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Contents Welcome to Parallels Desktop..................................................................................8 What You Can Do ............................................................................................................. 9 Set Up Your Mac to Use Windows Programs.................................................................... 9 Other Operating Systems................................................................................................
Contents Set Windows to Appear in a Single Window.......................................................................... 55 Set Windows to Take Up the Whole Screen .......................................................................... 59 Set Windows to Look Like Mac OS X .................................................................................... 62 Copy and Paste Between Mac OS X and Windows...............................................................
Contents Speed Up Games and Graphics Programs ......................................................................... 108 Pause Windows When No Programs Are Open................................................................... 109 Use Windows on Your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch ....................................................... 110 Save a Picture of the Screen .........................................................................................
Contents Parallels Tools for Linux ....................................................................................................... 148 Parallels Tools for Mac ........................................................................................................ 153 Install Sound Driver in OS/2 and eComStation .................................................................... 154 Modality Mode ......................................................................................................
Contents Tips and Troubleshooting .....................................................................................195 Install Parallels Tools for Seamless Operation Between Windows and Mac OS X .......... 196 I Can't Activate Parallels Desktop.................................................................................. 196 Windows Seems Slow .................................................................................................. 197 Configure 5.1 or 7.
CHAPTER 1 Welcome to Parallels Desktop Congratulations on purchasing Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac. You no longer have to choose between the Mac or the PC - Parallels Desktop lets you use Windows side-by-side with Mac OS X on your Mac. Use this guide to quickly set up and start using Parallels Desktop. In This Chapter What You Can Do .................................................................................................... 9 Set Up Your Mac to Use Windows Programs .................................
Welcome to Parallels Desktop What You Can Do With Parallels Desktop, you can: • Open Windows programs side-by-side with your Mac OS X applications, without having to restart • Copy and paste text and drag and drop objects between Mac applications and Windows programs • Run Windows games and other 3D programs • Transfer all your data from a PC and use it on your Mac • Purchase, download, and install a new copy of Windows directly from Parallels Desktop • Easily share files, devices, and other res
Welcome to Parallels Desktop Other Operating Systems Important: This guide is focused on using Parallels Desktop with Windows XP or Windows 7. Using Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac you can run several other kinds of operating systems (p. 114) on your Mac, such as several flavors of Linux and Unix, Mac OS X Server, older versions of Windows, and more.
CHAPTER 2 Install or Upgrade Parallels Desktop Follow the instructions in this chapter to install or upgrade Parallels Desktop. Note: You can either purchase a boxed version of Parallels Desktop 7 or download it from the the Parallels website. In This Chapter What You Need ........................................................................................................ 12 Install Parallels Desktop ............................................................................................
Install or Upgrade Parallels Desktop What You Need To install and set up Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac, you need: • A Mac computer with: • An Intel Core 2 Duo processor or better • At least 2GB of RAM (4GB recommended to run Windows 7) Note: Your Mac must have enough RAM memory to use Mac OS X and its applications plus the memory required for each additional operating system (and its programs) that you want to use simultaneously. • At least 1.
Install or Upgrade Parallels Desktop Install Parallels Desktop You can be up and running with Parallels Desktop in a few easy steps: 1 Make sure you have the latest version of Mac OS X by choosing Apple menu > Software Update (you must have an Internet connection). If a later version of Mac OS X is available, select it and click Install.
Install or Upgrade Parallels Desktop If your computer is connected to the Internet, Parallels Desktop checks for available updates. If an update is available, click "Download and install new version" to get the latest version of Parallels Desktop. 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to install Parallels Desktop. Activate Parallels Desktop Once the installation is finished, you must enter your Product Activation Key to activate Parallels Desktop.
Install or Upgrade Parallels Desktop Upgrade Parallels Desktop If you already have Parallels Desktop 5 or 6 follow these steps to upgrade to Parallels Desktop 7. 1 If you haven't already done so, purchase and download a "Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac Upgrade," available from the Parallels Online Store at www.parallels.com/buyonline. A Product Activation Key is sent to the email address you provide. 2 If Parallels Desktop is open, quit Parallels Desktop.
