User`s guide

Installing Parallels Desktop 22
Activating Parallels Desktop
To fully run Parallels Desktop, you should activate it with an activation key. If you purchased a
boxed version of the program, you can find the activation key printed on the installation CD
sleeve. If you purchased the program online, the activation key was sent to your e-mail. If you
downloaded a copy of Parallels Desktop to evaluate it before buying, you can get a trial
activation key valid for a certain period of time.
After you activate your copy of Parallels Desktop, you can run virtual machines, install
operating systems and various applications in them.
Activating Your Copy of Parallels Desktop
To activate Parallels Desktop:
1 Choose Activate Product from the Help menu.
2 In the Activate Product dialog, specify your name and your company name in the Name and
Organization fields (optional) and type the activation key into the Product Key field:
 To get a trial activation key, click the free trial activation key link.
 To buy a permanent activation key, click purchase a permanent activation key.
Click OK when finished.
Now that your copy of Parallels Desktop is activated, you can create virtual machines, install
operating systems in them, and work with the virtual machines' applications side by side with
the applications of your primary OS.