hdd VMware configuration file vmx vmwarevm or virtual hard disk file vmdk Virtual PC configuration file vmc vpc7 or virtual hard disk file vhd VirtualBox configuration file xm1 or virtual hard disk file vai 122 Advanced Topics If you choose the PVM file of a Parallels virtual machine or the configuration file of a third party virtual machine that has several virtual hard disks all its volumes will appear as mounted in Finder If you want to mount a single virtual hard disk double click the virtual hard disk file to mount it with Parallels Mounter The icon for the selected hard disk appears in the sidebar of the Finder window together with other Mac OS X icons 3 To browse the contents of a volume click its icon in the sidebar of the Finder window You can manage the virtual machine files just as you manage your Mac OS X files in Finder windows Note If you are browsing the contents of a suspended virtual machine in Finder you cannot delete move or otherwise m
29. Virtual Machine Configuration from unauthorized changes click the Lock j icon re at the bottom of the window The next time someone wants to change the settings in any pane of Virtual Machine Configuration an administrator s password will be required 105 Use Windows on Your Mac Optimization Settings Using Optimization settings you can Optimize performance for either Mac OS X applications or Windows programs Tune Windows for speedier performance or more graphical features lf you re using a MacBook or other portable computer optimize your computer for better battery life or higher performance Conserve disk space To access Optimization settings 1 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Options and select Optimization Windows 7 Options W Startup and Shutdown p Performance Faster virtual machine E Optimization i v Enable Adaptive Hypervisor Backup M Tune Windows for speed QA Sharing amp amp Applications Power Longer battery life Coherence Show battery in Windows Full Screen Dy Modality Free Space V Automatically compress virtual disks J Advanced a Click the lock to prevent further changes 106 Use Windows on Your Mac Optimize Performance for Mac OS X Applications or Wind
30. Windows disks to Mac OS 65 Shortcuts for applications 80 132 Show applications in the Dock 42 Shutting down virtual machine 47 SmartGuard 126 SmartMount 74 SmartMouse 166 Snapshots 126 Software requirements 12 Sound device 192 Split disks 172 Spotlight support 42 Index Starting virtual machine 41 Startup mode 49 Status bar connecting and disconnecting devices 56 130 Stopping virtual machine 47 Support 204 206 Supported guest operating systems 114 Suspending virtual machine 47 Switching to Coherence 51 Switching to Full Screen 59 Synchronizing Screen vertical synchronization 176 System requirements 12 T Technical support 204 206 Third party virtual machines 37 Time Machine backup 120 126 Time synchronization 166 Touchpad gestures 77 Transporter Agent for Windows 23 Trial activation key 13 Troubleshooting 195 Turning off virtual machine 47 Typical virtual machines 116 U Unused space cleaning up 182 185 Update check 16 Updating Parallels Desktop 16 automatically 16 manually 16 Updating Parallels Tools 146 148 153 Upgrading from previous versions 15 Upgrading Parallels Tools 146 148 153 USB configuring USB 83 194 using USB devices in virtual machine 82 V Video memory 176 View modes 51 55 59 Virtual appliances 134 Virtual hard disk adding new virtual disk 169 backing up data 120 126 cha
31. a plain hard disk to your virtual machine clear the Expanding disk option when adding a hard disk to the virtual machine Split disks A virtual disk of either format can be a single piece disk or a split disk A split disk is cut into 2 GB pieces and is stored as a single hdd file Boot Camp Partitions With Parallels Desktop you can choose how to use your Boot Camp Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating system to boot in it natively via Boot Camp or in a virtual machine via Parallels Desktop A Boot Camp Windows partition can be used as a bootable disk or as a data disk in Parallels virtual machines For detailed information see Using the Boot Camp Partition in a Virtual Machine Note You cannot create snapshots or use the Undo Disks option for a virtual machine that uses the Boot Camp partition CD DVD Discs and Their Images 172 Advanced Topics Parallels Desktop can access real CD DVD discs and images of CD DVD discs Parallels Desktop has no limitations on using multi session CD DVD discs A virtual machine can play back audio CDs without any limitations on copy protected discs If your host computer has a recordable optical drive you can use it to burn CD or DVD discs ina virtual machine Parallels Desktop supports CD DVD disc images in the ISO CUE and CCD formats Note DMG disk images made with Mac OS X Disk Utility are also supported by Parallels Desktop When creating such an image make sur
32. and then click Options 2 Click Full Screen 60 Windows 7 Options W Startup and Shutdown J Use Mac OS X Full Screen Optimization Active Screen Corners Gt Security Use active screen corners instead of Mac OS X full screen controls Backup Q Sharing Exit Full Screen _ Show menu bar Applications Coherence Lo Show Dock A Full Screen Scale to fit screen Auto M Use all displays in full screen a Click the lock to prevent further changes Use Windows on Your Mac 3 In this Full Screen pane you can adjust any of the settings listed below Choose the Full Screen Mode You Want to Use By default Parallels Desktop is configured to use the Mac OS X Lion s native Full Screen When you switch Windows to this mode it becomes displayed on a separate Desktop Space If you have two displays connected to your Mac and switch Windows to the native Full Screen Windows becomes available on the primary display The other is grayed out To make both displays show Windows select Use all displays in full screen You can also work with Windows in the Mac OS X Snow Leopard style Full Screen When you switch Windows to this mode it occupies the screen but remains on the same Desktop Space If you have two displays connected to your Mac and switch Windows to the Snow Leopard style Full Screen you can either configure both displays to show Windows select Use all displays in full screen or work with Windows o
33. automatically connected on the virtual machine startup Use the Input list to choose the necessary device You can choose one of the following devices Default Select this option if you want to use the input device set as default in Mac OS Built in Microphone Select this option if you want to use the built in microphone Built in Input Select this option if you want to use one of the input devices from your Mac Null device Select this option if you want to mute the input device Use the Output list to choose the necessary device You can choose one of the following devices Default Select this option if you want to use the output device set as default in Mac OS Built in Output Select this option if you want to use one of the output devices from your Mac Null device Select this option if you want to mute the output device Note If you have a 5 1 or 7 1 Surround capable sound card connected to your Mac you can use it in Windows p 199 If you want to prevent Virtual Machine Configuration from unauthorized changes click the Lock A icon a at the bottom of the window The next time someone wants to change the settings in any pane of Virtual Machine Configuration an administrator s password will be required 193 Advanced Topics USB A virtual machine can emulate only one USB controller which provides you with the possibility to connect up to eight USB 2 0 and five USB 1 1 devices to the virtual machine To edit the d
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35. cdrom media cdrom Note dev cdrom is the virtual machine s CD DVD drive and media cdrom is the mount point for this device In some of the Linux operating systems the virtual CD DVD drive may appear as dev hdb and the mount point mnt cdrom Some Linux OSs do not have the CD DVD drive mount point In this case you should create the mount point directory manually 7 When the installation disc image is mounted change the directory to the CD DVD drive directory using cd media cdrom 8 In the CD DVD drive directory enter the following to launch Parallels Tools installation install Note You must have the root privileges to run this command 9 Follow the Parallels Tools Installer instructions to complete the installation 152 Advanced Topics 10 When the installation of Parallels Tools is complete restart your virtual machine For general information on installing Parallels Tools in Linux refer to Installing Parallels Tools ina Linux Guest OS Parallels Tools for Mac Install Parallels Tools To install Parallels Tools in Mac OS X guest operating systems 1 Start the Mac OS X guest operating system 2 When it boots up choose Virtual Machine gt Install Parallels Tools The Parallels Tools icon appears on the Mac OS X desktop 3 Double click the Parallels Tools icon double click Install and follow the assistant s instructions Update Parallels Tools After you update Parallels Desktop you should update Paralle
36. control Windows remotely from your iPad iPhone or iPod touch Parallels Mobile lets you Use any of your Windows programs on your iPad iPhone or iPod touch Remotely start stop and reset Windows Connect over Wi Fi or 3G Access Windows from anywhere over the Internet Get Started Before you can use Parallels Mobile you must do the following Be sure you have registered to use Parallels Desktop p 13 On your iPad iPhone or iPod touch download and install Parallels Mobile from the App Store Be sure you have installed Windows on your Mac p 21 A O N a In Parallels Desktop do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon l in the menu bar and choose Preferences If Windows is running in Window mode p 55 choose Parallels Desktop gt Preferences Click Mobile 6 Log into your Parallels account using the email and password you used to register Parallels Desktop You only have to do these steps once Access Windows from your iPad iPhone or iPod touch 1 Turn on your Mac Your Mac must be on for Parallels Mobile to access and use Windows 2 Open Parallels Mobile on your iPad iPhone or iPod touch and log in to your account using the same email and password you used to register Parallels Desktop 3 Tap your Mac in the list of available Macs When you access Windows for the first time you see tips about gestures you can use to control Windows Tap Close to go to the Windows desktop
37. disks or CD DVD drives 6 SATA and 15 SCSI devices to a virtual machine Each device is listed separately in the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog and has its own number To edit the device settings do the following 1 Open the Virtual Machine menu or Alt click Option click the Parallels icon in the Mac menu bar in the Crystal view mode and choose Configure 2 Inthe Virtual Machine Configuration dialog click Hardware and select this device name in the sidebar Note If this device is absent you can add it to Virtual Machine Configuration For detailed information on how to add a device refer to Adding and Removing Devices 0o Windows 7 Hardware g e ai lma OS Boot Order ur Video KA Connected en Connect to Default CD DVD joppy Dis co ovo 1 G Hard Disk 1 Network 1 J Passthrougt Printer 1 Sound USB Controller Location IDE 0 1 a Click the lock to prevent further changes 180 Advanced Topics Select the Connected option if you want the CD DVD drive to be automatically connected to the virtual machine on its startup To emulate the virtual CD DVD drive you can connect one of the real CD DVD drives on your physical computer or a CD DVD image file to the virtual machine Note Parallels virtual machines support ISO and DMG image files and may support CUE and CCD image files In the Connect to field the source device or image file that emulates the v
38. finishes the installation of Windows You should expect this operation to take an hour or more and your virtual machine may restart several times during this operation Once Windows is installed you can start it up by opening a Windows program p 42 or by clicking J the power button in the Parallels Virtual Machines list 38 Install or Import Windows Important The first time you start Windows Parallels Tools are installed to allow seamless operation between Windows and Mac OS X Once Parallels Tools are installed you re prompted to restart Windows If you didn t select Express installation in step 5 above you must install Parallels Tools manually p 196 When you install Windows Parallels Desktop creates a user account that has the same name as your Mac account and a blank password Once the installation is complete it is recommended that you change this password 39 CHAPTER 4 Use Windows on Your Mac Read this chapter to find out all about using Windows programs on your Mac Learn how to get started using Windows programs set how Windows programs work with Mac OS X share applications files and folders between Mac OS X and Windows connect devices print customize your keyboard and more In This Chapter Ge Sed eer a ee 40 Set How Windows Works with Mac OS X cccccccccsscscescessseeceeseseeeeseeeeseueeeeeaeeseaaeeenes 50 Mouse Trackpad ANd Keyboard oo eeeccccsssseseeeeecceeceeeeeseeceeee
39. hard disk file During the creation the virtual machine acquires a virtual hard disk file with the hdd extension This file performs the functions of a real hard disk See also HDD file 211 Glossary Virtual machine template A virtual machine that can be cloned to multiple virtual machines that will have the same configuration and data that the virtual machine template had VM See Virtual Machine Windows computer A physical computer that has a Windows operating system installed 212 Index Index 3 3D acceleration 108 176 A About Parallels Desktop 8 Acronis Online Backup 137 Activating Parallels Desktop 13 Active corners 59 60 Active volume 208 Adaptive hypervisor 106 Adding devices 169 Adding virtual machine 37 Address IP address 27 34 90 99 100 103 110 160 168 165 186 202 MAC address 99 100 101 186 Administrator 208 AirPort using in virtual machine 103 Antivirus for Mac 95 Antivirus for Windows 95 Apple Remote 77 Automatic update check 16 B Backing up virtual machines 120 Battery life 106 Bonjour Printer 88 Boot Camp partition Boot Camp virtual machine 36 Importing Boot Camp 36 Boot order 174 Bridged Ethernet networking 100 Browsing virtual machines and disks 122 Build number 203 C CD DVD ROM drive adding removing 169 connecting disconnecting 130 180 setting up 180 Changing configuration at runtime 130 defaul
40. in your virtual machine To edit the device settings do the following 1 Open the Virtual Machine menu or Alt click Option click the Parallels icon in the Mac menu bar in the Crystal view mode and choose Configure 2 Inthe Virtual Machine Configuration dialog click Hardware and select this device name in the sidebar Note If this device is absent you can add it to Virtual Machine Configuration For detailed information on how to add a device refer to Adding and Removing Devices Windows 7 Hardware M Connected uF Video a Print H Floppy Disk GA CD DVD 1 G Hard Disk 1 S Network 1 Printer 1 Sound USB Controller Type Shared Network MAC address 00 1C 42 4 F4 60 a Click the lock to prevent further changes 186 Generate Advanced Topics Select the Connected option if you want the virtual machine to start up with this network adapter connected You can choose one of the following network types for the virtual machine network adapter Shared Network Select this option to enable the Network Address Translation NAT feature for the virtual machine In this case your virtual machine will share whatever network connection is currently used by the host computer See Shared Network to learn how to configure this network type Bridged Network Select this option to allow the virtual machine to access the local network and Internet through one of the network adapters installed on
41. media Parallels Tools 5 In the CD DVD drive directory enter the following command to launch Parallels Tools installation install 6 Follow the Parallels Tools Installer instructions to complete the installation 7 When the installation of Parallels Tools is complete restart your virtual machine Installing Parallels Tools in other versions of Linux guest OSs To install Parallels Tools in the older versions of Linux OSs you have to mount the prl tools lin iso image file manually Do the following 1 Start the virtual machine 2 When the guest OS boots up choose Install Parallels Tools from the Virtual Machine menu Note If the Install Parallels Tools option is grayed out make sure that your operating system complies with the requirements for Parallels Tools installation The prl tools lin iso image file will be connected to the virtual machine s CD DVD drive 3 Start a terminal in your Linux guest OS Type the following command to gain the root privileges su 4 Check if the Parallels Tools CD image is mounted by entering mount grep iso9660 If this command does not return anything proceed to the next step If this command returns anything like dev cdrom on media cdrom type iso9660 ro exec nosuid nodev uid 0 skip the next step and proceed to the following one If this command returns anything like dev cdrom on media cdrom type iso9660 ro noexec nosuid nodev uid 0 with the noexec option present in parenth
42. nets cxeeterceedacteeene 9 Other Operating SYSTCMS nsien a E E EEE ET E EST E AEE 10 Welcome to Parallels Desktop What You Can Do With Parallels Desktop you can Open Windows programs side by side with your Mac OS X applications without having to restart Copy and paste text and drag and drop objects between Mac applications and Windows programs Run Windows games and other 3D programs Transfer all your data from a PC and use it on your Mac Purchase download and install a new copy of Windows directly from Parallels Desktop Easily share files devices and other resources between Windows and the Mac Install other operating systems such as Linux Google Chrome OS Mac OS X Lion and Mac OS X Server and use them together And much more Set Up Your Mac to Use Windows Programs After just a few steps you can begin using Windows programs on your Mac Setting up your Mac to run Windows programs involves the following steps Step 1 Install Parallels Desktop p 11 Step 2 Install Windows on your Mac p 18 Step 3 Install your Windows programs p 46 You only need to follow these steps once Then you can open and use your Windows programs on your Mac anytime you like just as you do with your Mac applications Welcome to Parallels Desktop Other Operating Systems Important This guide is focused on using Parallels Desktop with Windows XP or Windows 7 Using Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac you can run several oth
43. no longer share folders profiles and applications connected external devices are no longer automatically accessible by Windows and you can no longer copy or move objects between Windows and Mac OS X Isolating Mac OS X from Windows may provide a higher level of security by not allowing compromised items from one OS to come into contact with the other To isolate Mac OS X from Windows 1 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon II in the menu bar and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Options and select Security 3 Select Isolate Mac from Windows Work in Windows Without Saving Changes If you don t want Windows to store the changes you make to it during the working session for example when testing some Windows programs that may damage Windows you can start Windows in Safe Mode 1 Open Parallels Desktop 2 From the Parallels Virtual Machines list select Windows that you want to start in Safe Mode and click Virtual Machine gt Safe Mode Set Windows to Always Start in Safe Mode If you want Windows to always start in Safe Mode 1 Open Parallels Desktop 2 From the Parallels Virtual Machines list select Windows and click Virtual Machine gt Configure gt Options gt Security 3 Choose Ask me what to do from the Undo Disks menu and click OK Note If you have the automatic compression of vir
44. packets option enabled you may experience problems connecting to the Internet In this case enable the Send the host s MAC address to DHCP server option to ensure that your virtual machine gets an IP address for accessing the Internet Note Enabling the Send the host s MAC address to DHCP server option will not work with some DHCP servers your virtual machine may get the same IP address as the physical computer 187 Advanced Topics If you cannot configure your virtual machine to work in the Bridged Ethernet mode you can consider using another network mode Shared Network mode or Host Only Network mode If you want to prevent Virtual Machine Configuration from unauthorized changes click the Lock A icon m at the bottom of the window The next time someone wants to change the settings in any pane of Virtual Machine Configuration an administrator s password will be required Printer Port Using the Printer Port settings you can configure the virtual machine printer port settings A virtual machine can have up to three printer ports To edit the device settings do the following 1 Open the Virtual Machine menu or Alt click Option click the Parallels icon in the Mac menu bar in the Crystal view mode and choose Configure 2 Inthe Virtual Machine Configuration dialog click Hardware and select this device name in the sidebar Note If this device is absent you can add it to Virtual Machine Configuration For detailed info
45. path on your Mac to the existing image file or the path and name for the new image file By default Parallels Desktop offers to save the new image file in the virtual machine PVM bundle The hard disk size for the new hard disk image file For the new hard disk image file you can choose one of the following formats Expanding or Plain By default the hard disk will have the Expanding format To create a Plain hard disk clear the Expanding disk option If you want the virtual hard disk to be split select the Split the disk image to 2 GB files option For more information on hard disk formats refer to Support for Virtual and Real Disks p 172 170 Type New image file Location Windows 7 1 hdd Size 154 0 GB 100 MB a ce 32 C8 128 C8 512 cB 278 Split the disk image into 2 G8 files Expanding disk Cancel OK Advanced Topics Click OK to add the hard disk After you added a new virtual hard disk to the virtual machine configuration it will be invisible to the operating system installed inside the virtual machine until the moment you initialize it For detailed information on how to initialize the newly added hard disk see Initializing the Newly Added Disk After the new device is added you can manage its properties as usual and start using it Removing Devices From the Virtual Machine Configuration 1 Choose Configure from the Virtual Machine menu to open Virtual Machine Configuration 2 Click the Hardwar
46. refer to Adding and Removing Devices 60 a ate b Sree Options Windows 7 Hardware Boot Order UR Video Print Floppy Disk GA CD DVD 1 G Hard Disk 1 Network 1 Connected Source 4 floppy fdd Printer 1 Sound USB Controller a Click the lock to prevent further changes 178 Advanced Topics Select the Connected option if you want the floppy disk drive or floppy disk image to be automatically connected to the virtual machine on its startup In the Source field specify the source device or image file that will emulate the virtual machine floppy disk drive If you want to use a real floppy disk drive click the Source field and select the real device name from the list If you want to use a floppy disk image click the Source field click Choose an image file and specify the path to the desired floppy disk image file If you want to prevent Virtual Machine Configuration from unauthorized changes click the Lock i icon ul at the bottom of the window The next time someone wants to change the settings in any pane of Virtual Machine Configuration an administrator s password will be required 179 Advanced Topics CD DVD ROM To configure the virtual machine CD DVD drive settings use the CD DVD settings Virtual CD DVD drives can be connected either to physical CD DVD drives or to CD DVD images Note You can connect up to 4 IDE devices hard
47. settings refer to Host Only Networking Advanced Settings In the Advanced pane you can configure the Parallels Desktop additional settings To edit these settings do the following 1 Open the Virtual Machine menu or Option click Alt click the Parallels icon in the Mac menu bar in the Coherence view mode and click Configure 2 In the Virtual Machine Configuration window click Options and select the settings name in the sidebar Windows 7 Options Startup and Shutdown SmartMouse Auto ES Optimization a t Security Optimize for games Off tl Backup Optimizes keyboard and mouse actions when A Sharing playing games amp Applications i Coherence Full Screen Dy Modality Time Sync from Mac OS X A Advanced Apple Remote Enable Copy amp Paste ZA Share Mac clipboard F Preserve text formatting Ty Click the lock to prevent further changes 166 Advanced Topics SmartMouse The SmartMouse option allows the mouse to move smoothly between the virtual machine and your Mac With this option enabled Parallels Desktop automatically grabs the mouse input when you move the pointer to the virtual machine and releases it when you move it back to Mac OS If you select On the mouse input will be automatically captured in the virtual machine window when the mouse pointer hovers over it and then released when it moves back to Mac OS which will make the mouse move seamles
48. this option the corresponding dialog will not appear next time you perform the same operation Using the Reset button you can reset all dialogs and wizard windows with this option selected so that they would be displayed again each time you initiate the corresponding operation Locking Parallels Desktop Preferences If you want to prevent Parallels Desktop Preferences from further unauthorized changes click the Lock icon a at the bottom of the window The next time anybody wants to change the settings in any pane of Parallels Desktop Preferences an administrator s password will be required 162 Advanced Topics Shared Networking Settings To make changes the shared networking settings click Network Change settings in the Advanced pane of Parallels Desktop Preferences and select the Shared tab You will see the following window A Host Oniy Show in System Preferences M Enable IPv4 DHCP sar Ades End Address 10 211 55 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Subnet 10 211 55 0 M Enable IPv6 DHCP Subnet FECO 0 0 FEA9 0 0 0 0 Prefix Length 64 Port forwarding rules Porton Mac Port Type Virtual Machine s IP Address _ Restore Defaults _ 163 Advanced Topics In this window you can make the necessary changes to the settings of the Parallels DHCP servers for IPv4 and IPv6 These servers enabled by default automatically assign IP addresses to your virtual machines operating in the shared networkin
49. to working with Windows you can make your Windows 7 Windows Vista and Windows XP look like Mac OS X Windows icons fonts colors and other elements take on a Mac like appearance To set Windows to look like Mac OS X 1 In Parallels Desktop start Windows p 41 2 Once Windows starts do one of the following Option click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar and choose View gt Use MacLook If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose View gt Use MacLook To revert to a Windows appearance repeat step 2 above to deselect Use MacLook 62 Use Windows on Your Mac Copy and Paste Between Mac OS X and Windows Parallels Desktop allows you to copy and paste pictures formatted text italic bold or underlined of various colors fonts and sizes between Mac OS X applications and Windows programs If you opted to use Windows Like a Mac when you first installed Windows copying and pasting between Mac OS X and Windows is already enabled To enable copying and pasting between Mac OS X and Windows 3 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon II in the menu bar and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 4 Click Options gt Advanced 5 Select Share Mac clipboard 6 To preserve text formatting when copying and pasting text select Preserve text formatting Note To enable cop
50. your virtual machine lt you Mac s IP address gt lt Incoming port gt To e dit a rule select it in the Port forwarding rules list click the Edit button ri modify the necessary settings and click OK to apply them To ona a port forwarding rule select it in the Port forwarding rules list and click the Remove button Click OK to save the changes otherwise click Cancel To restore the default settings click Restore Defaults Host Only Networking Settings To make changes to the host only networking settings click Network Change settings in the Advanced pane of Parallels Desktop Preferences The following window will appear Shared SAD Show in System Preferences Enable IPv4 DHCP Start Address 10 37 129 1 End Address 10 37 129 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Subnet 10 37 129 0 M Enable IPv6 DHCP Subnet FECO 0 0 FEAA 0 0 0 0 Prefix Length 64 Restore Defaults Cancel Fook 165 Advanced Topics In this window you can make the necessary changes to the settings of the Parallels DHCP servers for IPv4 and IPv6 These servers enabled by default automatically assign IP addresses to the virtual machines operating in the host only networking mode To disable any of these servers clear the corresponding option Click OK to save the changes otherwise click Cancel To restore the default settings click Restore Defaults For more information on configuring the host only networking