Install or Upgrade Parallels Desktop Install Software Updates Periodically, Parallels provides free software updates to improve Parallels Desktop. By default, Parallels Desktop is configured to automatically check for and download available software updates once a week. When an update is available, Parallels Desktop prompts you to install it. Simply follow the onscreen instructions.
Install or Upgrade Parallels Desktop 2 Do one of the following: • To adjust the frequency that Parallels checks for software updates, choose Never, Once a Day, Once a Week, or Once a Month from the Check for Updates menu. • To choose whether you want Parallels Desktop to download updates automatically, select or deselect Download updates automatically. If you choose not to download updates automatically, Parallels Desktop notifies you when an update is available and asks whether you want to download it.
CHAPTER 3 Install or Import Windows There are a few ways to get Windows up and running on your Mac: • Download, and install Windows (p. 19) (US and Canada only) • Install Windows from a Windows installation disc (p. 21) • Import your data from a Windows PC (p. 22) • Use Windows that you already have installed from a Boot Camp partition (p. 36) • Import Windows from a previous version of Parallels Desktop or other virtualization software (p.
Install or Import Windows Download and Install Windows If this is your first time using Parallels Desktop and you don't have a copy of Windows, you can purchase, download, and install Windows directly from Parallels Desktop. Your Mac must be connected to the Internet. To purchase, download, and install Windows: 1 Open Parallels Desktop (in the Applications folder) and choose File > New. 2 Click Buy Windows 7. 3 Select a version of Windows.
Install or Import Windows Once Windows is installed, you can start it up by opening a Windows program (p. 42) or by clicking the power button in the Parallels Virtual Machines list. Important: The first time you start Windows, Parallels Tools are installed to allow seamless operation between Windows and Mac OS X. Once Parallels Tools are installed, you're prompted to restart Windows. If you didn't select Express installation in step 5 above, you must install Parallels Tools manually (p. 196).
Install or Import Windows Install Windows from an Installation Disc If you have a Windows installation DVD and a valid Windows product key, you can install Windows from the disc and use it with Parallels Desktop. To install Windows: 1 Open Parallels Desktop (in the Applications folder) and choose File > New. 2 Insert the Windows installation disc. 3 Click Install Windows from DVD or image file. 4 Select the Windows installation disc from the Install from menu.
Install or Import Windows Important: The first time you start Windows, Parallels Tools are installed to allow seamless operation between Windows and Mac OS X. Once Parallels Tools are installed, you're prompted to restart Windows. If you didn't select Express installation in step 5 above, you must install Parallels Tools manually (p. 196). When you install Windows, Parallels Desktop creates an administrator account with a blank password.
Install or Import Windows Requirements for Importing Your Data To import your data to your Mac, you need a Windows computer with: • Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or later, Windows Vista, or Windows 7. Note: You can also use a computer running Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit only), Windows Server 2008, or Windows 2000 Professional (32-bit only).
Install or Import Windows Using a Parallels USB Cable Important: After importing your data from your PC, you may need to reactivate some of your Windows programs using the activation keys you received when you purchased the programs. The Parallels USB cable required for this method is included with Parallels Desktop Switch to Mac Edition. If you don't have the Parallels USB cable, import your data using one of the other methods.
Install or Import Windows 3 Connect the Parallels USB cable to your Windows PC and to your Mac. 4 If the Windows PC is running Windows XP, the Found New Hardware wizard opens. In this wizard: a Select Yes, this time only, and click Next. b Select Install the software automatically (Recommended), and click Next. c A Hardware Installation warning appears. Click Continue Anyway. d Drivers for the Parallels USB cable are installed. Click Finish to exit the wizard.
