User`s guide

Configuring a Virtual Machine 171
Options
The virtual machine options include the following settings:
 Startup and Shutdown (p. 172). In this pane, you can define a number of parameters related
to the procedures of starting and shutting down your virtual machine.
 Optimization (p. 174). These settings relate to the virtual machine performance.
 Services (p. 177). This pane allows you to manage two Parallels Tools-related parameters:
the time synchronization between you virtual machine guest OS and Mac OS X and the
mouse pointer automatic capture and release.
 Security (p. 179). The Security settings determine the overall level of virtual machine's
isolation from Mac OS X.
 Shared Folders (p. 180). In this pane, you can manage shared folders and their parameters.
 Shared Profile (p. 182). These preferences let you access your Mac OS X desktop and some
of Mac Home folders directly from the Desktop and the corresponding folders in your
Windows guest OS.
 Shared Applications (p. 184). These settings relate to sharing applications between the guest
Windows OS and Mac OS X.
 Internet Applications (p. 186). In this pane, you can set rules to open similar items with the
same Internet applications, no matter to which system they belong.
 SmartMount (p. 188). These settings relate to the automatic detection and mounting of
removable devices in your virtual machines.
 SmartGuard (p. 190). In this pane, you can schedule the automatic creation of snapshots.
 Undo Disks (p. 192). In this pane, you can enable and configure the Undo Disks option.
 Crystal & Coherence (p. 194). In this pane, you can configure a number of options related to
the Crystal and Coherence view modes for your virtual machine.
 Full Screen (p. 196). In this pane, you can configure a number of options related to the Full
Screen view mode.
 Modality (p. 198). In this pane, you can configure a number of Modality-related options for
your virtual machine.
 Gestures & Apple Remote (p. 200). After enabling the options in this pane, you can use the
Apple Remote and a touchpad to control some Windows applications in your virtual
machine.