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52. 5 USB 2 0 and 32 USB 1 1 devices to your Mac and use them with Windows You can connect and use up to 30 USB printers Important To be able to use a USB device with Windows programs you may need to install Windows drivers for the device Typically you can download drivers from the manufacturer s website You can also set what happens when any new USB device is connected and set particular USB devices to always be used with either Mac OS X or Windows p 83 Connect a Common Access Card reader A Common Access Card CAC reader can work simultaneously in Mac OS X and Windows 1 Connect the CAC reader to your Mac 2 When you re prompted to choose Windows or the Mac click the Windows screen The CAC reader becomes available to both Windows and Mac OS X Adjust USB Settings In the USB pane of Parallels Desktop Preferences you can Set what happens when you connect any new USB device to your Mac Set a particular USB device to always be used with either Mac OS X or Windows When a new USB device is detected Connect it to my Mac Connect it to the active virtual machine Ask me what to do Permanent Assignments Flash Disk Computer 4 wf Click the lock to prevent further changes 83 Use Windows on Your Mac To access USB Settings 1 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon l in the menu bar and choose Preferences If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible a
53. A Mescoxswvisassneriose i e tw C Chrome vt Open Solaris 2009 06 viv fo sour lw OS 2 Please note that Parallels Desktop does not include operating system installation discs or their images You should purchase them separately About Virtual Machines To add Windows or another operating system to your Mac Parallels Desktop creates a virtual machine or a virtual copy of a computer inside your Mac You can then install Windows in the virtual machine just as you would install an operating system on a regular computer Many use Parallels Desktop to create one virtual machine and install Windows in it But you can install as many virtual machines as you like and install a different operating system in each of them That way you can use multiple operating systems together at the same time on your Mac And just like with a regular computer you can turn virtual machines on and off configure them and install and use programs 115 Advanced Topics Default Configurations A typical virtual machine has the following basic virtual hardware CPU memory hard disk drive floppy disk drive sound device CD DVD drive network adapter USB controller serial port printer port connected to the printer set as the default in Mac OS Note Apart from the basic hardware you can add new devices to your virtual machine using the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog p 169 The amount of memory and the size of hard disks
54. Actions gt Stop If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Stop Important When you stop Windows this way none of your data or progress is saved Window Menu If Windows is set to appear in a separate window you can also choose any of the above options from the menu at the bottom of the window amp Suspend If Pause Shut Down E Stop 48 Use Windows on Your Mac Startup and Shutdown Settings Using Startup and Shutdown settings you can Set whether Windows starts automatically when you open Parallels Desktop Set which view mode Coherence Window or Full Screen Windows starts up in when you open it from the Parallels Virtual Machines list Set what happens when you shut down Windows Set what happens when you close the Parallels Desktop window To access Startup and Shutdown settings 1 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Options and select Startup and Shutdown Set Whether Windows Starts Automatically Choose one of the following from the Start Automatically menu Never Windows never starts automatically When window opens Windows starts automatically when you open it from the Parallels Virtual Machines list When Parallels Desktop starts Windo
55. Agent Doesn t Work Correctly If you experience any problems while importing make sure that the snapman sys driver is installed in C WINDOWS system32 drivers If the snapman sys driver is not installed follow these steps Uninstall Parallels Transporter Agent Restart your Windows PC Reinstall Parallels Transporter Agent Restart your Windows PC again a A O N Try to import Windows and your data again Import is Interrupted by an Error If the import process is interrupted by an error do the following 1 From the Start menu choose My Computer 2 Inthe Hard Disk Drives pane right click the volume you want to import and choose Properties 3 Inthe Properties pane click the Tools tab and in the Error Checking section click the Check Now button 4 Inthe Check Disk window select Automatically fix file system errors and Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors and then click Start 5 Wait till the disk is scanned and errors are fixed Dynamic Volumes are not Imported Only basic volumes can be imported You can t import dynamic volumes using Parallels Desktop The only way to import the data stored on a dynamic disk is to copy the data to a basic disk on your Mac and then import the basic disk 33 Install or Import Windows If Your Mac Fails to Connect with Parallels Transporter Agent Firewall applications may block connections between your Mac and Parallels Transporter Agent on the Windows PC
56. Cmd V or select Paste from the shortcut menu Windows Dynamic Resolution Tool enables you to work with dynamic resolution When you resize the guest OS window by dragging its lower right corner the guest OS Mac OS X window resolution changes automatically Dynamic Resolution Tool Linux 144 Advanced Topics Shared Folders Tool Coherence Tool Shared Profile Tool Shared Applications Tool Shared Internet Applications Tool SmartMount Printing Tool Tray Integration Tool Windows Linux Mac OS X Windows Linux Windows Windows Windows Windows Linux Mac OS X Windows Windows Shared Folders Tool enables you to share Mac folders with the virtual machine and vice versa With this tool you can access your Mac folders from the virtual machine and virtual machine folders from Mac OS X The Coherence tool allows you to work with your Windows or Linux applications like if they were Mac applications It hides the virtual machine s window leaving only guest OS and Mac applications visible Shared Profile Tool enables you to share your Mac desktop pictures documents downloads music and videos with your virtual machine which allows you to access them right from Windows Shared Applications Tool enables you to specify default applications for certain types of files so that you can open some types of files in Windows applications by default and others in Mac OS Shared Internet Applications T
57. Fdisk prompts you to create a partition Select the Create Primary DOS Partition option if you are going to have only one partition or less than four and enter Other choices are for the case when you want to create more than four partitions Then Fdisk prompts you to define the size of the primary partition Press Return Enter if you wish to create a partition of the maximum size available To define other size type N and press Return Enter You will be prompted to specify the size Fdisk creates the partition and then prompts you to restart the computer virtual machine Reboot the virtual machine using the same image of the boot floppy disk That is press Ctrl Option Ctrl Alt to release the keyboard input and then click the Shut Down button to stop the virtual machine Then click the Start button When the booting is complete you should format the system drive c Enter the following command format c Confirm that you want to format the disk C when prompted Type y and press Return Enter You may be prompted to choose how exactly to format your disk Windows 95 98 supports FAT16 and FAT32 file systems FAT16 partition cannot be greater than 2 GB Larger disks can be formatted with FAT32 But do not use larger disks if you are going to run legacy applications The program starts formatting the disk C Format other disks too if you created more than one primary partition or if you created a custom virtual machine wit
58. Mac OS X or Windows 1 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon I in the menu bar and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Options and select Applications 3 Click the menu for the type of link you want to set If you don t see the link type you want click More Applications The following types of links can be set Web pages Web pages accessible through the HTTP and HTTPS protocols E mail Links in the mailto format that open a pre addressed email Newsgroups Links in the news format that typically open a newsreader program FTP File upload and download locations accessible through the FTP protocol RSS Episodic content such as blogs and podcasts Remote access Locations accessible through the Telnet and Secure Shell SSH protocols 4 Choose one of the following Default The link opens in the application or program set as default in the operating system Mac OS X or Windows where you click the link Open in Windows Links clicked in Mac OS X or Windows open in the default Windows program for that link type Open in Mac Links clicked in Mac OS X or Windows open in the default Mac OS X application for that link type 73 Use Windows on Your Mac Share External Storage Devices and Volumes When you connect an external storage device such as a USB drive to your Mac you can access the c
59. Option click Alt click the Parallels icon II in the menu bar and choose Configure Ifthe Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure Click Options and then click Applications Be sure Share Windows applications with Mac is selected and then select Show Windows applications folder in Dock Windows Start Menu To open a Windows program from the Start menu 1 Click the Parallels icon l in the menu bar and choose Windows Start Menu ey ee eee E atl A Author a ma wi Microsoft Word 2010 Jason Documents Pictures Munac Computes Control Panel Devices and Printers Microsoft Outlook 2010 A Sticky Notes a Remote Desktop Connection Default Programs Help and Support gt All Programs 43 Use Windows on Your Mac Note You can also Command click or Right click the Parallels icon 2 Click the program you want Mac OS X Finder You can also open a program by double clicking its icon in the Finder To find Windows programs in the Finder Double click the Windows volume on the desktop and then open the Program Files folder 44 Use Windows on Your Mac Note To show the Windows volume on the desktop the Mac OS X Finder must be enabled to show connected servers Click anywhere on the desktop and choose Finder gt Preferences and then select Connected servers You can make an alias for a Windows program on the Mac OS X desktop
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61. TT i a CO DVD M H Floppy Disk H Floppy Disk M amp Network 1 CD DVD 1 G Hard Disk 1 Select boot device on startup Network 1 Printer 1 Sound USB Controller a Click the lock to prevent further changes 174 Advanced Topics The currently supported boot devices are listed below Hard Disk Select this device if you want the virtual machine to boot up from its virtual hard disk drive CD DVD ROM Select this device if you want the virtual machine to boot up from the media connected to its virtual CD DVD ROM drive Note The virtual machine will use the CD DVD ROM drive specified as CD DVD ROM 1 in its configuration Floppy Disk Select this device if you want the virtual machine to boot up from a floppy disk image connected to its virtual floppy disk drive Network Adapter Select this device if you want your virtual machine to boot from a network adapter using PXE Pre Execution Environment Note The virtual machine will use the network adapter specified as Network Adapter 1 in its configuration Every time you start the virtual machine it tries to boot from the device specified as the first one in the Boot Order list If the virtual machine cannot boot from the first device for example no media is connected to it the virtual machine proceeds to the second device in the list and tries to boot from this device and so on In this pane you can perform the following operations Change
62. Transporter installed on your Mac Plain format A virtual hard disk format A plain virtual hard disk image file resides on the host computer and has a fixed size that cannot be changed Preboot Execution Environment PXE An environment to boot computers using a network interface independently of available data storage devices like hard disks or installed operating systems 210 Glossary Primary operating system primary OS Operating system that controls the I O devices of the computer and that is loaded when the physical computer is turned on It is the operating system of the physical computer where the Parallels Desktop application is installed Processor The central processing unit or CPU It is an internal part of the computer PVS file A virtual machine configuration file that contains information about the virtual machine resources devices and other settings Shared networking Virtual machine network connection mode that allows the virtual machine to use the host computer network connections In this mode the virtual machine is invisible to other computers on the network the host computer belongs to Shortcut A user defined key or combination of keys that provides quick access to applications and commands See also Hot key Snapshot A copy of the virtual machine state at a particular point of time The files related to snapshots are stored in a special subfolder in the virtual machine s folder Source comput
63. ac OS X computer Note It is reasonable to use more than one CPU in your guest OS if you are going to use applications that perform better under multi core processors To set how many processors are allocated to a virtual machine 1 Shut down the virtual machine p 47 2 Open the Virtual Machine menu and choose Configure 3 Click General and select a number from the CPUs menu 135 Advanced Topics Enable Spoken Commands You can work with Windows or other guest OSs using the following spoken commands Commands Start Suspend Shut Down Pause Stop Reset Snapshot Make Screenshot Make Clip Switch to Coherence Switch to Full Screen Switch to Window Edit Configuration New Open Download About Parallels Desktop Install Parallels Tools Report a Problem Open Open Directory Description Starts a virtual machine Suspends a virtual machine Shuts down a virtual machine Pauses a virtual machine Stops a virtual machine Resets a virtual machine Opens the Snapshot Manager window Makes a screenshot of the Guest OS window and stores it on the Mac OS X Desktop Makes a clip Switches to the Coherence view mode Switches to the Full Screen view mode Switches to the Window view mode Opens the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog Creates a new virtual machine Opens a virtual machine Allows you to download a virtual machine appliance available at http www parallels com en ptn dir
64. ac computer The devices that are currently connected to the virtual machine appear in the list from the Device menu You cannot use a USB device in Mac OS X while it is being used by the virtual machine Connecting a Shared Folder The Shared Folders options available at runtime are similar to the settings in the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog You can share all Mac disks or Home Folder only with the virtual machine share Windows guest operating system disks with Mac OS X add a new shared folder Connecting a Serial Port To connect or disconnect a serial port do the following Click the Devices menu select the corresponding serial port and choose the appropriate command in the displayed menu Right click the serial port icon in the status bar to display the shortcut menu and choose the appropriate command Connecting a Printer Port To connect or disconnect a printer port or to connect a printer or an output file to a printer port do the following Click the Devices menu select the corresponding printer port and choose the appropriate command in the displayed menu Right click the printer port icon in the status bar to display the shortcut menu and choose the appropriate command 131 Advanced Topics Use Keyboard Shortcuts If you want to send a key combination to a running virtual machine do one of the following Press the key combination that you want to send to your virtual machine when the keybo
65. achine and look at the status bar of its window If the tip Press Ctrl Alt to release the mouse and keyboard appears in the status bar of the virtual machine s window this means that Parallels Tools were not installed When Parallels Tools are installed you do not need to press any key to release the mouse and keyboard they are released automatically Troubleshooting Parallels Tools installer can be blocked by SELinux To solve this problem 1 Start a terminal and determine your version of kernel by entering uname r 2 6 18 8 e15 2 6 18 8 el5 is the version of your kernel 2 Openthe boot grub grub conf file or boot grub menu 1st depends on the version of your Linux operating system and find the entry that corresponds to your version of kernel title Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 2 6 18 8 e15 xoot hal 0 kernel vmlinuz 2 6 18 8 e15 ro root dev VolGroup00 LogVol00 rhgb quiet aimee lmuerd 2 6 1838 e15 dime 150 Advanced Topics 3 Type the following text at the end of the entry selinux 0 and the whole entry will be kernel vmlinuz 2 6 18 8 e15 ro root dev VolGroup00 LogVol00 rhgb quiet selinux 0 4 Save the file and restart the virtual machine After the restart mount the Parallels Tools disc image and try to install Parallels Tools Update Parallels Tools Before updating Parallels Tools you should perform the following actions Close all applications in the guest operating system D
66. age the guest OS or if you re going to configure some guest OS software that requires a lot of settings or if you want to mark milestones in the development process Note 1 Snapshots cannot be created for Windows virtual machines that use the Boot Camp partition 2 If your virtual machine has one or more snapshots you can neither compress nor resize the virtual hard disk If something goes wrong you can revert the changes back to any of your snapshots and continue working with the guest OS Create a Snapshot 1 Start Parallels Desktop 2 Inthe Parallels Virtual Machines list select the virtual machine for which you want to create a snapshot Click Virtual Machine gt Manage Snapshots Click New specify the snapshot name and click OK Automate the Creation of Snapshots The SmartGuard functionality allows you to automate snapshots creation Note SmartGuard is available only when the Undo Disks feature is disabled and the virtual machine is not running in Safe Mode To access settings for automating snapshots 1 Start Parallels Desktop 2 Inthe Parallels Virtual Machines list select the virtual machine for which you want to create a snapshot 3 Click Virtual Machine gt Configure 4 Click Options gt Backup 126 Advanced Topics Machine _ Do not back up virtual machine You will need at least 12 5 GB of free space to enable this feature iV Notify me before snapshot creation 24hours 4
67. an t be saved as a snapshot p 126 It can t run in Safe Mode It can t be compressed Import Windows and your data from Boot Camp into Parallels Desktop Windows running from Parallels Desktop doesn t have the above listed limitations Boot Camp and Parallels Desktop are separate Changes you make in Windows programs while working in Mac OS X are not reflected when you start up your Mac in Windows using Boot Camp Set Parallels Desktop to run Windows from the Boot Camp Partition 1 Open Parallels Desktop in the Applications folder and choose File gt New 2 Click Boot Camp and then follow the onscreen instructions Note If you plan to start up in Windows using Boot Camp it is recommended that you shut down Windows in Parallels Desktop rather than suspending Windows Import Windows and Your Data from Boot Camp into Parallels Desktop 1 Set Parallels Desktop to use Boot Camp as described in the steps above 2 Right click Control click the Boot Camp version of Windows in the Parallels Virtual Machines list and choose Import Boot Camp Note Windows must be shut down Click Import Locate where you want to store Windows and your data and then click Choose Windows and all your data are imported from Boot Camp You can still use the original Boot Camp Windows installation separately from Parallels Desktop 36 Install or Import Windows Important The first time you start Windows after setting Parallels Desktop to work with Bo
68. ant You must record it Without this password you can t start Windows Change Your Password To change the password for an encrypted Windows it must be shut down 1 Select Windows and click Virtual Machine gt Configure gt Options gt Security 2 Inthe Security pane click Change Password specify a new password and click OK Remove Encryption from Windows To remove encryption from Windows it must be shut down 1 Select Windows and click Virtual Machine gt Configure gt Options gt Security 2 Inthe Security pane click Turn Off 98 Use Windows on Your Mac Connect to the Internet or a Network Parallels Desktop allows you to use three types of networking with Windows Shared Networking Windows programs share a network connection with Mac OS X This is the default setting Bridged Ethernet Windows can use one of your Mac s network adapters This makes Windows appear as a separate computer on the network Host only networking Windows can access only your Mac In most cases you don t need to adjust network settings If your Mac is set to connect to a network or to the Internet Windows programs have access to the same network and the Internet The Bridged Ethernet networking mode is more complex and you may need to contact your system administrator to set it up properly Read on for detailed information on these types of networking and how to configure them Share Network Settings Between
69. arallels Desktop Shortcuts V Ctrl Cmd Enter Coherence Toggle 4 Cirl Cmd F Full Screen Toggle VY Ctri AlteCmd Enter Modality Toggle V Ctrl Alt Release Input V f Show Hide Application v v Virtual Machine Shortcuts MY cme x Cuts X M cme e CtrisC M Enable Mac OS X system shortcuts M Use Ctri Shift click to right click gt TY Click the lock to prevent further changes Restore Defaults 80 Use Windows on Your Mac Pressing a key combination in the From column while working in a Windows program triggers the key combination in the To column 4 Doone of the following To edit an existing key combination double click the key combination Click modifier keys to select or deselect them If you wish change the character in the text field From Shift Cmd GSH nce va cay To Ctrl C Shift GRICE amp Win x Alt c Clear Cancel OK To delete a key combination select it and click the Remove button To add a new key combination click the Add button To disable a key combination without deleting it click the checkbox next to the key combination to deselect it If you re using multiple operating systems with Parallels Desktop you can create keyboard profiles for each OS p 142 Note 1 Some key combinations can t be edited or deleted 2 There are Mac shortcuts that do not have similar shortcuts in Windows for example you can use the F11 key or Fn F11 combination to see your Mac OS desk
70. ard input is captured inside the virtual machine window Click the keyboard icon E in the virtual machine status bar and click the key combination that you want to send to your virtual machine or Click the Devices menu point to the Keyboard item and click the key combination that you want to send to your virtual machine Using Keyboard shortcuts in MacBook and MacBook Pro To use the F1 F12 keys in your virtual machine press the Fn F1 F12 key combination instead Use Mouse Wheel Horizontal Scrolling You can use the mouse wheel horizontal scrolling when working with windows of virtual machine applications This feature is available only if Parallels Tools p 196 are installed in the virtual machine 132 Advanced Topics Remove a Virtual Machine Remove a Virtual Machine from your Mac If you don t need a virtual machine any more you can permanently remove it from your Mac Warning Before removing check that none of the virtual machine files e g virtual hard disk are used by other virtual machines If you remove a Boot Camp virtual machine the Boot Camp partition with Windows installed remains available on your Mac 1 Shut down the virtual machine if it is running and click File gt Remove You can also right click this virtual machine in the Parallels Virtual Machines list and choose Remove 2 Click Move to Trash Remove a Virtual Machine from the Parallels Virtual Machines List To temporarily
71. are working on the Mac side To edit these settings do the following 1 Open the Virtual Machine menu or Option click Alt click the Parallels icon in the Mac menu bar in the Crystal view mode and click Configure 2 Inthe Virtual Machine Configuration window click Options and select the settings name in the sidebar You can configure the settings in this pane even when the virtual machine is running 155 Advanced Topics Windows 7 Options W Startup and Shutdown Optimization J Security Backup QA Sharing amp Applications 2 Coherence Full Screen 7E Modality Opacity Transparent Opaque M Keep on top of other windows M Capture keyboard and mouse on click a Click the lock to prevent further changes In the Modality mode the virtual machine window becomes transparent by default You can specify the level of visibility in the Opacity field by dragging the slider between Transparent and Opaque You can change the level of transparency for your virtual machine that is running when it is in the Modality mode To manage the behavior of the virtual machine window in the Modality mode use the following options selected by default Keep on top of other windows Clear this option if you do not want the virtual machine window to appear on top of all other open windows when the virtual machine is in Modality Capture keyboard and mouse on click Clear this option if you do not want th
72. ates an administrator account with a blank password Once the installation is complete it is recommended that you change this password 20 Install or Import Windows Install Windows from an Installation Disc If you have a Windows installation DVD and a valid Windows product key you can install Windows from the disc and use it with Parallels Desktop To install Windows a fF ON Open Parallels Desktop in the Applications folder and choose File gt New Insert the Windows installation disc Click Install Windows from DVD or image file Select the Windows installation disc from the Install from menu Be sure to leave Express installation selected Note If you deselect Express installation you ll need to install Parallels Tools o 196 after the installation to allow the most seamless operation between Windows and Mac OS X If you are installing a recent version of Windows select how you want to use Windows Like a Mac Windows programs appear on the Mac desktop just like Mac applications Documents and media from Mac OS X and Windows are kept together on your Mac Like a PC The Windows desktop and programs appear in a single window separate from Mac applications You can drag and drop objects between Windows and the Mac Choose where you want to store Windows from the Location menu By default Parallels Desktop stores Windows in yourDocuments gt Parallels folder To allow all users of your computer to have acc
73. ating Windows dynamic volumes These are volumes which size is not fixed as in basic volumes They are migrated as data disks only You can later add them p 169 to an already existing virtual machine Step 1 Install Parallels Transporter Agent on Your Windows PC To import your data you must first install the Parallels Transporter Agent software on the Windows PC To install Parallels Transporter Agent 10 Do one of the following If you purchased a physical copy of Parallels Desktop insert the Parallels Desktop installation DVD into your Windows PC If the installation doesn t start automatically locate and double click the Parallels Transporter Agent exe file on the disc Download Parallels Transporter Agent for Windows from the Parallels website at http www parallels com download desktop and double click the installation file If your computer is connected to the Internet Parallels Transporter Agent checks for available updates If an update is available click Download and Install New Version 11 Follow the onscreen instructions to install Parallels Transporter Agent Step 2 Import Your Data Follow one of the methods below to import your data from your PC to your Mac 23 Install or Import Windows Using a Parallels USB Cable Important After importing your data from your PC you may need to reactivate some of your Windows programs using the activation keys you received when you purchased the programs The
74. ation Key so you can try out Parallels Desktop for a limited time click Get Trial Or to purchase a key that lets you use Parallels Desktop permanently click Buy Register Parallels Desktop After activation you re presented with the opportunity to register Parallels Desktop Registering allows you to Automatically download and install the latest Parallels Desktop updates Create a backup copy of the product key on the Parallels web server and restore it at any time Easily contact the Parallels support team using the support code Stay informed about Parallels news and announcements Note If you choose not to register Parallels Desktop during installation you can register anytime by choosing Parallels Desktop gt Register Product when the application is open 14 Install or Upgrade Parallels Desktop Upgrade Parallels Desktop If you already have Parallels Desktop 5 or 6 follow these steps to upgrade to Parallels Desktop 7 1 If you haven t already done so purchase and download a Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac Upgrade available from the Parallels Online Store at www parallels com buyonline A Product Activation Key is sent to the email address you provide If Parallels Desktop is open quit Parallels Desktop Follow the instructions to install Parallels Desktop 7 See Install Parallels Desktop p 13 During installation the previous version of Parallels Desktop is automatically removed from your computer Open Pa