Install or Import Windows 8 If the Windows Installation Files window appears, insert the Windows installation disc into your Mac and click Continue. 9 If you don't want to log in to Windows automatically whenever you start up Windows, select Do not enable Automatic Logon. When ready, click Continue. 10 Choose whether you want to migrate all your files and data or only Windows applications. When ready, click Continue.
Install or Import Windows When ready, click Continue. 13 In the next step there's a warning about Windows activation that might be required when you start using it. To proceed, read this message, select I want to continue and click Continue. 14 Once the migration is complete, click Done. 15 Start Windows (p. 41). 16 Once Windows starts up, choose Virtual Machine > Install Parallels Tools and follow the onscreen instructions.
Install or Import Windows 4 On your Mac, open Parallels Desktop and choose File > New. 5 Select Migrate from a PC and click Continue. 6 Select Network and click Continue. 7 Find the passcode displayed in Parallels Wizard on your Mac and enter it in Parallels Transporter Agent on your Windows PC. You can also connect to the source Windows PC using its name or IP address. To do so, click Use IP address instead, select the Windows PC name from the list or type the IP address, and click Continue.
Install or Import Windows 8 If you have chosen to use the computer name or IP address, provide the Windows administrator credentials. Parallels Desktop connects to Parallels Transporter Agent and starts collecting information about the source computer. 9 If the Windows Installation Files window appears, insert the Windows installation disc into your Mac and click Continue. 10 If you don't want to log in to Windows automatically whenever you start up Windows, select Do not enable Automatic Logon.
Install or Import Windows When ready, click Continue. 14 In the next step there's a warning about Windows activation that might be required when you start using it. To proceed, read this message, select I want to continue and click Continue. 15 Once the migration is complete, click Done. 16 Start Windows (p. 41). 17 When Windows boots up, choose Virtual Machine > Install Parallels Tools and follow the onscreen instructions.
Install or Import Windows 4 Click Next. Parallels Transporter Agent collects information about the Windows PC. 5 If you don't want to log in to Windows automatically whenever you start up Windows, select Do not enable Automatic Logon. When ready, click Next. 6 Choose whether you want to migrate all your files and data or only Windows applications. When ready, click Next. 7 Choose where you want to store your data. You can also click Customize and select which Windows volumes to migrate.
Install or Import Windows When ready, click Next. 8 In the next step there's a warning about Windows activation that might be required when you start using it. To proceed, read this message, select I want to continue and click Next. 9 Once the migration is complete, click Done to quit Parallels Transporter Agent. 10 Disconnect the storage device from the Windows PC and connect it to your Mac. 11 On your Mac, open Parallels Desktop and choose File > New. 12 Select Migrate from a PC and click Continue.
Install or Import Windows General Tips This section provides solutions to some errors that may occur during the import process. Parallels Transporter Agent Doesn't Work Correctly If you experience any problems while importing, make sure that the snapman.sys driver is installed in C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\. If the snapman.sys driver is not installed, follow these steps: 1 Uninstall Parallels Transporter Agent. 2 Restart your Windows PC. 3 Reinstall Parallels Transporter Agent.
Install or Import Windows If Your Mac Fails to Connect with Parallels Transporter Agent Firewall applications may block connections between your Mac and Parallels Transporter Agent on the Windows PC. Firewall problems in Mac OS X If your Mac fails to connect with Parallels Transporter Agent on your Windows PC, the reason may be that the built-in Mac firewall blocks the connection to Parallels Transporter Agent.
Install or Import Windows Problems Using a Program After an Import Programs that depend on specific hardware may not work in Parallels Desktop. If you import from several source volumes, the disk drive letters are changed. Make sure that the program paths are set correctly. See Windows Help for more information.
Install or Import Windows Use Boot Camp with Parallels Desktop Boot Camp is a feature of Mac OS X that lets you start up your Mac in Windows.
Install or Import Windows Important: The first time you start Windows after setting Parallels Desktop to work with Boot Camp, Parallels Tools are installed to allow seamless operation between Windows and Mac OS X. Once Parallels Tools are installed, you're prompted to restart Windows.
