User`s guide

C HAPTER 3

Installing Parallels Desktop

This chapter describes the system requirements and provides the information on how to install

Parallels Desktop on your Mac and activate it.

In This Chapter

System Requirements............................................................................................................ 16

Installing Parallels Desktop................................................................................................... 17

Activating Parallels Desktop................................................................................................. 20

Registering Parallels Desktop ............................................................................................... 22

Upgrading to Parallels Desktop 5..........................................................................................24

Updating Parallels Desktop................................................................................................... 25

Removing Parallels Desktop................................................................................................. 28

System Requirements

Before installing Parallels Desktop, make sure that your computer meets the hardware and

software requirements listed below.

Hardware Requirements

 Any Macintosh computer with an Intel processor (1.66 GHz or greater). To run 64-bit

operating systems in virtual machines, an Intel Core 2 or later processor is required.

 Minimum 1 GB of memory, 2 GB of memory is recommended.

Note: Your Mac must have enough memory to run Mac OS X and your Mac applications,

plus the memory required for the virtual machine's operating system and the applications

installed in it.

 At least 450 MB of disk space on the boot volume for the program installation.

 About 15 GB of disk space for each virtual machine.

Software Requirements

 Mac OS X Snow Leopard v10.6

 Mac OS X Leopard v10.5.2 or later

 Mac OS X Tiger v10.4.11 or later

To get information about your Mac OS X version, type of processor, and amount of memory,

choose About This Mac from the Apple menu.