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Installing Parallels Desktop 17
Installing Parallels Desktop
If you purchased Parallels Desktop from the Parallels online store, download the latest build
from Parallels Download Center (http://www.parallels.com/download/desktop/pdfm5-en_US).
When the download is complete, open the Parallels Desktop DMG package file. To start the
installation, double-click Install.
If you purchased a boxed copy of Parallels Desktop, insert the Parallels Desktop installation disk
into the optical drive of your Mac. Open the Parallels Desktop DMG package and double-click
Install.
1 Parallels Desktop will connect to the Parallels update server and check for available updates.
If there is a newer version of Parallels Desktop available, you will be offered to install the
most recent version of Parallels Desktop. If you do not want to install the most recent
version, you may choose to install the version from the installation media.