75. ation disc into your Mac and click Continue 9 If you don t want to log in to Windows automatically whenever you start up Windows select Do not enable Automatic Logon When ready click Continue 10 Choose whether you want to migrate all your files and data or only Windows applications When ready click Continue 11 Select how you want to use Windows Like a Mac Windows programs appear on the Mac desktop just like Mac applications Documents and media from Mac OS X and Windows are kept together on your Mac Like a PC The Windows desktop and programs appear in a single window separate from Mac applications You can drag and drop objects between Windows and the Mac 12 Choose where you want to install your data You can also click Customize and select which Windows volumes to migrate m Parallels 04 CB Customize Documents ocation red Refresh Go Back Continue 26 Install or Import Windows When ready click Continue 13 In the next step there s a warning about Windows activation that might be required when you start using it To proceed read this message select want to continue and click Continue 14 Once the migration is complete click Done 15 Start Windows p 41 16 Once Windows starts up choose Virtual Machine gt Install Parallels Tools and follow the onscreen instructions Note To be able to install Parallels Tools you must be logged in to Windows as an administrator Over a Network
76. available in Launchpad only if sharing Windows programs p 69 is enabled To move a Windows program from the Windows folder to a main Launchpad page do one of the following From Launchpad click the folder containing your Windows programs and drag a program to the Launchpad icon in the Dock 45 Use Windows on Your Mac Start the Windows program you want right click its icon in the Dock and choose Add to Launchpad To remove a Windows program from Launchpad start the program right click its icon in the Dock and choose Remove from Launchpad Install Windows Programs You install Windows programs on your Mac just as you would on a Windows PC The two most common ways of installing programs are Using a CD or DVD installation disc Downloading the program or installation file from the Internet or a network Install a Program from a CD or DVD Installation Disc 1 Start Windows p 41 2 Insert the installation disc 3 In most cases an AutoPlay dialog opens Click the option to run a setup or install file then follow the onscreen instructions For more information about using CD and DVD discs with Parallels Desktop see CD DVD ROM p 180 Install a Program from the Internet or a Network Download the program or installation file and follow the instructions from the program s source In most cases you can either run the installation file and follow the onscreen instructions or simply open the downloaded program
77. ble floppy disk Such an image can be created using third party tools If you have a bootable CD with Windows 98 installation you can use it as is or create an ISO image of it Below we describe how to install Windows 98 the case when you have a startup floppy image and a CD with the installation files The installation of Windows 95 is similar to that Preparing a Virtual Machine for Windows 95 98 Installation 1 Create a Windows 98 virtual machine using New Virtual Machine Assistant Select the Customize settings before installation option in the Name and Location window 2 Inthe Virtual Machine Configuration dialog click Hardware gt Boot Order and configure the floppy disk to be the first boot device 3 Below the Boot Order item select Floppy Disk to open the virtual floppy disk drive settings In the Floppy Disk pane do the following 1 Make sure the Connected option is selected 2 Specify the floppy disc image in the Source menu 138 Advanced Topics 4 Click OK to save the virtual machine configuration Initial Partitioning and Formatting Start the virtual machine You will see the black screen and messages indicating the process of booting to MS DOS 2 When prompted enter the following command fdisk Fdisk MS DOS utility is used to partition hard disks and floppy disks The Fdisk options will be listed Choose the operation to perform the default choice is 1 and press Return Enter to continue
78. ble to manage your virtual machines please refer to Enable Spoken Commands Feedback To participate in the Customer Experience Program select the corresponding option If you join this program Parallels will collect information about your Mac and virtual machines configuration The collected information will help us to make the product better fit your needs If you join only the following types of data will be collected hardware configuration of your Mac software configuration of your Mac and virtual machines the names and versions of the operating systems and software installed in them configuration files of virtual machines Any types of private information like your name e mail address phone number and keyboard input will not be collected For more details visit the Customer Experience Program page at the Parallels website follow the link in the pane Troubleshooting While functioning Parallels Desktop automatically creates a log file that can be used by the Parallels support team for solving problems and improving the product If you select the Use detailed log messages option Parallels Desktop will start creating a more detailed log file It can be helpful for the Parallels support team but uses more hard disk space and may slightly lower the system performance Resetting Hidden Messages Some Parallels Desktop dialogs and wizard windows are provided with the Do not show this message again option If you select
79. c OS X menu bar Allow applications to switch to full screen Some programs most notably 3D games work best when running at full screen Select this option to allow such programs to take over the full screen when you open them while in Coherence mode Disable Windows Aero The Windows Aero theme includes elements such as translucent title bars and animations Select this option to disable the Aero theme for better performance Set Windows to Appear in a Single Window You can set the Windows and programs to appear together in their own window If you opted to use Windows Like a PC when you first installed Windows Parallels Desktop is already set to Window mode 55 Use Windows on Your Mac To switch to Window mode from Coherence mode do one of the following Click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar then choose Exit Coherence Press Control Command Return To switch to Window mode from Full Screen mode do one of the following Press Command Control F Press Control Option Alt click the View menu and select Exit Full Screen Status Bar When using Parallels Desktop in Window mode the status bar at the bottom of the window shows clickable icons The icons are shortcuts that let you control various functions Most of the icons let you connect and disconnect hardware devices to and from Windows 56 Use Windows on Your Mac Note If you don t see the status bar click the triangle next to the gear
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81. ct the device in the USB Device column and click the Remove button Important To be able to use a USB device with Windows programs you may need to install Windows drivers for the device Typically you can download drivers from the manufacturer s website 84 Use Windows on Your Mac Print from Windows By default Windows is set to use the same printer that you use with Mac OS X Simply print from a Windows program the way you normally would You can also set Windows to use a different printer There are a few ways to set up printing in Windows Share any of the printers connected to your Mac Connect to a local printer using Apple Bonjour Connect to a network printer Connect a USB printer directly to Windows 85 Use Windows on Your Mac Share a Printer Connected to Your Mac If you selected Like a Mac when you installed and set up Windows you can use any printer connected to your Mac with Windows programs If you selected Like a PC see below for instructions on sharing printers connected to your Mac To print a document from a Windows program Open the document and simply print it the way you normally would for example choose File gt Print In the print window you can choose any printer that s connected to your Mac Set a New Default Printer By default Windows is set to use the same default printer as your Mac To use a different default printer for Windows 5 Do one of the following O
82. d p 196 In most cases Parallels Tools are installed by default Parallels Menu When in Coherence mode the Parallels menu I appears in the menu bar at the top of the screen Windows Start Menu Devices Exit Coherence Request Support Parallels Desktop Help Quit 52 Use Windows on Your Mac Use the menu for these common functions Click the Parallels icon Il to open a basic menu that provides the following items Windows Start Menu Access the Windows Start menu Devices Manage hardware devices like printers and DVD drives Exit Coherence Switch to Window mode Request Support Fill out a problem report and request support from Parallels Desktop Parallels Desktop Help Access onscreen help Quit Quit Parallels Desktop Right click the icon to open the Windows start menu Option click Alt click the icon to open an extended menu The extended menu includes additional options including Report a Problem Configure Preferences and many others Important When in Coherence mode to quit Parallels Desktop click the Parallels icon Hin the menu bar and choose Quit Parallels Desktop Windows System Tray When Parallels Desktop is in Coherence mode the Windows system tray icons are in the Mac OS X menu bar at the top of the screen You can use the system tray icons just as you would from the Windows Desktop Move Windows Programs Between Desktops Spaces When Windows is working in Coherence you ca
83. d disk free unused space appears on the disk but the amount of space your virtual machine occupies on the hard disk of your Mac does not reduce To free the unused space back to Mac click the Compress button The virtual hard disk will be compressed and the hard disk image file size will be decreased As a result there will be more free space on your Mac hard disk Note Compressing can be performed for virtual machines without snapshots and with the Undo disks option disabled In the Optimization pane of Virtual Machine Configuration you can enable regular automatic disk compression Editing the Disk If you find that the capacity of your virtual machine hard disk does not fit your needs anymore you can change its size Click the Edit button and the dialog for changing the disk size will appear 183 Advanced Topics Note If your virtual machine is running has snapshots or uses a Boot Camp partition as a hard disk its virtual hard disks cannot be resized Size 64 0 G8 63 GB 128 G8 256 CB 12 GB 1 78 278 Resize file system Expanding disk Split the disk image into 2 GB files Close To change the disk size drag the slider or type the new size in the Size field Select the Resize file system option if you want to change the file system size If you select the Resize file system option when increasing the disk size the additional disk space will be added to the last volume If you clear the Resize file syst
84. d to open some txt file in Windows Notepad using AppleScript in AppleScript Editor The syntax of this command is as follows tell application Notepad open Users username somefile txt end tell As an example of opening a website in the guest OS application let s assume that you need to open www parallels com in Internet Explorer The syntax of this command is as follows tell application Internet Explorer open www parallels com end tell Use Other Operating Systems on Your Mac This section has topics with information that s specific to certain operating systems other than Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 137 Advanced Topics Import Linux and Your Data from a PC You can import Linux and your data from a PC over a network or using an external storage device These procedures are identical to the same ways of importing Windows p 22 You can import the following Linux operating systems OS Name 32 bit 64 bit Migration Method Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 gI gI Network External Storage Ubuntu Linux 8 04 g g Network External Storage Supported File Systems Ext2 Ext3 Ext4 Installing Windows 98 All Windows 95 and some of Windows 98 installation packages include a bootable floppy a startup floppy disk The floppy is used to perform disk partitioning and formatting by means of MS DOS Since modern Macs have no floppy drives you will need an external USB floppy drive or an image of a boota
85. d you don t have a copy of Windows you can purchase download and install Windows directly from Parallels Desktop Your Mac must be connected to the Internet To purchase download and install Windows 1 Open Parallels Desktop in the Applications folder and choose File gt New 2 Click Buy Windows 7 3 Select a version of Windows You can choose the Home Premium Professional or Ultimate edition To learn more click Compare versions on Microsoft web site 4 Click Continue and follow the onscreen instructions to purchase and download Windows Note You can use a major credit card to purchase Windows 5 Inthe Windows Product Key window be sure to leave Express installation selected Note If you deselect Express installation you ll need to install Parallels Tools o 196 after the installation to allow the most seamless operation between Windows and Mac OS X It is also recommended that you use the 64 bit version of Windows but if you want to use the 32 bit version deselect 64 bit Windows version When ready click Continue 6 Select how you want to use Windows Like a Mac Windows programs appear on the Mac desktop just like Mac applications Documents and media from Mac OS X and Windows are kept together on your Mac Like a PC The Windows desktop and programs appear in a single window separate from Mac applications You can drag and drop objects between Windows and the Mac 7 Choose where you want to store Windows f
86. dows Applications Folder to the Dock 1 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Options and then click Applications 3 Be sure Share Windows applications with Mac is selected and then select Show Windows applications folder in Dock Force Quit Windows Programs If your running Windows guest OS program doesn t respond and freezes you can easily force quit it as you can do with any Mac OS X application To force quit a Windows program do one of the following Right click the icon of the Windows program available in the Dock press Option Alt and choose Force Quit Press Option Command Esc Alt Command Esc select the name of the Windows program you want to quit and click Force Quit Note To be able to force quit Windows guest OS programs Parallels Tools installed p 196 If you selected Like a Mac when you first installed Windows Parallels Tools should already be installed 70 Use Windows on Your Mac Set Files to Open in the Application or Program of Your Choice You can set files of a particular type that you open from the Mac OS X Finder to open in the Windows program of your choice For example you could set files ending in t xt to always open in Windows Notepad You can also set files opened from Windows to always o
87. dows programs or from Windows Desktop if Windows is set to appear in a separate Window or at full screen p 55 You may want to do this if you don t have a Windows program that can open the file In Windows right click or Control click a file and do one of the following Choose Open on Mac from the shortcut menu The file opens in the default Mac OS X application for that file type Choose Open With from the shortcut menu and then choose an application Note You can only perform these actions with files stored in shared folders p 65 Open a Mac Application from the Windows Start Menu From the Windows Start menu do one of the following Choose All Programs gt Parallels Shared Applications and then choose an application 69 Use Windows on Your Mac Type the name of the application you re looking for in the search field then choose the application from the list Enable Sharing Windows Programs When sharing Windows programs is enabled you can open Windows programs from the Mac OS X Finder You can also choose to add a folder to the Dock containing all your Windows programs for easy access 4 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 5 Click Options and click Applications 6 Select Share Windows applications with Mac Add a Win
88. e You can only perform these actions with files stored in shared folders p 65 Access a Windows Folder or File from a Mac OS X Application By default you can navigate to all your Windows folders and files from Mac OS X Windows disks are mounted to Volumes At the same time Windows appears as a hard disk mounted on the Mac OS X desktop Double click the icon to access Windows folders and files You can also navigate to this disk from within Mac OS X applications 67 Use Windows on Your Mac Note If the Windows disk icon doesn t appear on the Mac OS X desktop from the Finder choose Finder gt Preferences gt General and make sure that Connected servers is selected To unmount Windows from the desktop 1 2 68 Start Windows p 41 Option click Alt click the Parallels icon I in the menu bar and choose Configure Then click Options and select Sharing Note If Windows is running in Window mode p 55 choose Configure from the Virtual Machine menu Deselect Mount virtual disks to Mac desktop Note The Windows disk disappears from the desktop and the Finder but you can still access all of the Windows files and folders via the Windows PVM file and Terminal Volumes By default the PVM file is either in Users lt Username gt Documents Parallels or Users Shared You can also find the PVM file by right clicking Windows in the Parallels Virtual Machines list and selecting Show in Finder To access Windows fi
89. e Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Hardware and then click Network 3 Inthe Network pane make sure that the Connected and Host Only Network options are selected Note In the MAC address field you can change the MAC address currently assigned to Windows MAC addresses are automatically generated when you first set up Windows However you can modify the default MAC address by typing another value in the MAC address field or clicking the Generate button When entering a new MAC address make sure that it is unique within your network For the information about troubleshooting networking problems refer to the Parallels knowledge base http kb parallels com available at the Parallels website 102 Use Windows on Your Mac Use Wi Fi with Windows If your Mac is already connected to the Internet wirelessly by default Windows is also set to access the Internet wirelessly with no setup required If you change your network setup you can reconfigure a Wi Fi connection using the Bridged Ethernet mode When operating in this mode Windows appears on the network as a stand alone computer with its own IP address and network name To configure Windows to access the Internet through Wi Fi 1 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon II in the menu bar and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Hardware and
90. e button at the top of the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog to open the pane for editing hardware devices 3 Select the device you want to remove and click the Remove button Hlin the bottom part of the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog Note If you accidentally click the Remove button E click Cancel in Virtual Machine Configuration Once you click OK the device will be removed 171 Advanced Topics Support for Virtual and Real Disks This section lists the types of disks that can be used by Parallels virtual machines and provides the information about basic operations you can perform on these disks Supported Types of Hard Disks Parallels virtual machines can use either virtual hard disks or Boot Camp partitions as their hard disks Virtual Hard Disks The capacity of a virtual hard disk can be set from 100 MB to 2 TB Virtual hard disks can be of either plain or expanding format A plain virtual hard disk image file has a fixed size The size is determined when the plain disk is created Plain disks can be created with the help of New Virtual Machine wizard the Custom mode An expanding virtual hard disk image file is small initially Its size grows as you add expanding applications and data to the virtual hard disk in the guest OS When you create a virtual machine the disk is created in the expanding format You can change the disk format in the Hard Disk pane of the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog To add
91. e folder only from the Shared Folders menu To share all your Mac OS X folders choose All disks from the Shared Folders menu To share any folder you want click Custom Folders and click the add button then choose the folder you want to share You can add more folders by clicking the add button again Permissions Read amp Write 66 Use Windows on Your Mac Once you share a Mac OS X folder with Windows you can Disable the folder sharing by deselecting On Change the folder name that will be displayed in Windows by double clicking the folder name in the Name column and typing another name Restrict writing to this folder by clicking Read amp Write in the Permissions folder and choosing Read only You will not be able to add items to the folder 5 Click OK Note 1 To enable folder sharing the Isolate Mac from Windows option must be disabled in the Security pane of the Configuration dialog 2 If you re running Linux shared folders are mounted to the media psf or mnt psf directory Show an Item from Windows in the Finder If Windows is set to appear in a separate window or in full screen mode p 55 you can show an item from Windows in the Mac OS X Finder In Windows right click or Control click a file or folder and choose Show in Finder from the shortcut menu From the Finder you could for example apply a color label to an item or easily drag it to another location in the Finder Not
92. e prl tools win iso file and click Open 146 Advanced Topics 2 Inthe Windows guest operating system open My Computer right click the Parallels Tools disc and choose Open 3 Double click Setup exe to launch the installer Note After you double click Setup exe in Windows 7 and Windows Vista User Access Control UAC may ask you whether to allow or deny the Parallels Tools installation In this case you need to allow the installation 4 Follow the wizard s instructions to complete the installation To edit the settings of Parallels Tools installed in your virtual machine use the Options tab in the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog Reinstall or Update Parallels Tools To reinstall Parallels Tools 1 Start Windows p 41 Once Windows starts if Parallels Desktop is in Coherence mode click the Parallels icon I in the menu bar and choose Exit Coherence 2 When Windows boots up choose Install Parallels Tools from the Virtual Machine menu This option is available only if Parallels Tools are up to date If Parallels Tools are outdated you will see the Update Parallels Tools option instead Check Whether Parallels Tools Have Been Installed You can easily confirm whether Parallels Tools were installed Start your virtual machine and look at the status bar of its window If the tip Press Ctrl Alt to release the mouse and keyboard appears in the status bar of the virtual machine s window this means that Paral
93. e the multimedia support installed in the guest operating system To install Sound Driver 1 Click the System Setup icon on the system panel 2 Select Install Remove line and then select Multimedia Application Install 3 Inthe IBM Multimedia Presentation Manager 2 Installation window choose the CD DVD drive then the lt CcD ROM drive gt Drivers Sound 0OS2 directory Select the ALC Codec feature and click the Install button 4 Restart the guest operating system 154 Advanced Topics Modality Mode When you switch to Modality you can resize the virtual machine windows and place them side by side with your Mac s applications In the Modality mode you can Resize the Windows window by dragging its lower right corner Resize the Windows window while keeping its shape by pressing and holding the Option Alt key and dragging the lower right corner of the window Resize the Windows window and dynamically adjust the screen resolution by pressing and holding the Shift and dragging the lower right corner of the window Using the Modality settings you can configure the virtual machine appearance and behavior when it is running in the Modality mode In the Modality mode you can resize the virtual machine windows and place them side by side with your Mac applications A Modality window can be scaled to any size and its content will still be active This allows you to monitor the tasks running inside the virtual machine while you
94. e virtual machine to capture the keyboard and mouse input when in Modality 156 Advanced Topics Hide and Show Parallels Desktop When you are working with Parallels Desktop you can hide and show it and all its windows by pressing the F6 shortcut If Parallels Desktop is visible but running in the background pressing F6 will bring Parallels Desktop and all its windows to focus Note 1 To be able to use the F6 shortcut make sure the Enable Mac OS X system shortcuts option is enabled in the Keyboard pane of Parallels Desktop Preferences Note 2 FG is the default shortcut for hiding showing Parallels Desktop You can set another shortcut for these actions in the Keyboard pane of Parallels Desktop Preferences double click the Show Hide Application item specify the shortcut you want and click OK 157 Advanced Topics Remove Parallels Desktop To remove Parallels Desktop 1 Locate and open the DMG installation image file that you used to install Parallels Desktop and double click Uninstall In the Welcome dialog click Continue In the Select components to uninstall window select the components you want to remove and click Uninstall Selecting the Application Settings option removes the Parallels Desktop settings network settings and the list of registered virtual machines from your computer Note The operation of removing Parallels Desktop doesn t remove the virtual machines and their files from your Mac Un
95. e you create a read only and uncompressed image without any encryption Floppy Disks and Floppy Disk Images Parallels Desktop can use two types of floppy disks Real diskettes inserted into a real floppy disk drive that is connected to the virtual machine Floppy disk image files having the dd extension and connected to the virtual machine Parallels Desktop treats floppy disk images like real diskettes Parallels Desktop supports floppy disk image files that have the faa extension and 1 44 MB size Hardware Settings Using the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog you can configure the virtual hardware available in your virtual machine Configure the devices currently available inside the virtual machine Add or remove devices Configure the boot order of your virtual machine 173 Advanced Topics Boot Order Using the Boot Order settings you can configure the virtual machine boot sequence that is the order in which the virtual machine will try to load the operating system from different boot devices Note These settings cannot be changed when the virtual machine is running To edit the Boot Order settings do the following 1 Open the Virtual Machine menu or Alt click Option click the Parallels icon in the Mac menu bar in the Crystal view mode and choose Configure 2 Inthe Virtual Machine Configuration dialog click Hardware and select Boot Order in the sidebar Windows 7 Hardware tot ore CA
96. els Desktop you can run games and programs that require video cards with DirectX or OpenGL support To do so you must enable 3D acceleration For information on whether a program requires DirectX or OpenGL support see the materials that came with the game or program To enable 3D acceleration 1 Shut down the virtual machine p 47 2 Open the Virtual Machine menu and choose Configure 3 Inthe Video pane select Enable 3D acceleration Note Parallels Tools must be installed p 196 before you can enable 3D acceleration Parallels Tools are installed by default when you set up Windows 108 Use Windows on Your Mac Pause Windows When No Programs Are Open You can conserve your computer s resources by setting Windows to pause automatically when no Windows programs are open That way more resources such as RAM and CPU can be used for Mac OS X applications To set Windows to pause when no programs are open 1 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon II in the menu bar and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Options and select Applications 3 Be sure Share Windows applications with Mac is selected and then select Pause Windows when no applications are open 109 Use Windows on Your Mac Use Windows on Your iPad iPhone or iPod touch You can use the Parallels Mobile app to access and