Install or Import Windows Download and Install the Windows 8 Consumer Preview Parallels Desktop allows you to download and install the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. It is a free pre-beta version of Windows 8 for consumers. Your Mac must be connected to the Internet. To download and install the Windows 8 Consumer Preview: 1 Open Parallels Desktop (in the Applications folder) and choose File > New. 2 Click Download Windows 8 Consumer Preview Free. 3 Select a version of Windows.
Install or Import Windows Important: The first time you start Windows, Parallels Tools are installed to allow seamless operation between Windows and Mac OS X. Once Parallels Tools are installed, you're prompted to restart Windows. If you didn't select Express installation in step 5 above, you must install Parallels Tools manually (p. 196). When you install Windows, Parallels Desktop creates a user account that has the same name as your Mac account and a blank password.
CHAPTER 4 Use Windows on Your Mac Read this chapter to find out all about using Windows programs on your Mac. Learn how to get started using Windows programs, set how Windows programs work with Mac OS X, share applications, files, and folders between Mac OS X and Windows, connect devices, print, customize your keyboard, and more. In This Chapter Get Started .............................................................................................................. 40 Set How Windows Works with Mac OS X.
Use Windows on Your Mac Start Windows To use Windows programs on your Mac, Windows must be running. The simplest way to start Windows is to open a Windows program (p. 42). If Windows isn't already running when you open a Windows program, it starts automatically in Coherence mode (p. 51). Important: If Windows was previously shut down, you may need to enter your Windows password. You can also start Windows by doing the following: 1 Open Parallels Desktop.
Use Windows on Your Mac Open a Windows Program Opening a Windows program is as easy as opening a Mac application. Here are several ways to open Windows programs: • From the Windows Applications folder in the Dock • From the Windows Start menu • From the Mac OS X Finder • From the Dock • Using Spotlight searching • Using Launchpad (if you are using Mac OS X Lion) Note: All Windows program icons can be easily identified by the Parallels Desktop symbol lower-right corner of the icon.
Use Windows on Your Mac To open a Windows program using the Windows Applications folder: • Click the folder, and then choose a program. To add the Windows applications folder to the Dock: 1 Do one of the following: • Option-click (Alt-click) the Parallels icon in the menu bar and choose Configure. • If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen, choose Virtual Machine > Configure. 2 Click Options and then click Applications.
Use Windows on Your Mac Note: You can also Command-click or Right-click the Parallels icon. 2 Click the program you want. Mac OS X Finder You can also open a program by double-clicking its icon in the Finder. To find Windows programs in the Finder: • 44 Double-click the Windows volume on the desktop, and then open the Program Files folder.
Use Windows on Your Mac Note: To show the Windows volume on the desktop, the Mac OS X Finder must be enabled to show connected servers. Click anywhere on the desktop and choose Finder > Preferences, and then select Connected servers. You can make an alias for a Windows program on the Mac OS X desktop, then double-click it anytime to open the program. To make an alias for a Windows program on the Mac OS X desktop: • Select the program in the Finder and choose File > Make Alias.
Use Windows on Your Mac • Start the Windows program you want, right-click its icon in the Dock, and choose Add to Launchpad. To remove a Windows program from Launchpad, start the program, right-click its icon in the Dock, and choose Remove from Launchpad. Install Windows Programs You install Windows programs on your Mac just as you would on a Windows PC.
Use Windows on Your Mac Shut Down or Suspend Windows When you're finished using Windows programs, you can leave Windows running in the background as you work with your Mac applications. Or you may want to stop Windows from running so more of your computer's resources are available for your Mac applications. There are a few ways to stop Windows.
Use Windows on Your Mac in the menu bar and choose Actions > Resume. • Option-click (Alt-click) the Parallels icon • If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen, choose Virtual Machine > Resume. If you quit Parallels Desktop while Windows is paused, you're prompted to either Suspend or Stop Windows first. Shut Down Windows Shutting down Windows in Parallels Desktop is just like shutting down Windows on a PC.
