User`s guide

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Contents
Introduction 7
About Parallels Desktop............................................................................................................................... 7
About This Guide......................................................................................................................................... 8
Organization of This Guide .............................................................................................................. 8
Documentation Conventions............................................................................................................. 9
Getting Help............................................................................................................................................... 10
Feedback .................................................................................................................................................... 10
Acknowledgements.................................................................................................................................... 11
Virtual Machine Technology Basics 12
Virtual Machine Technology Overview..................................................................................................... 12
Parallels Virtual Machine........................................................................................................................... 13
Installing Parallels Desktop 15
System Requirements................................................................................................................................. 16
Installing Parallels Desktop........................................................................................................................ 17
Installing Parallels Desktop in Windows........................................................................................ 18
Installing Parallels Desktop in Linux.............................................................................................. 20
Activating Parallels Desktop...................................................................................................................... 22
Registering Parallels Desktop .................................................................................................................... 23
Upgrading from Parallels Workstation 2.2 to Parallels Desktop for Windows and Linux......................... 25
Updating Parallels Desktop........................................................................................................................ 26
Automatic Updating........................................................................................................................ 27
Manual Updating ............................................................................................................................ 28
Removing Parallels Desktop...................................................................................................................... 29
Principles of Working With Parallels Desktop 30
Starting Parallels Desktop.......................................................................................................................... 30
Interface Basics.......................................................................................................................................... 31
Menus ............................................................................................................................................. 32
Toolbar............................................................................................................................................ 33
Status Bar........................................................................................................................................ 36
Parallels Desktop Tray Icon............................................................................................................ 37
Setting Parallels Desktop Preferences........................................................................................................ 37
General Preferences ........................................................................................................................ 38
Keyboard Preferences..................................................................................................................... 40
Memory Preferences....................................................................................................................... 42
Network Preferences....................................................................................................................... 43
USB Preferences............................................................................................................................. 46
Update Preferences ......................................................................................................................... 48
Feedback Preferences...................................................................................................................... 50
Proxy Server Preferences................................................................................................................ 51