97. em option the added space will appear as unallocated space and will be invisible to the guest operating system To allocate this space you will have to either create a new partition or expand an existing partition For instructions on allocating the added space please refer to the guest OS documentation If you select the Resize file system option when decreasing the disk size the disk will be decreased via removing the unallocated space and decreasing the size of the disk partitions If you clear the Resize file system option when decreasing the disk size you will be able to remove the unallocated space of the disk only and the disk partitions will remain untouched If the format of the virtual hard disk is expanding you can convert it to plain by clearing the Expanding disk option If you want the virtual hard disk to be split select the Split the disk image into 2 GB files option option Note For more information about virtual hard disk types please refer to Support for Virtual and Real Disks p 172 If you want to prevent Virtual Machine Configuration from unauthorized changes click the Lock r icon w at the bottom of the window The next time someone wants to change the settings in any pane of Virtual Machine Configuration an administrator s password will be required 184 Advanced Topics Compact a Virtual Hard Disk If you use an expanding p 172 virtual hard disk in your virtual machine its image file size on t
98. ep click Download Once the download starts you can pause it anytime by clicking Pause To resume the download click Resume Once the download is complete you can start working with the Google Chrome virtual appliance in Parallels Desktop To log in to Chrome OS you need an Internet connection as well as your Google account name and password 134 Advanced Topics Set the Guest OS Type and Version You can change which guest OS a virtual machine is configured to work with You need to change it in the following cases If you upgrade the guest operating system for example from Windows XP to Windows 7 you need to change the guest OS type and version correspondingly or Parallels Tools p 143 may start working incorrectly If you create a virtual machine without installing an operating system and then decide to use it with a different operating system than the one you initially specified To set the guest OS type and version 1 Shut down the virtual machine p 47 2 Open the Virtual Machine menu and choose Configure 3 Click General and select an OS from the menu just under the Name field Set How Many Processors are Allocated to a Virtual Machine You can change the number of virtual CPUs that will be used to handle the processes running in a virtual machine Parallels Desktop automatically calculates the maximum allowable number of virtual CPU The calculation is based on the number of physical CPUs available to your M
99. er The computer from which you are going to migrate data using Parallels Transporter Split disk A split disk is cut into 2 GB pieces but is stored as a single HDD file Split disks allow you to transfer the data stored on a split disk piece by piece using a USB drive or other media that have limited space and cannot store a large virtual hard disk image file Terminal In Mac OS and GNU Linux operating systems a utility that enables you to access the command line Third party virtual machine A virtual machine created in a third party virtualization product that can be converted to a Parallels virtual machine with the help of Parallels Transporter Virtual hard disk virtual disk A file that emulates the virtual machine s hard disk Virtual Machine The computer emulated using Parallels Desktop A virtual machine has its own virtual hardware and requires an operating system to control its hardware The installed operating system and its applications are isolated inside the virtual machine and share physical hardware resources of the host computer Virtual Machine Configuration Like any physical computer a virtual machine has its own configuration which is set during the creation and can be later modified The virtual machine configuration settings are stored in a PVS file Virtual machine files Files stored in a virtual machine folder A virtual machine has at least two files configuration file and virtual hard disk file Virtual
100. er kinds of operating systems p 114 on your Mac such as several flavors of Linux and Unix Mac OS X Server older versions of Windows and more Finding Information On Running Other Operating Systems You can find much more information and details on using Parallels Desktop to run other operating systems on your Mac by checking the resources listed in More Resources p 206 Additionally though not explicitly stated many of the instructions presented in this guide also apply to supported operating systems other than Windows XP and Windows 7 And some important instructions relating to other operating systems are in the Advanced Topics p 113 section 10 CHAPTER 2 Install or Upgrade Parallels Desktop Follow the instructions in this chapter to install or upgrade Parallels Desktop Note You can either purchase a boxed version of Parallels Desktop 7 or download it from the the Parallels website In This Chapter What YOU NGC seriis ierann rae aE A AEA A EAE EA TEA a AREE ERER AA 12 Install Parallels Desktop sssssssssritsttktttttttttt sees tt ee sees EE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE E 13 Upgrade Parallels DesktOPesericniron ne snan EEE EE EA EREA 15 Set the Language ssssssesssessseesreetttttttttttttttttttttttttttEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEE EEEE EEEE EEE 17 Install or Upgrade Parallels Desktop What You Need To install and set up Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac you need A Mac computer with
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103. eses you need to unmount the disc using the following command and then proceed to the next step 149 Advanced Topics umount dev cdrom 5 To mount the Parallels Tools installation disc image enter the following mount o exec dev cdrom media cdrom Note dev cdrom is the virtual machine s CD DVD drive and media cdrom is the mount point for this device In some of the Linux operating systems the virtual CD DVD drive may appear as dev hdb and the mount point mnt cdrom Some Linux OSs do not have the CD DVD drive mount point In this case you should create the mount point directory manually 6 When the installation disc image is mounted change the directory to the CD DVD drive directory using cd media cdrom 7 Inthe CD DVD drive directory enter the following to launch Parallels Tools installation install Note You must have the root privileges to run this command 8 Follow the Parallels Tools Installer instructions to complete the installation 9 When the installation of Parallels Tools is complete restart your virtual machine Note If X Server fails to start in your virtual machine you can install Parallels Tools manually in text mode To edit the settings of Parallels Tools installed in your virtual machine use the Options tab in the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog How to check if Parallels Tools have been installed You can easily confirm whether Parallels Tools were installed Start your virtual m
104. ess to this installation of Windows select Share with other users of this Mac If you want to pre set things like how much memory Windows uses or whether it starts automatically when you open Parallels Desktop select Customize settings before installation You can also adjust these settings after the operating system is installed Click Continue The assistant installs Windows Once Windows is installed you can start it up by opening a Windows program p 42 or by clicking the power button in the Parallels Virtual Machines list ADA Parallels Virtual Machines Windows 7 21 Install or Import Windows Important The first time you start Windows Parallels Tools are installed to allow seamless operation between Windows and Mac OS X Once Parallels Tools are installed you re prompted to restart Windows If you didn t select Express installation in step 5 above you must install Parallels Tools manually p 196 When you install Windows Parallels Desktop creates an administrator account with a blank password Once the installation is complete it is recommended that you change this password Note You can also install Windows from a disk image file of an installation disc Simply choose the disk image file in step 4 above Import Your Data from a PC You can import all your data from a Windows PC to Parallels Desktop on your Mac Then you can continue to work with all your Windows programs files and data side by s
105. evice settings do the following 1 Open the Virtual Machine menu or Alt click Option click the Parallels icon in the Mac menu bar in the Crystal view mode and choose Configure 2 Inthe Virtual Machine Configuration dialog click Hardware and select this device name in the sidebar Note If this device is absent you can add it to Virtual Machine Configuration For detailed information on how to add a device refer to Adding and Removing Devices 0o Windows 7 Hardware as i ee General Options Hardware Boot Order P Video Print H Floppy Disk 6 CD DVD 1 a Hard Disk 1 Network 1 Webcams M Share camera with Windows Printer 1 Sound EF Serial Por 1 a Click the lock to prevent further changes In the USB Controller pane you can see the USB devices currently connected to your virtual machine and disable camera sharing If you want to prevent Virtual Machine Configuration from unauthorized changes click the Lock icon od at the bottom of the window The next time someone wants to change the settings in any pane of Virtual Machine Configuration an administrator s password will be required 194 CHAPTER 6 Tips and Troubleshooting If you re having trouble using Parallels Desktop check this section for possible solutions If you don t find the solution to your problem here see More Resources p 206 In This Chapter Install Parallels Tools for Seamless Ope
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107. g mode To disable any of these servers clear the corresponding option For more information about configuring shared networking refer to Shared Networking Port Forwarding Normally virtual machines set to operate in the shared networking mode cannot be accessed from external computers The port forwarding functionality allows computers on your local network and on the Internet to transfer data to any of your virtual machines that use the shared networking mode The data sent to a specific port on your Mac will be redirected to a specific port of your virtual machine according to the port forwarding rule To add a port forwarding rule 1 Click the Add button below the Port forwarding rules list 2 Inthe displayed window do the following In the Port Type field specify the port type you want to use for establishing network connections You can choose between the TCP or UDP port types In the Incoming Port field type the number of the incoming port on your Mac In the IP Address field indicate the IP address of the virtual machine you want to connect In the Destination Port field type the port on the virtual machine to which the data will be transferred ar Port Forwarding Settings Port Type TCP Incoming Port IP Address Destination Port Cancel ok 164 Advanced Topics 3 Click OK to add the rule When the rule is added use the following IP address combination for external connections to
108. gave you this virtual machine in most cases it s your system administrator 201 Tips and Troubleshooting Configuring a Network in Linux When setting up network in Linux you may need to configure the DHCP client to send the virtual machine s ID in DHCP requests For information on how to configure your DHCP client refer to the DHCP client documentation For example in Red Hat Linux guest OSs you need to edit the DHCP client configuration file 1 Openthe dhclient conf file and make sure that the following lines are present interface ethO send dhcp client identifier 1 lt MAC address gt 2 If there are no such lines add them manually to the file and save it When the dhclient conf file contains these lines DHCP client sends the virtual machine s ID to the DHCP server The DHCP server sends an IP address in response Tip To locate the dhclient conf file in a terminal enter strings sbin dhclient grep etc grep dhclient conf or rpm ql dhclient 202 Tips and Troubleshooting Installing the GCC Package and Kernel Sources in Linux When installing or upgrading Parallels Tools in a Linux virtual machine you may need to install the gcc package and kernel sources in your Linux guest OS Kernel sources can be either downloaded from the Internet or installed from Linux distribution disks To install the gcc package and kernel sources in the RHEL Fedora CentOS Linux distribution enter the foll
109. ght click or Control click the file in Windows choose Open With from the shortcut menu and choose an application To set all files of a particular file type to open in a Mac OS X application 71 Use Windows on Your Mac 1 Right click or Control click a file in Windows choose Open With from the shortcut menu and click Choose default program 2 Select an application choose Always use the selected program to open this kind of file and click OK Note To set files to open in the application or program of your choice Parallels Tools must be installed o 196 In most cases Parallels Tools are installed by default Also the Isolate Mac from Windows p 96 option must be disabled and Windows application sharing p 69 must be enabled 72 Use Windows on Your Mac Setting Internet Links to Always Open in Mac OS X or Windows By default clicking a link such as a web page URL in Windows opens the default Windows program for that link type and clicking a link in Mac OS X opens the default Mac OS X application You can set links of a particular type to always open in Mac OS X or in Windows For example you could set web pages to always open in Windows Internet Explorer even if the link is clicked in a Mac OS X application Note To set Internet links to open in Mac OS X or Windows Parallels Tools must be installed p 196 In most cases Parallels Tools are installed by default To set Internet links to open in
110. gt Configure 2 Click General and type a new name in the Name field The length of the name is limited to 50 characters Merge Linux and Mac OS X You can set Linux and Mac OS X to work seamlessly together as if they were part of a single operating system In this mode called Coherence mode Linux programs appear on the Mac desktop next to your Mac applications Desktop Virtualization Server Virtwalization amp Automation Software Setutions Parall x file Edt View History Bookmarks pols Help oy Ii hetpawww paraiiels comproducts SE D EpMon vigtedv p Aeiease Notes Gyfedora Projecty Gphedhaty Gifree Conteray p_e Il Oesktop Virtualization Server Desktop Virtwalization T m is Desizop for Mac es Paraiieis Dosinop mi H Sench to Mac piian Ly COD Paraiicts repr 4 Sor Windows amp Lir Desktop Virtusizadon N i 118 Advanced Topics To enable the Coherence view mode Parallels Tools must be installed p 148 Disable Linux 3D effects The way you can do this depends on your Linux distribution For example in Fedora 14 click System gt Preferences gt Desktop Effects and select Standard To learn how to disable Linux 3D effects in other Linux OSs refer to the operating system documentation Switch to Coherence Mode To switch from Window mode to Coherence mode do one of the following Choose View gt Enter Coherence Press Control Command Return To switch from F
111. h more than one disk Use E F drive letters Enter a label for each disk 11 character string The label is optional you can press Return Enter to skip this step 10 Shut down the virtual machine Now you are ready to start the installation of the Windows 98 operating system General steps of Windows 98 installation 139 Advanced Topics 3 Start the virtual machine using the same bootable floppy image Insert the Windows 98 installation CD or connect an ISO image of the installation disc choosing CD DVD gt Connect Image from the Devices menu If you created only one primary partition disk C by default your CD DVD drive will have the drive letter D Type the commana D setup exe N OO UO 9 10 11 and press Return Enter The installation starts and the files are copied from the CD to the virtual hard disk Follow the on screen instructions of the Setup Note that you can add or remove some options later Read and accept the License Agreement Enter the license key Confirm the default system directory or specify another one In the Setup options dialog choose the type of installation Typical is recommended only for Windows 98 If you are going to use networking select the network card when prompted Turn off the virtual machine Eject the installation CD or disconnect the ISO image Choose Configure from the Virtual Machine menu go to Hardware gt Boot Order and select the hard dis
112. he physical hard disk increases as you add new data to the virtual hard disk When you delete some data from this virtual hard disk free unused space appears on the disk but the amount of space your virtual machine occupies on the hard disk of your Mac does not reduce To free the unused space back to Mac you can compress the virtual hard disk The hard disk image file size will be decreased and as a result there will be more free space on your Mac s hard disk You can compress virtual hard disks either manually or automatically To compress the virtual hard disk manually at any time select Configure from the Virtual Machine menu click Hardware open the hard disk setting and click the Compress button To regularly free the unused space back to Mac use the Automatically compress virtual disks option The virtual hard disk in an expanding format will be reviewed twice a day and if the unused space occupies more than 50 percent of the hard disk image size it will be compressed and the hard disk image file size will be decreased The Automatically compress virtual disks option can be enabled for all hard disks of a virtual machine in the Optimization pane of Virtual Machine Configuration Note Compressing of virtual hard disks can be performed for virtual machines without snapshots and with the Enable Undo disks option disabled 185 Advanced Topics Network Adapter Using the Network settings you can change the network type used
113. hes that of the Mac If Parallels Tools p 143 aren t installed Windows resolution remains unchanged If it is lower than that of the Mac Windows is displayed on the black background If higher Windows has scroll bars Auto If Parallels Tools p 143 are installed Windows resolution matches that of the Mac If Parallels Tools p 143 aren t installed Windows resolution remains unchanged If it is lower than that of the Mac Windows is displayed on the black background If higher Windows is entirely displayed on the screen without any scroll bars Keep ratio No matter whether Parallels Tools p 143 are installed or not Windows resolution remains unchanged If it is lower than that of the Mac Windows is displayed on the black background If higher Windows is entirely displayed on the screen without any scroll bars Stretch No matter whether Parallels Tools p 148 are installed or not Windows resolution remains unchanged but Windows is stretched to occupy the whole screen Using All Displays in Full Screen If you have multiple displays connected to your Mac you can set Windows to occupy all of the displays when set to Full Screen mode Select Use all displays in full screen fl Note To prevent unauthorized changes to Full Screen settings click the Lock icon w at the bottom of the window Once locked an administrator s password is required to make further changes Set Windows to Look Like Mac OS X If you aren t used
114. hift 3 By default pictures are saved to the Mac OS X desktop 111 Use Windows on Your Mac Set the Appearance of the Parallels Desktop Dock Icon You can choose which type of icon appears in the Mac OS X Dock when Parallels Desktop is open 1 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar and choose Preferences and then click General If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Parallels Desktop gt Preferences and then click General 2 From the Dock Icon menu choose one of the following Live Screenshot The Dock icon shows a miniature image of what you see in Windows Parallels Desktop The Dock icon appears as a static Parallels Desktop symbol 3 To set whether the icon appears as a Windows Start button when in Coherence mode select or deselect Use Start button icon in Coherence Note No matter which type of Dock icon you choose clicking the icon when in Coherence mode displays the Windows Start menu 112 CHAPTER 5 Advanced Topics This chapter is intended to give you additional information on how to work with Parallels Desktop and virtual machines In This Chapter Work with Virtual M Chine cccccecccccccecccecccecececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeegs 113 Use Other Operating Systems on Your MaC sssssssssssssssesssssrseernrsrnetenennsrennnnnnsennent 137 Install or Update Parallels Tools cc c
115. hird party plugins Requiring Password In the Require password to section of the Advanced pane you can set restrictions on the following operations for non administrator users Create a new virtual machine You will have to provide your administrator password to create a new virtual machine Add an existing virtual machine You will have to provide your administrator password to add an existing virtual machine to the Parallels Virtual Machines list Remove a virtual machine You will have to provide your administrator password to remove your virtual machines from the Parallels Virtual Machines list Clone or convert a virtual machine or template You will have to provide your administrator password to clone a virtual machine to create a template to convert a template into a virtual machine and to deploy a template into a new virtual machine Speech Parallels Desktop allows you to operate your virtual machine by using the speech commands If you want to do that select Enable spoken commands and make sure that the virtual machine window is active and the speech settings are properly tuned on the corresponding tab of Mac OS X System Preferences If the speech settings are not tuned you will see the To enable this option you should turn on speakable items in System Preferences warning message To tune the speech settings click System Preferences 161 Advanced Topics To view the list of all sooken commands availa
116. ically opens a Problem Report for Parallels Desktop form If you notice unusual behavior in Parallels Desktop you can also create a report manually To create a problem report 1 If Parallels Desktop is in Coherence mode click the Parallels icon I in the menu bar and choose Exit Coherence 2 Choose Help gt Report a Problem Parallels Desktop creates a status report and a screenshot of the software B02 Problem Report for Parallels Desktop Do you have a problem with Parallels Desktop Please tell Parallels about this problem by sending this report The report contains technical data to help us understand the problem and improve the product for you Note that this report won t be considered as a customer support request Specify the problem type Please describe what you were doing when the problem occurred Close Send Report 204 Tips and Troubleshooting 3 Select the type of problem you re having from the Specify the problem type menu and fill out the form Note You can review the problem report components that will be sent to the Parallels support team and deselect some of them in the Parallels Problem Report Details window if desired To open this window click See Details 4 Click Send Report A problem report with the ID number 9177911 has been sent to Parallels to help us improve the product Thank you for your feedback tf you d like to contact our support team to request help with you
117. icon The following devices have the icons on the status bar Keyboard Floppy disk drive B CD DVD arive 9 Hard disk Network adapter Re Sound card USB controller Shared folders Serial port Parallel port If the icon appears in the status bar Parallels Tools are installed To connect or disconnect a device such as the DVD drive from Windows click the device icon to display its shortcut menu and select the command v Default CD DVD Disconnect Real CD DVD gt Connect Image Configure You can also connect images of discs to Windows as if they were physical DVDs CDs or floppy disks To do so drag the image file over the CD DVD ROM drive or floppy disk icon on the status bar Hide Show Status Bar If you don t need the status bar while working with Windows you can hide it click View gt Hide Status Bar and make visible again when necessary click View gt Show Status Bar 57 Use Windows on Your Mac Adjust Window Mode Settings You can customize how Parallels Desktop appears and behaves when in Window mode Set Whether Windows Programs Show in the Dock You can choose whether or not to show icons for Windows programs in the Mac OS X Dock when in Window mode If you prefer to work with programs by manipulating them on the Windows desktop you may not want to be distracted by seeing them in the Dock alongside your Mac OS X application icons 6 Do one of the following Option click
118. ide These guides for IT professionals can be found on the Parallels Online documentation page Feedback Parallels welcomes your feedback on how to make our documentation more helpful You can submit feedback using the Documentation Feedback form on our website nttp www parallels com en support usersdoc In This Chapter Visit the Parallels Desktop Twitter and Facebook PaGe s cccccccscccsecseeeeeeeeeeteeeeees 206 Visit the Parallels CONVENIENCE StOLe ccccccccccecsceccceeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeess 207 Visit the Parallels Desktop Twitter and Facebook Pages To keep up with the latest news and updates you can visit the Parallels Desktop Twitter and Facebook pages Choose Parallels Desktop gt About Parallels Desktop and click Our Twitter or Facebook page More Resources Visit the Parallels Convenience Store In the Parallels Convenience store you can purchase and download various commercial and free applications To access this store do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon II in the menu bar and choose Convenience Store If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose File gt Convenience Store 207 Glossary Glossary This glossary defines terms and spells out abbreviations used in Parallels Desktop documentation References to terms defined elsewhere in the glossary appear in italics 208 Glossary Admin
119. ide with Mac OS X Overview of Methods for Importing You can import your data using one of the following Parallels USB cable p 24 If you have Parallels Desktop 7 Switch to Mac Edition you can use the included Parallels USB cable This is the simplest way to import your data The Windows PC and your Mac must be close to one another Network p 27 If both the Windows PC and your Mac are connected to a network you can import your data over the network External storage device p 30 You can transfer the data from a Windows PC to an external storage device such as an external hard drive Then you can connect the device to your Mac and import your data into Parallels Desktop 22 Install or Import Windows Requirements for Importing Your Data To import your data to your Mac you need a Windows computer with Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or later Windows Vista or Windows 7 Note You can also use a computer running Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit only Windows Server 2008 or Windows 2000 Professional 82 bit only An Intel or AMD 700 MHz or higher x86 or x64 processor At least 256 MB of RAM At least 70 MB of hard disk space for installing Parallels Transporter Agent One of the following An Ethernet port for transferring your data over network A USB port for transferring your data using the Parallels USB cable An external storage device such as a USB hard disk Note Parallels Desktop does not support migr
120. image image Swipe left with three fingers Zoom in zoom out Pinch open pinch close Rotate clockwise Ctrl K Rotate right with two fingers 78 Pinch rch openpnch close close Use Windows on Your Mac Rotate counterclockwise Ctrl L n a Rotate left with two fingers 79 Use Windows on Your Mac Customize the Keyboard Both Mac OS X and Windows provide extensive keyboard shortcuts For example in Mac OS X you can hold down the Command key and press Q Command Q to quit the current application By default Parallels Desktop maps common Mac OS X keyboard shortcut key combinations to the equivalent Windows key combinations That way if you re used to for example pressing Command C to copy text in Mac OS X you don t have to switch to the Windows equivalent Control C You can also use and customize keyboard shortcuts for switching between Coherence Full Screen and Window view modes and for showing and hiding Parallels Desktop Customize Keyboard Shortcuts 1 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon II in the menu bar and choose Preferences If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Parallels Desktop gt Preferences 2 Click Keyboard 3 If necessary click the lock icon and enter an administrator password a0 Keyboard PA Mobile Advanced Profile Windows Edit profiles Double click a shortcut to edit From To V P
121. in Mac OS X Step 2 Select the sound card as the sound output device in the virtual machine configuration Step 3 Configure the sound card in the guest operating system Configure the sound card in Mac OS X To configure a sound card in Mac OS X 1 Start the Audio MIDI Setup application you can find itin Applications Utilities 2 Select your 5 1 or 7 1 surround capable sound card and choose the necessary sample rate and bit depth from the Format pop up menus Note Make sure these settings match the appropriate settings for the sound card 3 Click Configure Speakers select Multichannel and choose the necessary type of output from the pop up menu 4 Set this sound card as the default output device in Mac OS X select it in System Preferences gt Sound gt Output Select the sound card as the sound output device in the virtual machine configuration After you have configured the sound card in Mac OS X select it as the sound output device in the virtual machine configuration 1 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Hardware and select Sound 3 Make sure the Connected option is selected 4 Choose Default from the Output menu Configure the sound card in the guest operating system 199 Tips and Troubleshooting Configure the s