Use Windows on Your Mac Startup and Shutdown Settings Using Startup and Shutdown settings, you can: • Set whether Windows starts automatically when you open Parallels Desktop • Set which view mode (Coherence, Window, or Full Screen) Windows starts up in when you open it from the Parallels Virtual Machines list.
Use Windows on Your Mac • Close window: If Windows is set to appear in a separate window, the window closes when you stop or shut down Windows. • Quit Parallels Desktop: Parallels Desktop quits when you stop or shut down Windows. Set What Happens When You Close the Parallels Desktop Window These settings affect what happens only when Windows is set to appear in a separate window. From the On Window Close menu, choose Suspend, Force to stop, or Ask me what to do.
Use Windows on Your Mac Merge Windows and Mac OS X You can set Windows and Mac OS X to work seamlessly together, as if they were part of a single operating system. In this mode, called Coherence mode, Windows programs appear on the Mac desktop next to your Mac applications, and documents from Windows programs and Mac applications are stored in the same folders.
Use Windows on Your Mac If you opted to use Windows "Like a Mac" when you first installed Windows, Parallels Desktop is already set to Coherence mode. Switch to Coherence Mode To switch from Window mode to Coherence mode, do one of the following: • Choose View > Enter Coherence. • Press Control-Command-Return. To switch from Full Screen mode to Coherence mode, do one of the following: • Press Control-Option (Alt), click the View menu and select Exit Full Screen.
Use Windows on Your Mac Use the menu for these common functions: • Click the Parallels icon to open a basic menu that provides the following items: • Windows Start Menu: Access the Windows Start menu. • Devices: Manage hardware devices like printers and DVD drives. • Exit Coherence: Switch to Window mode • Request Support: Fill out a problem report and request support from Parallels Desktop. • Parallels Desktop Help: Access onscreen help. • Quit: Quit Parallels Desktop.
Use Windows on Your Mac Adjust Coherence Settings You can customize how Windows appears and behaves when in Coherence mode. To customize Coherence mode: 3 Do one of the following: • Option-click (Alt-click) the Parallels icon click Options. in the menu bar and choose Configure, and then • If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen, choose Parallels Desktop > Configure, and then click Options. 4 54 Click Coherence.
Use Windows on Your Mac 5 Select or deselect any of the following: • Use Crystal Mode:Deselect to disableCrystal mode. With Crystal mode disabled, the Parallels Desktop menu bar becomes visible, and the level of integration between Mac OS X and Windows is reduced. • Show Windows notification area in menu bar: Select to display the Windows system tray icons in the Mac OS X menu bar. • Allow applications to switch to full screen: Some programs, most notably 3D games, work best when running at full screen.
Use Windows on Your Mac To switch to Window mode from Coherence mode, do one of the following: • Click the Parallels icon • Press Control-Command-Return. in the menu bar, then choose Exit Coherence. To switch to Window mode from Full Screen mode, do one of the following: • Press Command-Control-F. • Press Control-Option (Alt), click the View menu and select Exit Full Screen. Status Bar When using Parallels Desktop in Window mode, the status bar at the bottom of the window shows clickable icons.
Use Windows on Your Mac Note: If you don't see the status bar, click the triangle next to the gear icon. The following devices have the icons on the status bar: • Keyboard • Floppy disk drive • CD/DVD drive • Hard disk • Network adapter • Sound card • USB controller • Shared folders • Serial port • Parallel port If the icon appears in the status bar, Parallels Tools are installed.
Use Windows on Your Mac Adjust Window Mode Settings You can customize how Parallels Desktop appears and behaves when in Window mode. Set Whether Windows Programs Show in the Dock: You can choose whether or not to show icons for Windows programs in the Mac OS X Dock when in Window mode. If you prefer to work with programs by manipulating them on the Windows desktop, you may not want to be distracted by seeing them in the Dock alongside your Mac OS X application icons.
Use Windows on Your Mac Set Windows to Take Up the Whole Screen You can set Windows to occupy your entire screen, so it looks just like it would if you were using a Windows PC. In Full Screen mode, Mac OS X and all of the Parallels Desktop controls are hidden. To switch to Full Screen mode, do one of the following: • From Coherence mode, click the Parallels icon in the menu bar, then choose Exit Coherence. Then click the View menu and select Enter Full Screen.
Use Windows on Your Mac Adjust Full Screen Settings You can customize how Windows appears and behaves when in Full Screen mode. To access Full Screen settings: 1 Do one of the following: • Option-click (Alt-click) the Parallels icon click Options. in the menu bar and choose Configure, and then • If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen, choose Virtual Machine > Configure, and then click Options. 2 60 Click Full Screen.
Use Windows on Your Mac 3 In this Full Screen pane, you can adjust any of the settings listed below. Choose the Full Screen Mode You Want to Use By default, Parallels Desktop is configured to use the Mac OS X Lion's native Full Screen. When you switch Windows to this mode, it becomes displayed on a separate Desktop (Space). If you have two displays connected to your Mac and switch Windows to the native Full Screen, Windows becomes available on the primary display. The other is grayed out.
Use Windows on Your Mac • Off. If Parallels Tools (p. 143) are installed, Windows resolution matches that of the Mac. If Parallels Tools (p. 143) aren't installed, Windows resolution remains unchanged. If it is lower than that of the Mac, Windows is displayed on the black background. If higher, Windows has scroll bars. • Auto. If Parallels Tools (p. 143) are installed, Windows resolution matches that of the Mac. If Parallels Tools (p. 143) aren't installed, Windows resolution remains unchanged.
Use Windows on Your Mac Copy and Paste Between Mac OS X and Windows Parallels Desktop allows you to copy and paste pictures, formatted text (italic, bold, or underlined, of various colors, fonts, and sizes) between Mac OS X applications and Windows programs. If you opted to use Windows "Like a Mac" when you first installed Windows, copying and pasting between Mac OS X and Windows is already enabled.
Use Windows on Your Mac Share Items Between Mac OS X and Windows Parallels Desktop allows you to easily access your Mac OS X files using Windows programs, and also to access Windows files using Mac OS X applications. Read on to learn about all the ways you can share folders, files, and applications between Mac OS X and Windows.
Use Windows on Your Mac Share Files and Folders Parallels Desktop allows you to share folders between the Mac OS X and Windows file systems, so you can easily open Mac OS X files from Windows programs and Windows files from Mac OS X applications. Set Mac OS X and Windows to Use the Same Folders You can set Mac OS X and Windows to use the same folders for things like music, documents, pictures, your desktop, and deleted files.
Use Windows on Your Mac • If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen, choose Virtual Machine > Configure. 3 Click Options and select Sharing. 4 Do one of the following: • To share just the folders in your Home folder, choose Home folder only from the Shared Folders menu. • To share all your Mac OS X folders, choose All disks from the Shared Folders menu. • To share any folder you want, click Custom Folders and click the add (+) button, then choose the folder you want to share.
Use Windows on Your Mac Once you share a Mac OS X folder with Windows you can: • Disable the folder sharing by deselecting On. • Change the folder name that will be displayed in Windows by double-clicking the folder name in the Name column and typing another name. • Restrict writing to this folder by clicking Read & Write in the Permissions folder and choosing Read only. You will not be able to add items to the folder. 5 Click OK. Note: 1.
Use Windows on Your Mac Note: If the Windows disk icon doesn't appear on the Mac OS X desktop, from the Finder choose Finder > Preferences > General and make sure that Connected servers is selected. To unmount Windows from the desktop: 1 Start Windows. (p. 41) 2 Option-click (Alt-click) the Parallels icon Options and select Sharing. in the menu bar and choose Configure. Then click Note: If Windows is running in Window mode (p. 55), choose Configure from the Virtual Machine menu.