122. ine serial port to an output file click the Source list and choose the appropriate output file You can also click Choose an output file to locate the necessary file If you want to prevent Virtual Machine Configuration from unauthorized changes click the Lock a icon E at the bottom of the window The next time someone wants to change the settings in any pane of Virtual Machine Configuration an administrator s password will be required 191 Advanced Topics Sound The Sound pane of Virtual Machine Configuration allows you to configure the virtual machine sound device parameters To edit the device settings do the following 1 Open the Virtual Machine menu or Alt click Option click the Parallels icon in the Mac menu bar in the Crystal view mode and choose Configure 2 Inthe Virtual Machine Configuration dialog click Hardware and select this device name in the sidebar Note If this device is absent you can add it to Virtual Machine Configuration For detailed information on how to add a device refer to Adding and Removing Devices Windows 7 Hardware Boot Order UA Video Print H Floppy Disk CD DVD 1 G Hard Disk 1 Network 1 Printer 1 M Connected Input Default Output Default USB Controller Serial Port 1 a Click the lock to prevent further changes 192 Advanced Topics Select the Connected option to have the sound device
123. install Parallels Desktop Select components to uninstall Introduction Components Uninstallation Type Uninstallation Summary V Parallels Desktop Application Settings Click Uninstall to remove the Parallels Desktop software Select Application Settings to remove the Parallels Desktop settings as well All the files of your virtual machines and the activation information will remain on the disk Go Back Uninstall 158 Advanced Topics Confirm your choice of the components to be removed by clicking Uninstall 4 Enter your password when prompted and click OK The uninstaller removes Parallels Desktop from your Mac 6 When the removal is complete click Close to quit the uninstaller Remove Without Installation Disc Parallels Desktop can be removed without the installation disc using the Terminal To remove Parallels Desktop using the Terminal 1 Open the Terminal it is usually available in the Applications Utilities folder and enter the following commana sudo sh Library Parallels Uninstaller Parallels Hypervisor Uninstaller sh virtualization Note If the Password line appears you will need to enter an administrator s password 2 When Parallels Desktop is removed the following message appears UN_PERCENT 100 UN_OP Uninstall successfull UN_MSG Removed successfully Note The operation of removing Parallels Desktop doesn t remove virtual machines and their files from y
124. irtual machine CD DVD drive is specified You can change the source device To use areal CD DVD drive as the virtual machine CD DVD drive click the Connect to field and select the real device name from the list To use an image file as the virtual machine CD DVD drive click the Connect to field and choose the image file from the list or click Choose an image file and specify the path to the desired image file on your Mac In the Location field you can specify the type of interface for connecting the device IDE Using this interface type you can connect up to 4 virtual devices hard disks or CD DVD drives SATA Using this interface type you can connect up to 6 virtual devices hard disks or CD DVD drives SCSI Using this interface type you can connect up to 15 virtual devices hard disks or CD DVD drives Note 1 The Mac OS X guest OS does not support the SCSI controller In the latest Linux distributions e g RHEL 5 3 the SCSI driver may be not installed In this case you should install this driver in your Linux guest OS to be able to use the SCSI controller Note 2 The SCSI 7 0 location is not available for selecting since it is occupied by the SCSI controller itself If you want to prevent Virtual Machine Configuration from unauthorized changes click the Lock ri icon re at the bottom of the window The next time someone wants to change the settings in any pane of Virtual Machine Configuration an administrator s pas
125. irtual machines that were created or used in Parallels hardware virtualization products starting from version 3 0 Expanding format A virtual hard disk format An expanding virtual hard disk image file resides on your host computer and is small initially Its size grows as you add applications and data to the virtual machine FireWire connection A wired connection that enables a high speed data transmission between computers Guest operating system guest OS An operating system installed inside your virtual machine Host computer The computer that is used to run virtual machines In case of Parallels Desktop for Mac it is your Mac In case of Parallels Desktop for Windows or Parallels Desktop for Linux it is the Windows or Linux based physical computer where Parallels Desktop is installed In the Parallels Transporter documentation this term may define the computer that hosts the result of migration Hot key A user defined key or combination of keys that provides quick access to applications and commands See also Shortcut 209 Glossary HDD file During the creation the virtual machine acquires a virtual hard disk file with the hdd extension See also virtual hard disk file Host only networking Virtual machine network connection mode that creates a private network between the host computer and its virtual machines which makes the virtual machines available from the host computer only ISO image A special file that c
126. is specified You can change the hard disk source To use the Boot Camp partition as the virtual machine hard disk click the Source field and select the Boot Camp partition name from the list To use a virtual hard disk file as the virtual machine hard disk click the Source field and choose the virtual hard disk file from the list or click Choose an image file and specify the path to the desired image file hdd on your Mac In the Location field you can specify the type of interface for connecting the device IDE Using this interface type you can connect up to 4 virtual devices hard disks or CD DVD drives SATA Using this interface type you can connect up to 6 virtual devices hard disks or CD DVD drives SCSI Using this interface type you can connect up to 15 virtual devices hard disks or CD DVD drives Note 1 The Mac OS X guest OS does not support the SCSI controller In the latest Linux distributions e g RHEL 5 3 the SCSI driver may be not installed In this case you should install this driver in your Linux guest OS to be able to use the SCSI controller Note 2 The SCSI 7 0 location is not available for selecting since it is occupied by the SCSI controller itself Compressing the Disk If you use an expanding p 172 virtual hard disk in your virtual machine its image file size on the physical hard disk increases as you add new data to the virtual hard disk When you delete some data from this virtual har
127. isable the 3D accelerated window manager if you have any In Linux guest operating systems you should check for Parallels Tools updates manually from time to time To update Parallels Tools 1 Start the virtual machine 2 Choose Update Parallels Tools from the Virtual Machine menu and follow the instructions 3 When the update is complete restart your virtual machine Reinstall Parallels Tools To reinstall Parallels Tools in Linux first remove Parallels Tools and then install them once again Remove Parallels Tools 1 Start the virtual machine and log in to the guest OS 2 To remove Parallels Tools you should connect and mount the prl tools mac iso image and launch Parallels Tools Installer For detailed instructions see Installing Parallels Tools in Mac OS X 3 Open the mounted image of the disc and double click the Uninstall Parallels Tools icon to start the deinstallation In the Welcome window click Uninstall Enter the password when prompted In the Uninstallation window you can see the process of Parallels Tools being removed from the virtual machine 6 Inthe Uninstallation Completed window click Restart to finish the deinstallation and quit the assistant 151 Advanced Topics Installing and Upgrading Parallels Tools in Text Mode in Linux After upgrading to Parallels Desktop the X Server may fail to start in Linux virtual machines To fix the problem you need to install Parallels Tools in text mode
128. istrator A user with administrative privileges Activation key A unique set of symbols that activates the Parallels Desktop application on your Mac and lets you use the Parallels Desktop functionality to its full extent Active operating system The operating system where Parallels Transporter Agent is launched Active volume The volume of the physical source computer that is used as a boot volume for the active operating system Bootable hard disk A disk used by the operating system to boot from usually a disk that has an operating system installed Boot Volume A hard disk partition from which the operating system boots Boot Camp partition A partition on the hard disk of your Mac that can be used for installing a Windows operating system on it for Mac host computers only Bridged networking Virtual machine network connection mode that enables the virtual machine to appear as any other computer on the network with its own IP address and network name Configuration file A file specifies the virtual machine s hardware configuration the devices it uses and other settings It is created automatically when you create a new virtual machine See also PVS file CPU Stands for central processing unit It is an internal part of the computer See also Processor Disks in the old format Disks of virtual machines that were created in Parallels Desktop 2 5 and earlier or Parallels Workstation 2 2 Disks in the new format Disks of v
129. k content 122 Hardware 173 Hidden messages 160 Host computer definition 208 hardware requirements 12 software requirements 12 Host only network 101 Hot keys 80 Increasing hard disk capacity 182 Installing guest operating system 18 Parallels Desktop 13 Parallels Tools 146 148 153 154 Parallels Transporter Agent 23 Windows 98 138 Windows applications 46 Internet access 99 IP address 27 90 99 100 110 160 168 165 186 iPhone 110 iSight camera 94 Isolating virtual machine 96 K Keyboard and mouse keyboard preferences 80 keyboard profiles 142 keyboard shortcuts 80 132 Keyboard shortcuts 80 132 L Linux installing Parallels Tools 148 printers in 85 supported versions 114 Log messages 160 M MAC address 99 100 101 186 MacLook theme 62 Making snapshots 126 Manual update check 16 Memory in virtual machine 104 required on host computer 12 troubleshooting 197 video memory 176 Migration 22 over network or FireWire 27 through USB cable 24 using external storage device 30 Migration from PC 22 Modality view 155 N Network adapter Index adding 169 connecting and disconnecting 186 networking in virtual machine 99 Network printer 90 Networking Bridged 100 Host only 101 Shared NAT 99 WiFi 103 O OpenGL 108 176 Operating system installing in virtual machine 18 supported gue
130. k the Power Button next to Windows a0 0 Parallels Virtual Machines Windows 7 3 Click anywhere in the Windows window that appears Windows starts and you can begin using Windows programs alongside Mac OS X 41 Use Windows on Your Mac Open a Windows Program Opening a Windows program is as easy as opening a Mac application Here are several ways to open Windows programs From the Windows Applications folder in the Dock From the Windows Start menu From the Mac OS X Finder From the Dock Using Spotlight searching Using Launchpad if you are using Mac OS X Lion Note All Windows program icons can be easily identified by the Parallels Desktop symbol l in the lower right corner of the icon Windows Applications Folder If you opted to use Windows Like a Mac when you first installed Windows a Windows Applications folder is in the Mac OS X Dock This folder contains all your Windows programs As you install more programs they are automatically added Default Programs Desktop Gadget Gallery Internet Explorer Safari Windows DVD Maker Windows Fax and Scan Windows Media Center B Windows Media Player Windows Update XPS Viewer Options Open in Finder Use Windows on Your Mac To open a Windows program using the Windows Applications folder Click the folder and then choose a program To add the Windows applications folder to the Dock 1 Do one of the following
131. k to be the first boot device Click OK to save the configuration 12 140 Restart the virtual machine This time it will boot from the hard disk Advanced Topics Improve Graphics Performance in Windows NT 98 ME If you have Windows NT Windows 98 or Windows ME installed on your Mac you can improve graphics performance by installing a video driver To install a video driver in Windows 98 and Windows ME O N Oo at WO ND 10 11 12 Start Windows 98 or Windows ME When the guest OS boots up choose Virtual Machine gt Install Parallels Tools In Windows click Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Display In the Display Properties dialog go to the Settings tab and click the Advanced button On the Adapter tab click Change The wizard opens In the wizard click Next Select Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now and click Next Select Specify a location option Click Browse Locate the Drivers Video Win9x folder on the CD ROM drive and click OK Click Next in the Update Device Driver Wizard and then when the driver is found click Next again Click Finish and then Close to close the Update Device Driver Wizard Click Close to exit the Display Properties dialog box When you are prompted to restart the guest OS in the System Settings Change dialog box click Yes The new settings are applied once the virtual machine is restarted To install a video driver in Windows NT
132. key combination that will be used to emulate a mouse right click in the virtual machine Install Mac OS X Lion From the Recovery Partition When you install or upgrade to Mac OS X Lion a recovery partition is created Parallels Desktop allows you to install Mac OS X Lion from this partition into a virtual machine To do so 1 Open Parallels Desktop and choose File gt New 2 Select Install OS X Lion Using the Recovery Partition click Continue and follow the wizard s instructions Install or Update Parallels Tools Parallels Tools are a suite of behind the scenes tools that allow seamless operating between Mac OS X and Windows or another guest operating system This section gives an overview of Parallels Tools and has information about how to install them for various guest operating systems 143 Advanced Topics Parallels Tools Overview Parallels Tools are a suite of special utilities that help you use your virtual machines in the most comfortable and efficient way With Parallels Tools you can move the mouse seamlessly between the virtual machine and your Mac change the virtual machine s screen resolution by simply resizing its window synchronize your virtual machine s time and date settings with the time settings of the host computer share your Mac s disks and folders with its virtual machines copy text and drag and drop objects from Mac OS to a virtual machine and vice versa Parallels Tools are available for the most
133. l Windows operating systems supported by Bonjour please refer to http support apple com kb dl999 Important To share a Mac printer with Windows via Apple Bonjour Windows must be configured to work in the Bridged networking mode To set up a printer via Bonjour 1 88 Be sure the printer you want to use is set to be shared on your Mac To share a printer in Mac OS X choose Apple menu gt System Preferences and click Print amp Fax Then select the printer and select Share this printer Open Parallels Desktop and start Windows When Windows starts go to http support apple com kb dl999 and download the Bonjour for Windows installation package In Windows start the Bonjour installation by launching the BonjourPSSetup exe file from the folder in which it was downloaded Follow the onscreen instructions to install Bonjour for Windows Start the Bonjour Printer wizard either by double clicking its icon on the desktop or by selecting Start gt All Programs gt Bonjour Print Services gt Bonjour Printer Wizard In the Browse for Bonjour Printers window select the printer that you want to use and click Next If the next window you see is Completing the Bonjour Printer Wizard then the driver required by this printer is available in the Windows driver library and the printer has been successfully configured Click Finish and you can start using the newly added printer to print documents from Windows programs However
134. l machine s adapter to the active network adapter of your Mac choose Default Adapter Note In the MAC address field you can change the MAC address currently assigned to Windows MAC addresses are automatically generated when you first set up Windows However you can modify the default MAC address by typing another value in the MAC address field or clicking the Generate button When entering a new MAC address make sure that it is unique within your network If you can t configure Windows to function in the Bridged Ethernet mode consider using Shared Networking or Host Only Networking For the information about troubleshooting networking problems refer to the Parallels knowledge base http kb parallels com available at the Parallels website Use Host Only Network Settings Parallels Desktop provides a closed network that is accessible only to Mac OS X and Windows Mac OS X is connected to this network via the Parallels Host Only Networking adapter automatically created on your Mac during the Parallels Desktop installation The addresses for Windows are provided by the Parallels DHCP server Host Only Networking Adapter Mac OS X Your Mac 101 Use Windows on Your Mac To configure Windows to use Host Only Networking 1 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choos
135. lels Tools were not installed When Parallels Tools are installed you do not need to press any key to release the mouse and keyboard they are released automatically 147 Advanced Topics Parallels Tools for Linux Parallels Tools can be installed in Linux guest operating systems that comply with the following requirements glioc 2 3 4 and later libstdc 3 4 6 and later lipstdc so 6 gcc 3 4 6 and later including C support make 3 80 X Window System X11R6 7 X11R6 8 X11R6 8 99 X11R7 0 X11R7 1 X11R7 2 1 3 X11R7 3 1 4 kernel sources or development package Note Some of Parallels Tools like Shared Folders Tool and Time Synchronization Tool may also work in the Linux operating systems that do not comply with the requirements listed above Preparing for installation Before installing Parallels Tools in a Linux virtual machine perform the following actions Close all applications running on the virtual machine If you use a 3D accelerated window manager disable it Make sure that you have the gcc package and kernel sources installed If these packages are not installed the Parallels Tools installer will inform you about this The kernel sources package name depends on the type of Linux operating system you use it can be kernel devel or kernel headers or something else For more information about the kernel sources refer to Installing the GCC package and Kernel Sources in Linux Note To install Para
136. les and folders right click the PVM file select Show Package Contents from the context menu and open the Windows Disks folder To disable the ability to navigate to Windows files and folders deselect Access Windows folders from Mac in step 3 above Use Windows on Your Mac Share Applications and Programs You can access Mac OS X applications from within Windows and you can access Windows programs from Mac OS X For example if you locate a file using the Open menu in a Windows program and decide you would rather open the file using a Mac OS X application you can If you opted to use Windows Like a Mac when you first installed Windows sharing applications is already enabled Enable Sharing Mac OS X Applications When sharing Mac OS X applications is enabled you can open Mac OS X Applications from within Windows or Windows programs If not you can enable it at any time by doing the following 1 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon II in the menu bar and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Options and click Applications 3 Select Share Mac applications with Windows Once sharing Mac OS X applications is enabled you can do the tasks below Open a File from Windows in a Mac OS X Application You can open a file in a Mac OS X application from Windows Explorer from the Open dialog in most Win
137. llels Tools in your virtual machine you must have the root privileges Installing Parallels Tools in the most recent versions of Linux systems If you have one of the most recent versions of Linux OSs Ubuntu Fedora in your virtual machine the prl tools lin iso image file will be mounted automatically after you connect it to the CD DVD drive To install Parallels Tools do the following 1 Start the virtual machine 2 When the operating system boots up click Virtual Machine and choose Install Parallels Tools Note If the Install Parallels Tools option is grayed out make sure that your operating system complies with the requirements listed above The prl tools lin iso image file will be mounted to the virtual machine s CD DVD drive 148 Advanced Topics You can connect and mount the Parallels Tools ISO image file manually Right click the CD DVD drive icon in the virtual machine s window status bar and choose Connect Image In the Finder window go to the hard disk folder normally named Macintosh HD select the Library Parallels Tools folder select the prl tools lin iso file and click Open to connect it to the virtual machine 3 Start a terminal in your Linux guest OS Type the following command to gain the root privileges su 4 Change the directory to the CD DVD drive directory using cd media cdrom Note In some of the Linux operating systems the mount point for the virtual CD DVD drive may appear as
138. ls Tools installed in your Mac OS X guest operating systems If you revert a Mac OS X guest operating system to the snapshot made when an earlier version of Parallels Tools was installed you should also update them To update Parallels Tools 1 Start the Mac OS X guest operating system 2 When it boots up choose Virtual Machine gt Update Parallels Tools The Parallels Tools icon appears on the Mac OS X desktop 3 Double click the Parallels Tools icon double click Install and follow the assistant s instructions Reinstall Parallels Tools If for some reason Parallels Tools stop functioning reinstall them remove Parallels Tools and then install them once again Remove Parallels Tools To remove Parallels Tools from Mac OS X guest operating systems 1 Start the Mac OS X guest operating system 2 When it boots up choose Virtual Machine gt Reinstall Parallels Tools The Parallels Tools icon appears on the Mac OS X desktop 3 Double click the Parallels Tools icon double click Uninstall Parallels Tools and follow the assistant s instructions 153 Advanced Topics Install Sound Driver in OS 2 and eComStation Sound driver for OS 2 and eComStation can be installed from the pri tools other iso CD image Before starting the installation connect the CD image with Parallels Tools to your virtual machine s CD DVD drive Choose Install Parallels Tools from the Virtual Machine menu Before installing Sound Driver make sure you hav
139. lutions 196 Tips and Troubleshooting Windows Seems Slow If Windows performance seems slow try the following Quit applications and programs you aren t using If you run a number of memory consuming applications and programs simultaneously Windows performance may become slow Quit any applications that you aren t using You can also use Activity Monitor located in the Mac OS X Finder in Applications gt Utilities to see how much of your Mac s memory each application is using That way you ll have a better idea of which applications cause performance to degrade the most Change how much memory is allocated to Windows Parallels Desktop is set to allocate a certain amount of your Mac s available RAM memory to Windows and the rest to Mac OS X If too much memory is allocated to Windows Mac OS X may slow down which in turn can cause Windows programs to slow down because they re running on top of Mac OS X If on the other hand too much memory is allocated to Mac OS X then Mac OS X applications may run well but Windows programs might slow down To optimize the performance of both Windows and Mac OS X set the memory allocated to Windows p 104 to be somewhere within the recommended range indicated by the graphic under the memory slider in the General configuration panel see below e0 Windows 7 General j as g 135 General Options Hardware Name Windows ul i Windows 7 CPUs 1 Memory _ Se
140. menu when Windows is running you must shut down Windows and start it again for the changes to take effect To show battery status in Windows Select Show battery in Windows When your MacBook or other portable computer is running on battery power the battery status is displayed in the menu bar Automatically Conserve Disk Space 107 Use Windows on Your Mac In most cases the space that Windows takes up on your hard disk expands as you add files and other data but isn t reduced when you delete data To set Parallels Desktop to automatically reduce disk space periodically Select Automatically compress virtual disks Twice a day Parallels Desktop reviews disk space If unused space takes up more than 50 percent of the Windows hard disk image size the disk space is freed up for your use You can also free up hard disk space manually p 185 Note Compressing can be done only if you haven t saved a snapshot and if the Undo disks option is disabled Optimize 3D Graphics Performance on a MacBook Pro Some new MacBook Pro computers have two video adapters By default the slower video adapter that saves energy is used To use the faster video adapter for better 3D graphics performance 1 Inthe Mac OS X Finder select Apple menu gt System Preferences and click Energy Saver 2 Click Higher performance Setting graphics to higher performance uses battery life faster Speed Up Games and Graphics Programs With Parall
141. n about the source computer 9 Ifthe Windows Installation Files window appears insert the Windows installation disc into your Mac and click Continue 10 If you don t want to log in to Windows automatically whenever you start up Windows select Do not enable Automatic Logon When ready click Continue 11 Choose whether you want to migrate all your files and data or only Windows applications When ready click Continue 12 Select how you want to use Windows Like a Mac Windows programs appear on the Mac desktop just like Mac applications Documents and media from Mac OS X and Windows are kept together on your Mac Like a PC The Windows desktop and programs appear in a single window separate from Mac applications You can drag and drop objects between Windows and the Mac 13 Choose where you want to install your data You can also click Customize and select which Windows volumes to migrate ne and locat Virtual Machine Windows 7 Parallels 04 GB Customize Documents Go Back Continue 29 Install or Import Windows When ready click Continue 14 In the next step there s a warning about Windows activation that might be required when you start using it To proceed read this message select want to continue and click Continue 15 Once the migration is complete click Done 16 Start Windows p 41 17 When Windows boots up choose Virtual Machine gt Install Parallels Tools and follow the onscreen instr
142. n easily move windows of guest OS programs between Mac OS X desktops Spaces Click the title bar of the window you want to move and while holding down the mouse button press Control is the number of the desktop space you want to move the window to 53 Use Windows on Your Mac Adjust Coherence Settings You can customize how Windows appears and behaves when in Coherence mode To customize Coherence mode 3 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar and choose Configure and then click Options If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Parallels Desktop gt Configure and then click Options 4 Click Coherence 54 Windows 7 Options Ws Startup and Shutdown WZ Use Crystal Mode X Optimization M Show Windows notification area in menu bar z Security Allow applications to switch to full screen Backup Disable Windows Aero Q Sharing B Applications Coherence Full Screen Modality Advanced a Click the lock to prevent further changes Use Windows on Your Mac 5 Select or deselect any of the following Use Crystal Mode Deselect to disableCrystal mode With Crystal mode disabled the Parallels Desktop menu bar becomes visible and the level of integration between Mac OS X and Windows is reduced Show Windows notification area in menu bar Select to display the Windows system tray icons in the Ma
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144. n one display and Mac OS X on the other To use this type of Full Screen clear Use Mac OS X Full Screen Set Actions for Screen Corners Parallels active screen corners allow you to exit Full Screen display the Mac OS X menu bar and Dock If you re using Mac OS X Lion Parallels active screen corners are disabled by default If you want to use Parallels active screen corners instead of Mac OS X hot corners select Active Screen Corners To set which action is performed for a screen corner select one of the following from the menu near that corner Exit Full Screen Moving the pointer to the corner until it peels back and then clicking Exit Full Screen switches the view to Window mode p 55 Show menu bar Moving the pointer to the corner shows the Mac OS X menu bar Show Dock Moving the pointer to the corner shows the Mac OS X Dock Note If you re using Mac OS X Snow Leopard or Mac OS X Leopard and active screen corners such as Expose or Screen Saver are set in Mac OS X preferences those settings take precedence over Full Screen mode active screen corner settings You must deactivate Mac OS X active screen corners to enable Full Screen mode active screen corners See Mac Help for more information Scale to fit screen Using the Scale to fit screen menu you can configure how Windows is displayed when working in Full Screen 61 Use Windows on Your Mac Off If Parallels Tools fp 143 are installed Windows resolution matc
145. n share folders files and applications between Mac OS X and Windows 64 Use Windows on Your Mac Share Files and Folders Parallels Desktop allows you to share folders between the Mac OS X and Windows file systems so you can easily open Mac OS X files from Windows programs and Windows files from Mac OS X applications Set Mac OS X and Windows to Use the Same Folders You can set Mac OS X and Windows to use the same folders for things like music documents pictures your desktop and deleted files So for example if you save a file to the Documents folder it will be in the Documents folder whether you re using a Mac OS X application or a Windows program Note f you selected Like a Mac when you installed and set up Windows Mac OS X and Windows are already set to use the same folders 1 Start Windows p 41 2 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon II in the menu bar and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 3 Click Options and select Sharing 4 Select the checkbox next to Share Mac user folders with Windows Your Mac OS X Desktop Documents Pictures Music Movies and Downloads folders are merged with the corresponding Windows folders and the Mac OS X Trash is merged with the Windows Recycle Bin 5 If you only want to map some of the folders click Configure and select the folders you wart To map
146. nging format 182 configuring 182 increasing capacity 182 types of disks 172 Virtual machine backing up 120 cloning 119 creating 18 deleting 133 pausing 47 resuming 47 saving state 126 shutting down 47 starting 41 suspending 47 typical configurations 116 Virus protection 95 VMware virtual machine using in Parallels Desktop 37 Web applications 73 WiFi 103 110 186 Window view mode 55 56 58 Windows Aero 54 176 Windows applications adding to Dock 42 Windows applications folder 42
147. nt Windows and Mac OS X time settings to always be the same select Sync from either OS With this option selected if you manually change the time settings in Windows they are changed accordingly in Mac OS X and vice versa If the time zone set in your virtual machine differs from that of your Mac you can maintain this time difference by selecting Do not sync 167 Advanced Topics Copy amp Paste If you want to copy and paste data between the host and guest operating systems select Share Mac clipboard If the data you copy and paste between Mac OS X and your virtual machine is text and you want to preserve text formatting select Preserve text formatting Note This functionality is available only for virtual machines with Parallels Tools installed p 196 If you want to prevent Virtual Machine Configuration from unauthorized changes click the Lock t icon oA at the bottom of the window The next time someone wants to change the settings in any pane of Virtual Machine Configuration an administrator s password will be required 168 Advanced Topics Adding and Removing Devices Adding new devices to a virtual machine is easier than connecting new devices to a real computer Removing or disconnecting devices is also easy The following virtual devices can be added to the configuration or removed from it virtual hard disk drive CD DVD drive floppy disk drive network adapter serial port printer port sound device
148. nue and follow the onscreen instructions to download Windows a fF Q N In the Windows Product Key window be sure to leave Express installation selected Note If you deselect Express installation you ll need to install Parallels Tools o 196 after the installation to allow the most seamless operation between Windows and Mac OS X 6 Select how you want to use Windows Like a Mac Windows programs appear on the Mac desktop just like Mac applications Documents and media from Mac OS X and Windows are kept together on your Mac Like a PC The Windows desktop and programs appear in a single window separate from Mac applications You can drag and drop objects between Windows and the Mac 7 Choose where you want to store Windows from the Location menu By default Parallels Desktop stores Windows in your Documents gt Parallels folder To allow all users of your computer to have access to this installation of Windows select Share with other users of this Mac 8 If you want to pre set things like how much memory Windows uses or whether it starts automatically when you open Parallels Desktop select Customize settings before installation You can also adjust these settings after the operating system is installed 9 Click Continue Once the download starts you can pause it anytime by clicking Pause To resume the download click Resume Once the download is complete the installation of Windows starts automatically The Parallels Wizard
149. nvert to Template Convert a Template to the Virtual Machine To convert a template back to the virtual machine 1 Start Parallels Desktop 2 Inthe Parallels Virtual Machines list right click the template you want to convert and choose Convert to Virtual Machine Clone a Virtual machine to a Template To clone a virtual machine to a template 1 Start Parallels Desktop 2 Inthe Parallels Virtual Machines list select the virtual machine you want to clone it must be shut down and choose File gt Clone to Template 3 Choose where you want to store the resulting template By default Parallels Desktop stores templates in your Documents gt Parallels folder 4 Click Save to start cloning the virtual machine to the template 124 Advanced Topics Deploy a Template to the Virtual Machine To deploy a template back to the virtual machine 1 Start Parallels Desktop 2 Inthe Parallels Virtual Machines list right click the template you want to deploy and choose Deploy to Virtual Machine 3 Choose where you want to store the resulting virtual machine By default Parallels Desktop stores virtual machines in your Documents gt Parallels folder 4 Click Save to start deploying the template to the virtual machine 125 Advanced Topics Save Snapshots of a Virtual Machine A snapshot is a saved state of the guest OS It s useful to create snapshots for example before you re going to run some programs that may dam
150. oceed read this message select want to continue and click Next Once the migration is complete click Done to quit Parallels Transporter Agent Disconnect the storage device from the Windows PC and connect it to your Mac On your Mac open Parallels Desktop and choose File gt New Select Migrate from a PC and click Continue Select External Storage Device and click Continue Click Choose and locate where you chose to store your data in step 7 Then click Continue Select how you want to use Windows Like a Mac Windows programs appear on the Mac desktop just like Mac applications Documents and media from Mac OS X and Windows are kept together on your Mac Like a PC The Windows desktop and programs appear in a single window separate from Mac applications You can drag and drop objects between Windows and the Mac Choose where you want to install Windows and your data and then click Continue Once the migration is complete click Done Start Windows p 41 When Windows boots up choose Virtual Machine gt Install Parallels Tools and follow the onscreen instructions Note To be able to install Parallels Tools you must be logged in to Windows as an administrator Solving Problems Read this section if you have problems importing your data from a Windows PC 32 Install or Import Windows General Tips This section provides solutions to some errors that may occur during the import process Parallels Transporter
151. odify its files 4 To unmount the volume use the Eject button next to the disk icon Note If a hard disk that has several volumes was mounted and you want to open it or the virtual machine using it in Parallels Desktop you should disconnect its volumes one by one by clicking the Eject button 123 Advanced Topics Create and Use Virtual Machine Templates On the basis of your virtual machines you can create templates Later you can use them to create multiple identical virtual machines To create a virtual machine template you can convert a virtual machine to a template or clone a virtual machine to a template The difference between these two ways is that when you convert a virtual machine to a template you can t run it until you convert the template back to the virtual machine And when you clone a virtual machine to a template the template appears separately from the virtual machine and you can work with both A template in its turn can be converted or deployed back to the virtual machine When you convert a template it turns back to the virtual machine And when you deploy it the resulting virtual machine appears separately from the template and you can work with both Convert a Virtual Machine to a Template To convert a virtual machine to a template 1 Start Parallels Desktop 2 Inthe Parallels Virtual Machines list select the virtual machine you want to convert it must be shut down and choose File gt Co
152. of Mac OS X is available select it and click Install 2 Do one of the following If you downloaded Parallels Desktop from the Parallels website double click the disk image file most likely in your Downloads folder the file has the extension dmg at the end If you purchased a boxed copy of Parallels Desktop insert the installation disc 3 Double click the Install icon Install 13 Install or Upgrade Parallels Desktop If your computer is connected to the Internet Parallels Desktop checks for available updates If an update is available click Download and install new version to get the latest version of Parallels Desktop 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to install Parallels Desktop Activate Parallels Desktop Once the installation is finished you must enter your Product Activation Key to activate Parallels Desktop If you purchased Parallels Desktop from the Parallels Online Store or downloaded a trial copy a key was sent to the email address you provided If you bought a boxed copy you can find your key printed on the installation disc sleeve Note If you bypass the activation dialog you can activate Parallels Desktop later by choosing Parallels Desktop gt Activate Product and entering your Product Activation Key If You Don t Have A Product Activation Key If you don t have a key already you can get one by choosing Parallels Desktop gt Activate Product Then to get a free trial Product Activ
153. on If you want to use Windows Aero in your Windows virtual machines or use games and applications that require video cards that support DirectX or OpenGL select the Enable 3D acceleration option Enabling Vertical Synchronization Sometimes in games and 3D applications a newly rendered frame may overlap a previously rendered one and then screen tearing happens This occurs when the video card or the software using it begins updating the actively displayed memory in a manner that is out of sync with the monitor s refresh rate To prevent screen tearing select the Enable vertical synchronization option If you want to prevent Virtual Machine Configuration from unauthorized changes click the Lock a icon w at the bottom of the window The next time someone wants to change the settings in any pane of Virtual Machine Configuration an administrator s password will be required 177 Advanced Topics Floppy Disk To view and configure the virtual machine floppy disk drive settings use the Floppy Disk settings To edit the device settings do the following 1 Open the Virtual Machine menu or Alt click Option click the Parallels icon in the Mac menu bar in the Crystal view mode and choose Configure 2 Inthe Virtual Machine Configuration dialog click Hardware and select this device name in the sidebar Note If this device is absent you can add it to Virtual Machine Configuration For detailed information on how to add a device
154. on Your Mac Apply Mac OS X Parental Controls to Windows If you have administrator rights in Mac OS X you can use parental controls to prevent others with accounts on your Mac from using certain Windows programs or accessing certain web sites To apply parental control settings 1 In Mac OS X choose Apple menu gt System Preferences and click Parental Controls Click the lock if it s not unlocked and then enter an administrator name and password Select the account that you want to restrict click Enable Parental Controls and set up the controls If you want the user to be able to use some Windows programs be sure to select Parallels Desktop in the list of allowed applications For more information on using parental controls see Mac Help Note To enable copying and pasting between Mac OS X and Windows Parallels Tools must be installed o 196 In most cases Parallels Tools are installed by default Mouse Trackpad and Keyboard Parallels Desktop lets you configure your mouse or trackpad and your keyboard to work just the way you want them to You can also use trackpad gestures or the optional Apple Remote to control Windows programs just as you can with Mac OS X applications Read on to learn how to customize how your mouse trackpad and keyboard work with Windows programs 15 Use Windows on Your Mac Set Your Mouse or Trackpad to Right Click Many tasks in Windows such as bringing up shortcut menus are accom
155. ontains the entire contents of a CD or DVD disc commonly used to install an operating system Image file A single file containing the complete contents and structure of a data storage medium or device such as a hard disk drive CD or DVD IP address A unique address that is assigned to a physical computer or a virtual machine that participates in computer networking Linux computer A physical computer that has a Linux operating system installed Merged disk A split disk whose parts were merged into a single disk Migration The process of transferring data from a physical computer or a third party virtual machine into a Parallels virtual machine or virtual disk OS An operating system Parallels Desktop for Mac An application that enables you to create manage and use virtual machines on your Mac Parallels Mounter An application that enables you to to browse the contents of your virtual machines and virtual hard disks directly in Mac OS X Finder Parallels Tools A set of Parallels utilities that ensures a high level of integration between the primary and the guest operating systems Parallels Transporter An application that uses data of a physical or virtual computer for creating a Parallels virtual clone of this physical or virtual computer The resulting virtual machines can be used with Parallels Desktop Parallels Transporter Agent An application that collects data on a physical computer and transfers it to Parallels
156. ontents from Mac OS X applications Using SmartMount you can set Parallels Desktop to automatically mount storage devices and volumes to Windows That way you can access the contents from both Mac OS X and Windows With SmartMount enabled these items are automatically mounted to Windows Removable drives External storage devices such as USB hard disks and USB flash drives CD DVD drives CD and DVD drives or CD DVD images files most commonly ending in dmg iso and img Network folders Folders shared over the network To enable SmartMourt 5 Start Windows p 41 6 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon I in the menu bar and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 7 Click Options and select Sharing 8 Selec Map Mac volumes to Windows When you connect a storage device or volume it is mounted as a network drive For example a USB flash drive plugged in to your Mac will be accessible from both the Volumes folder in Mac OS Xand My Computer in Windows Note Permissions for accessing the mounted device from Windows are the same as permission settings for the device in Mac OS X For example if you can read from and write to a USB flash drive in Mac OS X you can also read from and write to it in Windows One exception Mac OS X can t write to NTFS volumes regardless of permissions 74 Use Windows
157. ool enables you to specify default Internet browsers including those installed in the virtual machine for different types of Internet pages For example you may set the Internet pages to open in your default Mac OS X Internet browser and FTP pages to open in your virtual machine Internet browser SmartMount automatically detects volumes connected to your Mac and makes them available to the virtual machine as well Printing Tool allows you to synchronize the host and guest OS printers Tray Integration Tool allows you to use Windows tray icons in the Mac menu bar Parallels Tools are located on disc images that are installed together with Parallels Desktop There is a separate Parallels Tools disc image for each type of the supported guest operating systems pri tools win iso disc image with Parallels Tools for Windows guest operating systems pri tools lin iso disc image with Parallels Tools for Linux guest operating systems pri tools mac iso disc image with Parallels Tools for Mac OS X Server Leopard These disc images can be found in the following location on your Mac Library Parallels Tools 145 Advanced Topics Parallels Tools for Windows Important To take advantage of much of the functionality Parallels Desktop offers Parallels Tools must be installed Parallels Tools can be installed in the following Windows guest operating systems Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 Windows Vi
158. or remove keyboard and mouse profiles Profiles Generic Linux Mac OS x K Koadri O m n o Assign profiles to your virtual machines Virtual Machine Profile Windows 7 Windows N Windows XP Windows Uduntu Linux 142 Advanced Topics To add a new profile click the Add button In the Choose base profile window specify the new profile name and select the base profile from the list After the profile is created you can submit the changes by clicking OK then return to the Keyboard pane of Parallels Desktop Preferences select this new profile in the Profile list and configure its shortcuts To remove one of the existing custom profiles select this profile and click the Remove button ua To duplicate or rename one of the existing profiles select this profile click the button and select the corresponding action from the menu Note You can rename or remove your custom profiles only In this window you can also assign profiles to your virtual machines To change a profile assigned to a virtual machine 1 Inthe Assign profiles to your virtual machines table select the virtual machine 2 Inthe Profile column click the corresponding profile field to open the list of available profiles and choose the profile you want to assign to this virtual machine 3 Click OK to submit the changes Emulating a mouse right click To emulate a mouse right click select the Use check box and specify the
159. orm the next animation or advance to the next slide Perform the previous animation or return to the previous slide Zoom in zoom out Microsoft Word Excel Zoom in zoom out Windows Media Player Start pause playback Keyboard and Mouse Combination Up down left or right arrow F5 Esc N Enter Page Down Right Arrow Down Arrow Space or click the mouse P Page Up Left Arrow Up Arrow Backspace Ctrl wheel up Ctrl wheel down Ctrl wheel up Ctrl wheel down Space Apple Remote n a Pil MENU n a n a Pil Touchpad Gesture Swipe up down left or right with two fingers n a n a Swipe right with three fingers Swipe left with three fingers Pinch open pinch close Pinch open pinch close n a T7 Use Windows on Your Mac ae pe ame hoo am ee Start playback pause X to start C to pause oe Volume up Up Arrow wheel up Page back Backspace Option Left Arrow wi aor Swipe right with three 9 Alt Left Arrow fingers i i n a or Page forward el Parner eee Swipe left with three fingers eo Zoom in zoom out out Ctrl wheel up Ctrl wheel down Wa Pinoh Pinch open pinch close close Backspace Option Left Arrow Ma or Swipe right with three Page back Alt Left Arow i fingers n a or Page forward ae Arrow Vella a Swipe left with three fingers Zoom in Zoom ivzoomout aut Zoomivzoomot St wheel up Ctrl wheel down or Ctrl Ctri Swipe right with three Provious
160. ose is supported by Parallels Desktop the menus and interface text appear in that language If the primary language you selected isn t supported menus appear in the first language listed that Parallels Desktop supports 17 CHAPTER 3 Install or Import Windows There are a few ways to get Windows up and running on your Mac Download and install Windows p 19 US and Canada only Install Windows from a Windows installation disc p 21 Import your data from a Windows PC p 22 Use Windows that you already have installed from a Boot Camp partition p 36 Import Windows from a previous version of Parallels Desktop or other virtualization software p 37 Download and install the Windows 8 Consumer Preview p 38 In This Chapter Download and Install WINAOWS ssssssssssssssssssssssesssesseseereerenrrnrrrrrrreertrerrrrrreerrrerrreereeen 19 Install Windows from an Installation DISC s sssessseseseessssesseeeseereeeereeeeerrereerrerrreeeeeereeee 21 Import Your Data frOM A PC isses insrneriedi irei taine iiaii ii anie 22 Use Boot Camp with Parallels Desktop sesssssssssessessesesreesrrerrrrrrrerrrerrerrrerrrrerrrerrerer 36 Import from an Earlier Parallels Desktop or Other Virtualization Application 37 Download and Install the Windows 8 Consumer PrevieW ccccseseceeceeseeeeeeuseeeeeenees 38 Install or Import Windows Download and Install Windows If this is your first time using Parallels Desktop an
161. ot Camp Parallels Tools are installed to allow seamless operation between Windows and Mac OS X Once Parallels Tools are installed you re prompted to restart Windows Import from an Earlier Parallels Desktop or Other Virtualization Application With Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac you can use Windows that you set up using earlier versions of Parallels Desktop as well as VMware Fusion Microsoft Virtual PC and Virtualbox 1 Open Parallels Desktop in the Applications folder and choose File gt Open 2 Select the Windows data file you want to import then click Open Parallels Desktop data files end with pvm VMware files end with vmx Virtual PC files end with vmc VirtualBox files end with xml or vbox You can also simply drag a Parallels pvm file to the Parallels Virtual Machines list to add it to Parallels Desktop 3 Start Windows p 41 4 Choose Virtual Machine gt Install Parallels Tools and follow the onscreen instructions 37 Install or Import Windows Download and Install the Windows 8 Consumer Preview Parallels Desktop allows you to download and install the Windows 8 Consumer Preview It is a free pre beta version of Windows 8 for consumers Your Mac must be connected to the Internet To download and install the Windows 8 Consumer Preview Open Parallels Desktop in the Applications folder and choose File gt New Click Download Windows 8 Consumer Preview Free Select a version of Windows Click Conti
162. ou want to connect your virtual machine to the host computer device you should create a serial port emulated by a real port The Source list comprises the devices on the host computer that are available for connection The connected device being used in any virtual machine cannot be used by the host computer To be able to use it in the host computer you should first disconnect it from the virtual machine To do that use the virtual machine status bar If you want to connect two virtual machines with each other you need to create a serial port emulated by a socket in each virtual machine The names of the serial ports should be identical The connection between the virtual machines via serial ports is bidirectional It means that the working modes of the sockets set during the port creation can be changed later in the Serial Port pane If you need to log the performance activity of your virtual machine or to record the data from it and use this information later on you can connect your virtual machine serial port to an output file on the physical computer You will be able to view and analyze the activity history of the virtual machine any time you need by exploring this file You can add a new serial port to your virtual machine using Add Hardware Assistant For the instruction on how to add serial ports refer to Adding and Removing Devices Note You can connect up to four serial ports to a virtual machine 190 Advanced Topics
163. ound card in the guest operating system In Windows 7 Vista 1 Click Start gt Control Panel gt Hardware and Sound gt Sound 2 Onthe Playback tab select Parallels Audio Controller and click Configure 3 Select 5 1 Surround or 7 1 Surround depends on your sound card click Next several times and then click Finish On the Playback tab select Parallels Audio Controller again and click Properties Click the Advanced tab and choose the sample rate and bit depth Note The specified settings shouldn t be higher than the same settings specified in the Audio MIDI Setup application in Mac OS X described above 6 When ready click OK twice In Windows XP 1 Click Start gt Control Panel and double click Sound and Audio Devices 2 Onthe Volume tab click Advanced in the Speaker settings section 3 On the Speakers tab select the necessary speaker setup In Linux You can try to follow these general guidelines to use the 5 1 or 7 1 surround capable sound card in Linux 1 Click System gt Preferences gt Sound 2 Onthe Hardware tab choose the necessary speaker setup from the Profile menu I m Having Problems Connecting to the Internet When you install Windows it is automatically configured to share your Mac s Internet connection For details on configuring Windows network and Internet connection see the section on connecting to the Internet or a network p 99 200 Tips and Troubleshooting I m Having Problem
164. our Mac 159 Advanced Topics Advanced Preferences In the Advanced pane of Parallels Desktop Preferences you can configure some additional settings neowork Ghana sein Encryption Engine 1 Allow third party plugins Read there how to install encryption plugins Require Password to _ Create a new virtual machine __ Add an existing virtual machine __ Remove a virtual machine Clone or convert a virtual machine or template Speech _ Enable spoken commands System Preferences _ Feedback V Participate in the Customer Experience Program Troubleshooting _ Use detailed log messages Hidden Messages Reset rh Click the lock to prevent further changes 160 Advanced Topics Configuring Network Preferences In the Advanced pane of Parallels Desktop Preferences you can configure a number of network related settings for Parallels Desktop and your virtual machines Click Change settings and the window with network settings will appear You can configure the range of IP addresses to be assigned to your virtual machines when they are operating in the host only and shared networking modes For details on configuring the host only networking settings refer to Host Only Networking Settings p 165 For details on configuring the shared networking settings refer to Shared Networking Settings p 163 Using Third party Plugins To be able to encrypt Windows p 98 using third party plugins select Allow t
165. owing command in a terminal yum install gcc kernel devel make To install the gcc package and kernel sources in the Debian Ubuntu Linux distribution enter the following command in a terminal apt get install gcc make linux headers uname r For information on how to install the gcc package and kernel sources in other Linux distributions refer to the documentation for these distributions If you still experience any problems try to find a solution in Parallels Knowledge Base nttp kb parallels com or refer to the Parallels support team http Awww parallels com en support desktop Checking the Build Number To check the version and build number of the Parallels Desktop software you are using do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon I in the menu bar and choose About Parallels Desktop If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Parallels Desktop gt About Parallels Desktop A window appears showing the build number Note The window that appears also provides you with other useful information about your copy of Parallels Desktop including the licensing information and a link to the Parallels support web page 203 Tips and Troubleshooting Report a Problem and Request Support To help improve the quality of Parallels Desktop you can send problem reports to Parallels If Windows is forced to shut down because of an error Parallels Desktop automat
166. ows You can temporarily pause from using Windows and free your computer s resources Such as RAM and processor cycles to be used by your Mac applications by doing one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon I in the menu bar and choose Actions gt Pause If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Pause To resume using Windows after pausing it do one of the following 47 Use Windows on Your Mac Option click Alt click the Parallels icon I in the menu bar and choose Actions gt Resume If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Resume If you quit Parallels Desktop while Windows is paused you re prompted to either Suspend or Stop Windows first Shut Down Windows Shutting down Windows in Parallels Desktop is just like shutting down Windows on a PC All Windows programs close giving you the opportunity to save your progress if necessary and Windows stops running To shut down Windows do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar and choose Actions gt Shut Down If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Shut Down Stop Windows To stop Windows and all open Windows programs immediately do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon I in the menu bar and choose