Use Windows on Your Mac Share Applications and Programs You can access Mac OS X applications from within Windows and you can access Windows programs from Mac OS X. For example, if you locate a file using the Open menu in a Windows program and decide you would rather open the file using a Mac OS X application, you can. If you opted to use Windows "Like a Mac" when you first installed Windows, sharing applications is already enabled.
Use Windows on Your Mac • Type the name of the application you're looking for in the search field, then choose the application from the list. Enable Sharing Windows Programs When sharing Windows programs is enabled, you can open Windows programs from the Mac OS X Finder. You can also choose to add a folder to the Dock containing all your Windows programs for easy access. 4 Do one of the following: • Option-click (Alt-click) the Parallels icon in the menu bar and choose Configure.
Use Windows on Your Mac Set Files to Open in the Application or Program of Your Choice You can set files of a particular type that you open from the Mac OS X Finder to open in the Windows program of your choice. For example, you could set files ending in .txt to always open in Windows Notepad. You can also set files opened from Windows to always open in the Mac OS X application of your choice.
Use Windows on Your Mac 1. Right-click (or Control-click) a file in Windows, choose Open With from the shortcut menu, and click Choose default program. 2. Select an application, choose Always use the selected program to open this kind of file, and click OK. Note: To set files to open in the application or program of your choice, Parallels Tools must be installed (p. 196). In most cases, Parallels Tools are installed by default. Also, the Isolate Mac from Windows (p.
Use Windows on Your Mac Setting Internet Links to Always Open in Mac OS X or Windows By default, clicking a link (such as a web page URL) in Windows opens the default Windows program for that link type, and clicking a link in Mac OS X opens the default Mac OS X application. You can set links of a particular type to always open in Mac OS X or in Windows. For example, you could set web pages to always open in Windows Internet Explorer, even if the link is clicked in a Mac OS X application.
Use Windows on Your Mac Share External Storage Devices and Volumes When you connect an external storage device, such as a USB drive, to your Mac, you can access the contents from Mac OS X applications. Using SmartMount, you can set Parallels Desktop to automatically mount storage devices and volumes to Windows. That way, you can access the contents from both Mac OS X and Windows.
Use Windows on Your Mac Apply Mac OS X Parental Controls to Windows If you have administrator rights in Mac OS X, you can use parental controls to prevent others with accounts on your Mac from using certain Windows programs or accessing certain web sites. To apply parental control settings: 1 In Mac OS X, choose Apple menu > System Preferences and click Parental Controls. 2 Click the lock if it's not unlocked, and then enter an administrator name and password.
Use Windows on Your Mac Set Your Mouse or Trackpad to Right-Click Many tasks in Windows, such as bringing up shortcut menus, are accomplished by right-clicking. By default, Parallels Desktop is set to mimic a right-click when you press Shift+Control and click the mouse. You can change which key combination triggers a right-click.
Use Windows on Your Mac Control Programs with Trackpad Gestures or the Apple Remote You can use the Apple Remote to control some Windows programs. If you have an Apple portable computer, such as a Macbook, or if you have an Apple Magic Trackpad, you can use gestures, such as swiping left or right across the trackpad, to control some Windows programs. Note: You can control some Windows programs using three-finger swipes only if Parallels Desktop is installed in Mac OS X Leopard or Snow Leopard.