167. ows Programs Choose one of the following from the Performance menu Faster virtual machine More of your computer s resources are given to Windows The performance of Windows programs may be increased significantly but Mac OS X applications may slow down Faster Mac More of your computer s resources are given to Mac OS X The performance of Mac OS X applications may be increased significantly but Windows programs may slow down To set Parallels Desktop to automatically optimize performance for Mac OS X or Windows depending on which application or program you re working with at the moment Select Enable Adaptive Hypervisor When you re using a Windows program more resources are given to Windows and when you re using a Mac OS X application more resources are given to Mac OS X Tune Windows for Speedier Performance Select Tune Windows for speed Some Windows features that tend to slow down performance such as animations during startup are disabled Optimize your MacBook for Longer Battery Life or Higher Performance The Power menu contains the power and performance related options Longer battery life If you have a portable Mac that you often use unplugged you can choose this option to lower power consumption for longer battery life This may slightly reduce Windows performance Better performance This option selected by default maximizes Windows performance but uses more power Note If you change options in the Power
168. p p 137 Clone the virtual machine with the help of Clone Virtual Machine Assistant Give a descriptive name to the clone and save it in a location specially designated for backups Copy the virtual machine files manually Configure Regular Backups In the Backup pane of the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog you can choose how to back up your virtual machine regularly You can configure how the virtual machine snapshots will be created or choose to back up the virtual machine with Time Machine If you choose to back up your virtual machine with Time Machine your virtual machine s PVM file will be automatically backed up together with other files stored in Mac OS As a consequence files stored on your virtual machine s hard disk will be also backed up since the virtual hard disk file HDD is stored inside the virtual machine bundle file PVM Warning Time Machine backups can guarantee safety only when your Parallels virtual machines were stopped or suspended during the backup To restore some of your Windows files 1 From within the Finder and not within Time Machine locate the backup copy of your virtual machine s file PVM on your backup disk Right click the file and choose Show Package Contents In the virtual machine contents window right click the virtual hard disk file HDD that is usually named lt VirtualMachine sName gt hdd and choose Open With gt Parallels Mounter 4 Using Parallels Mounter
169. pen in the Mac OS X application of your choice Set Mac OS X Files of a Particular Type to Open in a Windows Program To open a Mac OS X file once with a Windows program 1 Right click or Control click the file in the Finder and choose Open With from the shortcut menu 2 Select a Windows program If you don t see the program you wart click Other and choose a Windows program from username Applications Parallels Windows Applications You can also open a Mac OS X file in a Windows program by dragging it to the program s icon in the Dock To set files of a particular type to always open in a Windows program 1 Right click or Control click a file and choose Get Info from the shortcut menu 2 Click the triangle next to Open with to expand the section 3 Choose a Windows program from the pop up menu If you don t see the program you want choose Other and choose a Windows program from username Applications Parallels Windows Applications 4 Click Change All From this point on double clicking a file of this type txt in the example above in the Mac OS X Finder opens the file in the Windows program If Windows is shut down Suspended or paused double clicking the file starts or resumes Windows in Coherence mode When Windows starts up the file opens in the Windows program Set Windows Files of a Particular Type to Open in a Mac OS X Application To open a Windows file with a Mac OS X application only this time Ri
170. plished by right clicking By default Parallels Desktop is set to mimic a right click when you press Shift Control and click the mouse You can change which key combination triggers a right click You can also set your trackpad to allow right clicking and if you have an Apple Mighty Mouse included with Apple desktop computers from 2005 2009 or Magic Mouse included with current Apple desktop computers you can set the mouse to allow right clicking Most other mice are pre configured for right clicking Set the Trackpad for Right Clicking 1 Choose Apple menu gt System Preferences and click Trackpad 2 Select Secondary Tap Now you can tap the trackpad with two fingers to simulate a right click Set an Apple Mighty Mouse for Right Clicking 1 Choose Apple menu gt System Preferences and click Mouse or Keyboard amp Mouse 2 Choose Secondary Button from the menu to the right of the mouse Set an Apple Magic Mouse for Right Clicking 1 Choose Apple menu gt System Preferences and click Mouse or Keyboard amp Mouse 2 Select Secondary click Set Which Key Combination Triggers a Right Click 1 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon II in the menu bar and choose Preferences If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Parallels Desktop gt Preferences Click Keyboard If necessary click the lock icon and enter an administrator password Select Use blank
171. popular Windows Linux and Mac OS X operating systems and include the utilities listed below All utilities supported by your guest OS are installed in your virtual machine as a single package when you install Parallels Tools Utility Available for Description Windows Mouse Synchronization Tool captures the mouse input in the virtual machine each time the pointer moves over its window and automatically releases the input when Mac OS X the pointer moves outside the window Mouse Synchronization Tool Linux Time Synchronization Tool enables you to customize your virtual machine time settings You can Windows Automatically synchronize the time settings of Time Synchronization Tool Linux your virtual machine with your Mac time Mac OS X settings Set up and maintain the time difference between your Mac and your virtual machine sas Drag and Drop Tool allows dragging and dropping files Drag and Drop Tool Windows between your virtual machines and Mac OS Clipboard Synchronization Tool enables you to easily exchange texts between the virtual machine and your Mac i different virtual machines irrespective of the Clipboard Synchronization Windows guest operating systems installed in them Tool ag Linux To copy and paste text you should use the standard procedure for the current operating system For example to copy some text in the Windows guest OS select the text and press Ctrl C To paste this text in Mac OS X press
172. ption click Alt click the Parallels icon II in the menu bar and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 6 Click Hardware and select Print Note The Print pane is available for Windows 2000 and newer versions of Windows 7 Deselect Synchronize default printer Now you can set a new default printer in Windows the way you normally would Share Printers Connected to Your Mac If you didn t select Like a Mac when you installed and set up Windows you can set printers connected to your Mac to be available to Windows programs by doing the following 1 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Hardware and select Print 3 Select Add all Mac printers Add a printer in Linux 86 Use Windows on Your Mac The procedure of adding a printer in a Linux guest operating system depends on the Linux distribution In this example we describe how to add a printer to a virtual machine running RHEL 5 4 Server However you can use these guidelines as general instructions on how to add a printer to a Linux virtual machine 1 Start the Linux virtual machine and log in when the guest operating system boots up Note You must log in as root or acquire root privileges after s
173. r problem please copy the problern report ID number 9177911 and submit a support ticket to Parallels Support Copy Report ID Request Support Close Parallels team uses error reports to improve the product quality but doesn t respond to them unless you request support see below Request Support To contact the Parallels support team to request help with your problem 1 Follow the steps above to create and send a problem report Click Request Support Your support code is displayed Write it down for reference in case you are contacted by Parallels Support 4 Click Get Support 205 CHAPTER 7 More Resources For more information and help using Parallels Desktop see the following resources Parallels support website The Parallels support website http www parallels com support includes product help files and a FAQ section Parallels Knowledge Base This online resource http kb parallels com has valuable articles about using Parallels Desktop and other Parallels products Online documentation You can find PDF user guides for Parallels Desktop and Parallels Transporter online by choosing Help gt Online Documentation Parallels Command Line Reference Guide This document available on the Parallels Online documentation page has information on using the prlct1 command line utility to manage Parallels Desktop and its virtual machines from a terminal Parallels API references and the SDK programmer s gu
174. rallels Desktop and enter your upgrade Product Activation Key If you were using a trial version of Parallels Desktop or you purchased a previous version but haven t installed it on your computer you will also be prompted to enter a full or upgrade key for that version Note To upgrade from Parallels Desktop 2 3 or 4 you must purchase Parallels Desktop 7 at full retail price Solving Problems If you have any problems upgrading Parallels Desktop you can find troubleshooting information at www parallels com support free troubleshooter or by opening Parallels Desktop and choosing Help gt Troubleshooting Guide 15 Install or Upgrade Parallels Desktop Install Software Updates Periodically Parallels provides free software updates to improve Parallels Desktop By default Parallels Desktop is configured to automatically check for and download available software updates once a week When an update is available Parallels Desktop prompts you to install it Simply follow the onscreen instructions Adjust Software Update Settings 1 16 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar and choose Preferences and then click General If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Parallels Desktop gt Preferences and then click General General Bw USB Mobile Advanced Virtual Machines Folder C Parallels Dock Icon Live Screenshot V U
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176. re automatically generated when you first set up Windows on your Mac However you can modify the default MAC address by typing another value in the MAC address field or clicking the Generate button When entering a new MAC address make sure that it is unique within your network For the information about troubleshooting networking problems refer to the Parallels knowledge base http kb parallels com available at the Parallels website Apply Separate Network Settings to Windows When operating in the Bridged Ethernet mode Windows appears on the network as a stand alone computer with its own IP address and network name Note The Bridged Ethernet networking mode is more complex than the Shared Networking mode and you may need to contact your system administrator to configure it properly Internet SEDISISLOD PBSESASEDEDIDAD IDLE TESeTATEDESEDIDIDL ss gt W ndowa IP Addes e eW 1azdepy HOmM N Your Mac 100 Use Windows on Your Mac To configure Windows to work in the Bridged Ethernet mode 1 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure Click Hardware and then click Network In the Network pane make sure that the Connected option is selected Select the appropriate network adapter from the list To connect the virtua
177. remove a virtual machine from the Parallels Virtual Machines list 1 Select the virtual machine you want to remove from the list and click File gt Remove You can also right click this virtual machine in the Parallels Virtual Machines list and choose Remove 2 Click Keep Files When you need this virtual machine again you can easily import it in Parallels Desktop p 37 133 Advanced Topics Download Pre configured Virtual Appliances If you don t have enough time to create a new virtual machine with the required configuration you can download a ready to use virtual machine with a predefined configuration Downloading Parallels Virtual Appliances Parallels Virtual Appliances are pre built Fedora and Ubuntu virtual machines To download such an appliance and use it with Parallels Desktop 1 Choose New from the File menu 2 Select Download Fedora or Download Ubuntu and click Continue 3 Inthe next step you can see the user name and password for the virtual appliance you re going to download Click Download Once the download starts you can pause it anytime by clicking Pause To resume the download click Resume Once the download is complete you can start working with the virtual appliance in Parallels Desktop Downloading Google Chrome Virtual Appliance To download the Google Chrome virtual appliance from Parallels Desktop 1 Choose New from the File menu Select Download Chrome and click Continue In the next st
178. rmation on how to add a device refer to Adding and Removing Devices 0o Windows 7 Hardware a a _ es General Options Boot Order P Video a Print H Floppy Disk M Connected Port USB coysovo 1 Source 4 Default printer a Hard Disk 1 Network 1 Printer 1 Sound USB Controller a Click the lock to prevent further changes 188 Advanced Topics Select the Connected option if you want the virtual machine to start up with the printer port connected In the Port field choose the port type If available you re recommended to use the USB port type Connecting a printer to a virtual machine via USB ensures faster data transfer rate than connecting it via LPT Notes 1 You can connect up to 6 USB and up to 3 LPT printers to a single virtual machine 2 You can connect a USB printer only if your virtual machine has a USB controller p 194 If not you can easily add it p 169 In the Source field the source device that emulates this printer port is specified A printer port can be emulated by one of the following devices Printers You can use any of the printers connected to your Mac in your virtual machine Click the Source field and select the appropriate printer from the list For the detailed information on how to set up a printer in your virtual machine please refer to Print from Windows p 85 Real printer port If your Mac has a physical printer por
179. rom the Location menu By default Parallels Desktop stores Windows in your Documents gt Parallels folder To allow all users of your computer to have access to this installation of Windows select Share with other users of this Mac 8 If you want to pre set things like how much memory Windows uses or whether it starts automatically when you open Parallels Desktop select Customize settings before installation You can also adjust these settings after the operating system is installed 9 Click Create Once the download starts you can pause it anytime by clicking Pause To resume the download click Resume Once the download is complete the installation of Windows starts automatically The Parallels Wizard finishes the installation of Windows You should expect this operation to take an hour or more and your virtual machine may restart several times during this operation 19 Install or Import Windows Once Windows is installed you can start it up by opening a Windows program p 42 or by clicking l f the power button gt in the Parallels Virtual Machines list Important The first time you start Windows Parallels Tools are installed to allow seamless operation between Windows and Mac OS X Once Parallels Tools are installed you re prompted to restart Windows If you didn t select Express installation in step 5 above you must install Parallels Tools manually p 196 When you install Windows Parallels Desktop cre
180. rp 4 5 256 32 2 000 y g y y OS 2 Warp 4 128 32 2 000 yi g i P eComStation 1 2 256 32 2 000 pi Ww Pe a Other OS 2 128 32 2 000 g y a P MS DOS 6 22 64 32 2 000 y g 7 Other DOS 32 32 2 000 y t3 g Solaris 10 1024 32 64 000 gI y OpenSolaris 256 32 64 000 y g Other Solaris 1024 32 64 000 ty g Other 256 32 8 000 y y g 0 Set Where New Virtual Machines Are Stored By default Parallels Desktop stores virtual machines in Documents Parallels To change the default location for new virtual machine installations 1 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar and choose Preferences and then click General If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Parallels Desktop gt Preferences and then click General 2 Choose a location from the Virtual Machines Folder menu All newly created virtual machines are stored in the new location Any existing virtual machines remain in their original locations 117 Advanced Topics Change the Virtual Machine Name The name of a virtual machine is displayed in the Parallels Virtual Machines list and at the top of the guest OS window when you are running in Window mode To change the virtual machine name 1 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine
181. rs you will be able to restore the latest daily weekly and monthly snapshot To limit how many snapshots are stored Use the Snapshots to Keep field to set the maximum number of snapshots that can be stored on your Mac The maximum available value is 100 snapshots As soon as Snapshots Manager reaches the limit for snapshots and needs to make a new one over limit it deletes the oldest snapshot Revert to a Snapshot To revert to a snapshot Start Parallels Desktop In the Parallels Virtual Machines list select the virtual machine that you want to revert Click Virtual Machine gt Manage Snapshots A O N a Select the snapshot to which you want to revert and click Go To Delete a Snapshot To delete a snapshot 1 Start Parallels Desktop 128 Advanced Topics 2 Inthe Parallels Virtual Machines list select the virtual machine which snapshot you want to delete 3 Click Virtual Machine gt Manage Snapshots 4 Select the snapshot you want to delete and click Delete When you delete an intermediate snapshot the information it contains is merged into the next snapshot 129 Advanced Topics Change Virtual Machine Configuration at Runtime Parallels Desktop allows you to connect or disconnect certain devices at runtime or switch some of them for using other media Generally the following virtual devices can be connected or disconnected at runtime Floppy disk drive CD DVD ROM drives Network adapter
182. s displayed Now you can use this printer to print documents from the virtual machine Set Up a USB Printer You can connect a USB printer directly to Windows In this case the printer isn t available to Mac OS X If you want to use the printer to print both from Mac OS X and from Windows see Share a Mac Printer p 86 To connect a USB printer directly to Windows 1 In Parallels Desktop start Windows 2 When Windows starts install the printer driver For detailed information on how to do that refer to the printer manufacturer s documentation Typically you can find drivers on the manufacture s website 3 Do one of the following If the USB printer is already connected to your Mac If Windows is in Coherence click the Parallels icon I in the menu bar choose Devices gt USB and select this printer from the list If Windows is working in a separate window click the USB controller icon in the Windows status bar and select this printer from the list If the USB printer is not connected to your Mac connect it In the New USB device detected window connect the printer to Windows 4 In Windows follow the Add New Hardware wizard instructions 93 Use Windows on Your Mac Use the Built in iSight Camera or Another Webcam If your Mac or display has a built in iSight camera or if you connect a compatible external webcam by default you can use it with Windows To use a built in iSight or external camera with Windows
183. s with Antivirus Software Because of the close integration between Parallels Desktop and Mac OS X some Parallels Desktop processes may be detected as malicious by antivirus software installed on your Mac To prevent the antivirus software from blocking Parallels Desktop processes perform a full system scan using the antivirus software and then if no viruses are detected add the Parallels Desktop processes to the list of trusted processes For information on how to do this refer to your antivirus software Help Important The names of Parallels Desktop processes usually start with pr1 or parallels The F8 Key Isn t Working Correctly In Mac OS X the F8 key and Ctrl arrow key combination are reserved for triggering Spaces a feature that lets you organize your windows on multiple desktops Because of this the F8 key and Ctrl arrow key may not function correctly with Windows programs If you are experiencing this problem change the Spaces hotkeys settings See Mac Help for more information From the Finder choose Help gt Mac Help or Help gt Help Center and search for Spaces A Password is Required to Open the Virtual Machine Configuration In Parallels Desktop 7 activated with the volume license product key virtual machine configuration can be password protected from being viewed and edited So if you re requested to enter the password to open the virtual machine configuration and you don t know it contact the person who
184. se Start button icon in Coherence Appearance M Use animations Check for Updates Once a week V Download updates automatically Check Now rh Click the lock to prevent further changes Install or Upgrade Parallels Desktop 2 Do one of the following To adjust the frequency that Parallels checks for software updates choose Never Once a Day Once a Week or Once a Month from the Check for Updates menu To choose whether you want Parallels Desktop to download updates automatically select or deselect Download updates automatically If you choose not to download updates automatically Parallels Desktop notifies you when an update is available and asks whether you want to download it Check for an Update Manually Follow the instructions in step 1 above and then click Check Now You can also choose Check for Updates from the Parallels Desktop application menu Note To check for updates and download them your Mac must be connected to the Internet and you must register your copy of Parallels Desktop p 13 Set the Language You can set which language the Parallels Desktop interface uses by doing the following 1 Quit Parallels Desktop 2 Choose Apple menu gt System Preferences click Language amp Text and then click Language 3 Drag the language you want to the top of the list If you don t see the language you want to use in the list click Edit List 4 Open Parallels Desktop If the primary language you ch
185. ser since we consider controlling CUPS via web interface Note To set up a network printer you should have root privileges 3 Download and install an appropriate printer driver For detailed information on installing the printer driver refer to the printer manufacturer s documentation 4 Start Common UNIX Printing System In the Terminal type the command etc init d cups start 5 Start a web browser and type either the IP address of your virtual machine or http 127 0 0 1 631 Click the Add Printer button In the Add New Printer window specify a printer name Under this name the printer will be displayed in the guest operating system You can also enter the printer description and location When ready click Forward 8 Inthe Device for lt Printer Name gt window select AppSocket HP JetDirect and click Continue 9 Inthe Device URI for lt Printer Name gt window specify the printer IP address in the following format socket lt printer IP address gt When ready click Continue 10 In the Make Manufacturer for lt Printer Name gt window select the manufacturer of your printer and click Continue 11 In the Model Driver for lt Printer Name gt window select the model of your printer and click Add Printer 12 Enter the root password when prompted 92 Use Windows on Your Mac CUPS performs the installation If the installation is successful the Printer lt name gt has been configured successfully message i
186. sly between your Mac and the virtual machine If you select Off you will need to click inside the virtual machine window to capture the mouse input and press Ctrl Option Ctrl Alt to release it back to your Mac Note Cirl Option Ctri Alt is the default key combination You can define another key combination for releasing the mouse in the Keyboard pane of Parallels Desktop Preferences If you select Auto the option will automatically become disabled Off each time you use a game graphic application or any other program that uses its own mouse pointer instead of using the operating system pointer The option will be automatically enabled On after you quit the application Important In Coherence mode SmartMouse is automatically enabled If you re using a program that uses its own pointer and requires SmartMouse to be disabled you must switch to Window or Full Screen mode Modifier Keys Optimization Enable Optimize modifier keys for games if you actively use modifier keys Option Alt Ctrl Shift in action games If you enable this option signals from these keys will be processed faster Apple Remote Enable the Apple Remote option to use the Apple Remote to control some Windows applications For detailed information on using Apple Remote see Control Programs with Trackpad Gestures or the Apple Remote Time Synchronization Select Sync from Mac OS X to synchronize Windows time settings with those of your Mac If you wa
187. specify additional port information choose Standard select Generic Network Card from the list and click Next 10 In the Completing the Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard window click Finish 11 In the Install Printer Software window specify the manufacturer and model of the network printer If the required printer model is not listed click Have Disk button and specify the path to the inf file located in the folder where you installed the printer driver When ready click Next 12 Continue with the printer configuration procedure When the printer is added to Windows you can use it to print documents from Windows XP In Linux 91 Use Windows on Your Mac The procedure of setting up a network printer in a Linux or FreeBSD guest operating system depends on the Linux or FreeBSD distribution and printer In this example we describe how to set up a network printer in a virtual machine running RHEL 5 4 Server However you can use these guidelines as general instructions on how to set up a network printer in a Linux or FreeBSD virtual machine Note For more detailed information refer to the CUPS documentation To set up a network printer 1 Start the virtual machine 2 Make sure the following components are installed in the guest operating system Common UNIX Printing System CUPS Installation instructions can be found at CUPS site Samba service Installation instructions can be found at Samba site and A Web brow
188. spersky Internet Security for Windows 1 Open Parallels Desktop and start Windows 2 If Parallels Desktop is set to Coherence mode click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar and choose Exit Coherence 3 Choose Virtual Machine gt Install Parallels Internet Security 4 Click Install 5 After the installation is complete click Reboot Windows restarts Your free 90 day trial of Kaspersky Internet Security begins Note Kaspersky Internet Security for Windows is supported by Windows 7 Vista and XP only Parallels Tools must be installed p 196 In most cases Parallels Tools are installed by default Remove Kaspersky Antivirus from Windows To remove Kaspersky Internet Security remove it like any other Windows application Download and Install Kaspersky Anti Virus for Mac 1 If Parallels Desktop is set to Coherence mode click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar and choose Exit Coherence 2 Choose File gt Install Kaspersky for Mac 3 When prompted enter your administrator user name and password 4 Once the installation is complete activate the trial version of the software Your free 90 day trial of Kaspersky Anti Virus for Mac begins Remove Kaspersky Anti Virus for Mac Choose Uninstall Kaspersky for Mac from the File menu enter your administrator credentials and wait until uninstall is complete 95 Use Windows on Your Mac Isolate Mac OS X from Windows You can isolate Mac OS X from Windows so that they
189. st OSs 114 P Parallels Desktop activating 13 installing 13 registering 13 uninstalling 158 updating 16 upgrading 15 Parallels Mounter 120 Parallels network adapter 186 Parallels Tools installing in Linux 148 installing in Mac OS X 153 installing in Windows 146 Parallels Transporter Agent 23 installing 23 Parallels virtual appliances 134 Parental control 75 Password protection 97 98 Pausing virtual machines 47 Permanent activation key 13 Plain disks 172 Power saving 106 Pre configured virtual appliances 134 Primary operating system definition 208 supported primary OSs 12 Printer setting up a Bonjour printer 88 setting up a network printer 90 setting up a USB printer 93 sharing Mac printer 86 Printer port 188 Problem report 204 Protecting virtual machine by password 97 98 R Reducing disk size 182 Registration 13 Remapping keys 80 Removing devices 169 Parallels Desktop 158 virtual machine 133 Reporting problems 204 Resuming virtual machines 47 S Safe Mode 96 Screen Resolution 60 176 Screen shots for problem reports 204 Screen tearing prevention 176 Searching Parallels disks 122 Security settings 96 97 98 Serial port 190 Setting up a printer 85 86 88 90 93 Shared applications 69 Shared folders 65 Shared network NAT 99 Shared web applications 73 Sharing files and folders 65
190. sta Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows 2000 Installing Parallels Tools If you chose Express Installation when you first installed Windows Parallels Tools were installed automatically after the installation If you didn t choose Express Installation do the following to install Parallels Tools 1 2 Start Windows p 41 When Windows boots up choose Install Parallels Tools from the Virtual Machine menu Note After you choose Install Parallels Tools in Windows 7 and Windows Vista User Access Control UAC may ask you whether to allow or deny the Parallels Tools installation In this case you need to allow the installation In the Welcome window click Install to start the Parallels Tools installation or wait for 8 seconds and it will start automatically When the installation is complete click Reboot to restart the virtual machine or wait for 8 seconds and it will be rebooted automatically If the Parallels Tools installation does not start automatically after you choose Install Parallels Tools for example because the CD DVD autorun is disabled you can install them manually 1 Log in to the Windows guest operating system and mount the Parallels Tools ISO image by doing the following Right click the CD DVD drive icon in the virtual machine s status bar and choose Connect Image In the Finder window go to the hard disk folder normally named Macintosh HD select the Library Parallels Tools folder select th
191. sword will be required 181 Advanced Topics Hard Disk To view and configure the virtual hard disk settings use the Hard Disk pane of Virtual Machine Configuration Parallels Desktop allows virtual machines to use hard disk images in the hdd format and Windows Boot Camp partitions Note You can connect up to 4 IDE devices hard disks or CD DVD drives 6 SATA and 15 SCSI devices to a virtual machine Each device is listed separately in the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog and has its own number To edit the device settings do the following 1 Shut down the virtual machine p 47 Open the Virtual Machine menu and choose Configure In the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog click Hardware and select this device name in the sidebar Note If this device is absent you can add it to Virtual Machine Configuration For detailed information on how to add a device refer to Adding and Removing Devices eo Windows 7 Hardware ia 1 ge General Options Hardware Boot Order P Video Print M Connected Source D Windows 7 0 hdd H Floppy Disk W CD DVD 1 Hard Disk 1 Expanding disk 64 0 GB Edit Network 1 Location SATA 0 1 Printer 1 Sound USB Controller Ompress l a Click the lock to prevent further changes 182 Advanced Topics In the Source field the virtual hard disk file hdd that emulates the virtual machine hard disk
192. t you can connect it to your virtual machine Click the Source field and select the physical port name from the list Output File You can emulate the virtual machine printer port by using an output file Click the Source field and choose an output file from the list or click Choose an output file and specify the path to the desired output file on your Mac If you want to prevent Virtual Machine Configuration from unauthorized changes click the Lock icon rr at the bottom of the window The next time someone wants to change the settings in any pane of Virtual Machine Configuration an administrator s password will be required 189 Advanced Topics Serial Port In the Serial Port pane you can configure the virtual machine serial port settings To edit the device settings do the following 1 Open the Virtual Machine menu or Alt click Option click the Parallels icon in the Mac menu bar in the Crystal view mode and choose Configure 2 Inthe Virtual Machine Configuration dialog click Hardware and select this device name in the sidebar Note If this device is absent you can add it to Virtual Machine Configuration For detailed information on how to add a device refer to Adding and Removing Devices Using serial ports you can establish a connection between The virtual machine and the host computer devices using a real port or Between two virtual machines located on the same host computer using a socket If y
193. t a Virtual Hard Disk to the Mac OS X Desktop If you need the virtual hard disk on which Windows is installed to be mounted to the Mac OS X desktop when Windows is running open Finder choose Finder gt Preferences gt General and select the Connected servers option For easy access to your virtual machines files you can mount their hard disks in Mac OS X Finder together with other disks and storage devices If you want your virtual hard disks to be mounted to the Mac OS X desktop when the virtual machine is running perform the following actions 1 Open the Sharing pane of the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog and enable the Mount virtual disks to Mac desktop option Note To be able to edit the settings in the Sharing pane you must have Parallels Tools p 148 installed in the virtual machine and the Isolate Mac from Windows option disabled in the Security pane 2 Open the Finder Preferences click the General tab and select the Connected servers option in the list of items displayed on the desktop If you want to manage the virtual machine content without starting the virtual machine you can mount the virtual hard disks manually using Parallels Mounter 1 Browse the virtual machine files in Finder For Parallels virtual machines right click the virtual machine name in the Parallels Virtual Machines list and select Show in Finder from the context menu The default paths for storing Parallels virtual machines are Users lt
194. t folder for virtual machines 117 Changing hard disk format 182 Chrome OS 134 Cleaning up unused space 182 185 Cloning virtual machine 119 Coherence 51 54 Compressing virtual disks 185 Connecting devices 56 169 Connecting USB devices 82 Converting third party virtual machines 37 Copying and pasting 166 CPU virtual 135 Crystal view 54 D Default folder for virtual machines 117 Default key combinations 80 Deleting virtual machine 133 Devices adding 169 removing from virtual machine 169 Disk format 172 182 Disk size changing 182 Dock adding Windows application to 42 Documentation feedback 206 DVD ROM drive adding 169 configuring 180 connecting disconnecting 180 removing 169 E Enabling 3D acceleration 108 Encrypting virtual machine 98 Exchanging data 64 65 69 74 Index Expanding disks 182 F Faster virtual machine 106 Files sharing files 65 Firewall problems 34 Floppy disk drive 178 Folder for virtual machines 117 sharing folders 65 Windows Applications folder 42 Full Screen mode 59 60 G Gaming 54 108 166 176 Gestures 77 Getting support 204 206 Guest operating system 114 definition 208 installing 18 supported guest operating systems 114 H Hard disk adding 169 compressing hard disk 182 configuring 182 formats and types 172 resizing 182 using Boot Camp as hard disk 36 viewing hard dis
195. t the top of the screen choose Parallels Desktop gt Preferences 2 Click USB Set What Happens When You Connect a New USB Device to Your Mac Choose one of the following Connect it to my Mac New USB devices are automatically available for use with Mac OS X applications Connect it to the active virtual machine New USB devices are automatically available for use with Windows programs If Windows isn t running the USB device is connected to Mac OS X Ask me what to do Each time you connect a USB device you re prompted to choose whether you want to connect the device to Windows or the Mac Set a Particular USB Device to Always Be Used With Mac OS X or Windows If you know you always want a particular USB device to be available to either Mac OS X or Windows you can set it to do so by following the instructions below The device must already have been connected to your Mac at least once 1 Click the Add button towards the bottom of the window Select the device from the list Double click the word either Computer or some form of Windows in the Connect To column The word becomes a pop up menu 4 Doone of the following To set the device to always be available to Mac OS X applications choose Computer from the menu To set the device to always be available to Windows programs choose Windows from the menu To remove an existing assignment so that the device no longer automatically connects to Mac OS X or Windows sele
196. the Mac OS Trash to the Windows Recycle Bin select Merge with Mac s Trash Access a Mac OS X Folder or File from a Windows Program With folder sharing enabled you can navigate to any shared Mac OS X folder from within a Windows program When you open a file for example by choosing File gt Open in many programs your shared Mac OS X folders appear as network shared directories labeled psf Note f you selected Like a Mac when you installed and set up Windows the folders in your Mac OS X Home folder are already shared and accessible from Windows programs To enable Mac OS X folders for sharing with Windows programs 1 Start Windows p 41 2 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar and choose Configure 65 Use Windows on Your Mac If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 3 Click Options and select Sharing Windows 7 Options Startup and Shutdown Share Mac Optimization J Security Backup __Custom Folders 8 Sharing Share Folders All disks Shared Profile V Share Mac user folders with Windows lo Configure SmartMount M Map Mac volumes to Windows Share Windows M Access Windows folders from Mac M Mount virtual disks to Mac desktop Ei Click the lock to prevent further changes 4 Doone ofthe following To share just the folders in your Home folder choose Hom
197. the currently set boot sequence by selecting the name of the corresponding boot device in the Boot Order list and moving it up or down using the arrows to the right of the list Remove a boot device from the sequence by clearing the check box next to its name If you choose the Select boot device on startup option you will see the following message at the virtual machine startup Press ESC to select boot device If you press ESC pending 5 seconds you will be able to select a boot device If you do not press ESC the virtual machine will try to boot from the devices specified in the Boot Order list Note Make sure that the device you wish to use for your virtual machine booting hard disk drive CD ROM drive floppy disk drive or network adapter is available to the virtual machine and configured properly If you do not have any boot devices configured in your virtual machine you will see the following error message after you start the virtual machine No boot device is available In this case you should stop the virtual machine and configure at least one boot device for it The Boot flags field is intended for specifying the flags that can change the virtual machine system behavior The system flags can be used by the Parallels customer support team in cases when something goes wrong in your virtual machine It is not recommended to type anything into this field without being instructed to do so by the customer support staff 175
198. the host computer In this case the virtual machine is treated as a stand alone computer on the network and should be configured in the same way as a real one You can choose the physical adapter where the virtual machine adapter will be bridged in the list below the Bridged Network option See Bridged Ethernet Network to learn how to configure this network type Host Only Network Select this option to allow the virtual machine to connect to the host computer and the virtual machines residing on it and to make it invisible outside the host computer See Host Only Network to learn how to configure this network type In the MAC address field you can change the MAC address currently assigned to the virtual machine MAC addresses are automatically generated during the virtual machine creation However you can modify the default MAC address by typing another value in the MAC address field or clicking the Generate button When entering a new MAC address make sure that it is unique within your network Wi Fi Bridging Support To be able to connect to wireless networks from your virtual machine 1 Click the Type field 2 Choose the AirPort adapter from the Bridged Network list and click OK to apply the changes After you perform these steps your virtual machine will be able to connect to the Internet through the AirPort adapter of your Mac When you try to connect to the Internet via Wi Fi and the Wi Fi Access Point has the Validate DHCP
199. the mouse seamlessly between Windows and Mac OS X Synchronize the Windows time and date settings with those of Mac OS X Share your Mac OS X disks and folders with Windows Copy text and drag and drop objects from Mac OS X to Windows and vice versa Important Once you install Parallels Tools and restart Windows you don t have to do anything else Parallels Tools automatically just work without any action or configuration on your part To install Parallels Tools 1 Start Windows p 41 2 Choose Virtual Machine gt Install Parallels Tools and follow the onscreen instructions For more information on installing and updating Parallels Tools see Parallels Tools for Windows p 146 Can t Activate Parallels Desktop You must activate Parallels Desktop to be able to use all of its features If you are having trouble activating Parallels Desktop try the following Make sure the activation key you re using is for the version of the software being installed Make sure you re entering the key correctly If you purchased and downloaded Parallels Desktop from the Internet you received an activation key via email For best results copy and paste the key from the email If you have a boxed copy of Parallels Desktop the key is printed on the DVD sleeve Make sure you enter the entire key 30 characters Dashes are added automatically If still can t activate Parallels Desktop check this Knowledge Base Article for an extended list of so
200. then click Network 3 In the Network pane make sure that the Connected option is selected 4 Choose AirPort from the list After you perform these steps Windows is able to connect to the Internet through the AirPort adapter of your Mac If you can t configure your virtual machine to function in the Bridged Ethernet mode consider using Shared Networking or Host Only Networking For the information about troubleshooting networking problems refer to the Parallels knowledge base http kb parallels com available at the Parallels website Connect Windows to a VLAN If your Mac is a VLAN virtual local area network member Parallels Desktop allows you to bridge Windows to this VLAN To bridge Windows to the VLAN do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon II in the menu bar and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 5 Click Hardware and then click Network 6 Select Bridged Network gt VLAN from the Type list and make sure the Connected option is enabled Windows is bridged to the selected VLAN 103 Use Windows on Your Mac Optimize Performance If Windows isn t working as speedily as you d like there are several simple ways you can optimize its performance This section contains many helpful instructions for doing just that Read this section to find out how you can tune Windows for speed Set How Much
201. top with Expose but in Windows there are no keys or key combinations that enable you to perform the same action because there is no Expose in Windows Enable or Disable Mac OS X System Shortcuts By default when a Windows program is active the customizable function keys F1 F2 F3 and so on continue to activate Mac OS X functions such as adjusting the brightness or displaying the Dashboard To disable or re enable these functions Select or deselect Enable Mac OS X system shortcuts checkbox 81 Use Windows on Your Mac Connect USB Devices Many USB devices such as mice and printers are available by default to both Windows and Mac OS X when you connect them to your Mac Some USB devices such as an Apple iPhone can only be used with either Mac OS X applications or Windows programs but not both at the same time When you connect such a device you can choose whether you want to use it with Mac OS X or Windows To connect a USB device 1 Connect the device to a USB port on your Mac 2 If Windows is running and the device can t be used with both Windows and Mac OS X at the same time you re prompted to choose which one you want to use it with To use the device with Mac OS X applications click the Mac icon To use it with Windows programs click the Windows screen New USB device detected Windows 7 m Apple iPhone alt Hold to remember the choice 82 Use Windows on Your Mac You can connect up to 1
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203. tual disks o 106 enabled it will become disabled after you enable Undo Disks 96 Use Windows on Your Mac Set Password Requirements For added security you can set Parallels Desktop to require an administrator password to perform certain functions 1 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Options and select Security 3 Select one or more of the following to require a Mac OS X administrator password to perform the selected action Exit full screen mode A password is required to exit full screen mode p 55 Change virtual machine state A password is required to start stop suspend pause or shut down p 47 Windows Manage snapshots A password is required to create or delete a snapshot p 126 or revert to a snapshot 97 Use Windows on Your Mac Encrypt Windows to Protect It from Unauthorized Use If you store any important data using Windows programs it is highly recommended that you encrypt Windows to protect your data from any unauthorized use Encrypt Windows To encrypt Windows it must be shut down 1 Select Windows and click Virtual Machine gt Configure gt Options gt Security 2 Inthe Security pane click Turn On specify a password and click OK Warning The specified password is very import
204. uccessful login If you don t do that you will be required to enter the root password when starting the system config printer administration tool in the next step 2 Start the system config printer administration tool by doing one of the following Click System gt Administration gt Printing or Start the Terminal and enter the following commana system config printer 3 In the displayed window click New Printer 4 Inthe next window you must type a printer name Under this name the printer will be displayed in your Linux guest operating system You can also enter the printer description and location When ready click Forward 5 Now you have to specify how your Mac printer will be shared with the virtual machine As the printer is connected to the virtual machine printer port select LPT 1 or another port to which the printer is connected and click Forward 6 Then specify the printer manufacturer and model No matter what printer you have choose either HP Color LaserJet 8500 PS or Apple Color LW 12 660 PS When ready click Forward 7 Click Apply to finish setting up the printer Now the printer is properly configured and you can use it to print documents from your Linux virtual machine 87 Use Windows on Your Mac Set Up a Printer Using Bonjour If you have more than one Mac connected to your home network you can use Apple Bonjour for Windows to share any printer connected to any of them To see the list of al
205. uctions Note To be able to install Parallels Tools you must be logged in to Windows as an administrator Using an External Storage Device Important After importing your data you may need to reactivate some of your Windows programs using the activation keys you received when you purchased the programs To import your data from a PC using an external storage device 1 Connect an external storage device to your Windows PC 2 Onthe Windows PC open Parallels Transporter Agent by clicking the Start menu and choosing All Programs gt Parallels gt Parallels Transporter Agent 3 Click the external storage device icon 30 Install or Import Windows Click Next Parallels Transporter Agent collects information about the Windows PC If you don t want to log in to Windows automatically whenever you start up Windows select Do not enable Automatic Logon When ready click Next Choose whether you want to migrate all your files and data or only Windows applications When ready click Next Choose where you want to store your data You can also click Customize and select which Windows volumes to migrate Select Name and Location amp Preparation Automatic Logon amp Documents Migration Destination 31 Install or Import Windows 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 When ready click Next In the next step there s a warning about Windows activation that might be required when you start using it To pr
206. ull Screen mode to Coherence mode do one of the following Press Control Option Alt click the View menu and select Exit Full Screen Then open the View menu and select Enter Coherence Move the pointer to the upper left corner of the screen until the corner peels back and click Exit Full Screen Then choose View gt Enter Coherence Exit Full Screen Clone a Virtual Machine If you need an exact copy of a virtual machine you can clone it A clone is a separate virtual machine fully identical to the original one To make a clone 1 Start Parallels Desktop 2 Inthe Parallels Virtual Machines list select the virtual machine you want to clone it must be shut down and choose File gt Clone 3 Choose where you want to store the clone By default Parallels Desktop stores clones in your Documents gt Parallels folder 4 Click Save to start cloning the virtual machine 119 Advanced Topics Back Up a Virtual Machine Most people don t seriously consider regular backups as a necessity until they have experienced a significant data loss You should create your own backup strategy to protect yourself from data loss Virtual machines are as vulnerable to crashes as physical computers You can back up your virtual machine using one or several of the following methods Configure the regular backup settings in the Backup pane of the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog Use third party backup utilities like Acronis Online Backu
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208. ur entire screen so it looks just like it would if you were using a Windows PC In Full Screen mode Mac OS X and all of the Parallels Desktop controls are hidden To switch to Full Screen mode do one of the following From Coherence mode click the Parallels icon l in the menu bar then choose Exit Coherence Then click the View menu and select Enter Full Screen From Window mode choose View gt Enter Full Screen If you are using Mac OS X Lion and in Window mode click the Full Screen icon double arrows in the upper right corner of the window To exit Full Screen mode do one of the following Press Command Control F If one of the screen corners is configured to exit Full Screen see below move the pointer to that corner until it peels back and then click Exit Full Screen Exit Full Screen If you are using Mac OS X Lion and one of the screen corners is set to show the menu bar p 60 move the pointer to that corner and then click the Full Screen button in the top right corner of the menu 59 Use Windows on Your Mac Adjust Full Screen Settings You can customize how Windows appears and behaves when in Full Screen mode To access Full Screen settings 1 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon II in the menu bar and choose Configure and then click Options If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure
209. vary for different guest OSs Refer to the table below to learn the memory and hard disk values that are allocated to a virtual machine depending on the guest operating system that will be installed in it Virtual hard disks for typical virtual machines are always created in the expanding format p 172 Guest Operating systems ea eee Sei MB ae eae oe ate MB 2 Adapter Mac OS X 1024 32 64 000 wy Pe a Windows 7 1024 256 64 000 y K ip P Windows Server 2008 1024 128 64 000 y y g P Windows Vista 1024 256 64 000 y g 2 w Windows XP 1024 256 64 000 y w ip 0 Windows 2003 1024 64 64 000 y wy i d Windows 2000 256 256 64 000 gi y y y Windows ME 256 32 8 000 2 y i P Windows NT 256 32 4 000 g g i ad Windows 98 256 32 8 000 g g p A Windows 95 128 32 2 000 2 2 W y Windows 3 11 64 32 2 000 Ww ry W P Other Windows 1024 128 64 000 y w w 0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 1024 32 64 000 g y y RA SUSE Linux Enterprise 1024 32 64 000 yi ty tA y Debian GNU Linux 1024 32 64 000 gi wy y a Ubuntu Linux 1024 32 64 000 j w A Y Fedora Linux 1024 32 64 000 y y i CentOS Linux 1024 32 64 000 2 y y 116 Advanced Topics OpenSUSE Linux 1024 32 64 000 yi A i a Mandriva Linux 1024 32 64 000 y a w P Other Linux kernel 2 6 1024 32 64 000 gi W i y Other Linux kernel 2 4 1024 32 64 000 y g P va Other Linux 1024 32 64 000 g g g d FreeBSD 8 x 256 32 64 000 g w A W FreeBSD 7 x 256 32 64 000 j w A P Other FreeBSD 256 32 64 000 y A A OS 2 Wa
210. work printer in Windows make sure that Your Mac can access the Internet Windows is configured to work in either the Shared networking mode or Bridged networking mode and can access the Internet too The user account in Windows has permission to access the network printer You know the printer IP address After that you can log in to Windows and install a network printer In Windows Before adding a network printer in Windows download and install an appropriate printer driver For detailed information on installing the printer driver refer to the printer manufacturer documentation To add a network printer in Windows 7 or Windows Vista 1 2 90 Open the Windows Start menu and select Control Panel In the Control Panel window select Hardware and Sound and click Add a printer in the Devices and Printers section Printers in Windows Vista The Add Printer wizard opens In the first window click Add a network wireless or Bluetooth printer In the next window click The printer that want isn t listed In the Find a printer by name or TCP IP address window select Add a printer using a TCP IP address or hostname and click Next In the Type a printer hostname or IP address window do the following 1 Select TCP IP Device from the Device type menu 2 Specify the printer IP address in the Hostname or IP address field 3 Clear the Query the printer and automatically select the driver to use option if it is selected
211. ws starts automatically when you start Parallels Desktop Note Windows starts when you open a Windows program p 42 regardless of this setting Set the Startup View This setting affects the Windows view mode only when you open Windows from the Parallels Virtual Machines list If you start Windows by opening a Windows program it always starts in Coherence view From the Startup View menu choose Coherence Window Full Screen Modality or Same as last time Set What Happens When You Shut Down Windows Choose one of the following from the On Shutdown menu Keep window open If Windows is set to appear in a separate window the window stays open when you stop or shut down Windows 49 Use Windows on Your Mac Close window If Windows is set to appear in a separate window the window closes when you stop or shut down Windows Quit Parallels Desktop Parallels Desktop quits when you stop or shut down Windows Set What Happens When You Close the Parallels Desktop Window These settings affect what happens only when Windows is set to appear in a separate window From the On Window Close menu choose Suspend Force to stop or Ask me what to do Set How Windows Works with Mac OS X Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac allows you to work seamlessly between Windows and Mac OS X For example you can cut and paste text and share files between the two There are a number of ways that you can set the level of integration between Windows and
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213. ying and pasting between Mac OS X and Windows Parallels Tools p 196 must be installed In most cases Parallels Tools are installed by default Copying and pasting between Mac OS X and Windows is unavailable if you isolate Mac OS X from Windows Set a Program to Open When You Insert a CD or DVD You can set the Windows program of your choice to open when you insert a music CD picture CD video DVD or a blank CD or DVD From the Mac OS X Finder choose Apple menu gt System Preferences Click CDs amp DVDs From the disc type menu of your choice choose Open other application A O N Choose a Windows program from username Applications Parallels Windows Applications When you insert a disc of the type you selected the Windows program you chose automatically opens Note 1 If you re unable to set a Windows program to open when you insert a CD or DVD be sure that sharing Mac OS X applications p 69 is enabled and that Mac OS X CD DVD ROM is not selected in CD DVD Preferences p 180 2 To enable a Windows program to open when you insert a CD or DVD Parallels Tools must be installed o 196 In most cases Parallels Tools are installed by default 63 Use Windows on Your Mac Share Items Between Mac OS X and Windows Parallels Desktop allows you to easily access your Mac OS X files using Windows programs and also to access Windows files using Mac OS X applications Read on to learn about all the ways you ca

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