Use Windows on Your Mac Skip to the next song Ctrl+F Swipe right with three fingers Play the previous song Ctrl+B Swipe left with three fingers Volume up F8, Up Arrow, wheel up n/a Volume down F9, Down Arrow, wheel down n/a Media Player Classic (k-lite) Start playback/pause Space n/a Volume up F8, Up Arrow, wheel up n/a Volume down F9, Down Arrow, wheel down n/a Start playback/pause X to start, C to pause n/a Volume up Up Arrow, wheel up n/a Volume down Down Arrow, wheel down n
Use Windows on Your Mac Rotate counterclockwise Ctrl+L n/a Rotate left with two fingers 79
Use Windows on Your Mac Customize the Keyboard Both Mac OS X and Windows provide extensive keyboard shortcuts. For example, in Mac OS X you can hold down the Command key and press Q (Command-Q) to quit the current application. By default, Parallels Desktop maps common Mac OS X keyboard shortcut key combinations to the equivalent Windows key combinations. That way if you're used to, for example, pressing Command-C to copy text in Mac OS X, you don't have to switch to the Windows equivalent, Control-C.
Use Windows on Your Mac Pressing a key combination in the From column while working in a Windows program triggers the key combination in the To column. 4 Do one of the following: • To edit an existing key combination, double-click the key combination. Click modifier keys to select or deselect them. If you wish, change the character in the text field. • To delete a key combination, select it and click the Remove button • To add a new key combination, click the Add button . .
Use Windows on Your Mac Connect USB Devices Many USB devices, such as mice and printers, are available by default to both Windows and Mac OS X when you connect them to your Mac. Some USB devices, such as an Apple iPhone, can only be used with either Mac OS X applications or Windows programs, but not both at the same time. When you connect such a device, you can choose whether you want to use it with Mac OS X or Windows. To connect a USB device: 1 Connect the device to a USB port on your Mac.
Use Windows on Your Mac You can connect up to 15 USB 2.0 and 32 USB 1.1 devices to your Mac and use them with Windows. You can connect and use up to 30 USB printers. Important: To be able to use a USB device with Windows programs, you may need to install Windows drivers for the device. Typically you can download drivers from the manufacturer's website. You can also set what happens when any new USB device is connected and set particular USB devices to always be used with either Mac OS X or Windows (p.
Use Windows on Your Mac To access USB Settings: 1 Do one of the following: • Option-click (Alt-click) the Parallels icon in the menu bar and choose Preferences. • If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen, choose Parallels Desktop > Preferences. 2 Click USB. Set What Happens When You Connect a New USB Device to Your Mac Choose one of the following: • Connect it to my Mac. New USB devices are automatically available for use with Mac OS X applications.
Use Windows on Your Mac Print from Windows By default, Windows is set to use the same printer that you use with Mac OS X. Simply print from a Windows program the way you normally would. You can also set Windows to use a different printer. There are a few ways to set up printing in Windows: • Share any of the printers connected to your Mac. • Connect to a local printer using Apple Bonjour. • Connect to a network printer. • Connect a USB printer directly to Windows.
Use Windows on Your Mac Share a Printer Connected to Your Mac If you selected "Like a Mac" when you installed and set up Windows, you can use any printer connected to your Mac with Windows programs. (If you selected "Like a PC", see below for instructions on sharing printers connected to your Mac.) To print a document from a Windows program: • Open the document and simply print it the way you normally would (for example, choose File > Print).
Use Windows on Your Mac The procedure of adding a printer in a Linux guest operating system depends on the Linux distribution. In this example, we describe how to add a printer to a virtual machine running RHEL 5.4 Server. However, you can use these guidelines as general instructions on how to add a printer to a Linux virtual machine: 1 Start the Linux virtual machine and log in when the guest operating system boots up. Note: You must log in as root or acquire root privileges after successful login.
Use Windows on Your Mac Set Up a Printer Using Bonjour If you have more than one Mac connected to your home network, you can use Apple Bonjour for Windows to share any printer connected to any of them. To see the list of all Windows operating systems supported by Bonjour, please refer to http://support.apple.com/kb/dl999. Important: To share a Mac printer with Windows via Apple Bonjour, Windows must be configured to work in the Bridged networking mode.
Use Windows on Your Mac If the required printer model is not listed, you can do one of the following: • Install the printer drivers in Windows. Then click Have Disk button in the Install Bonjour Printer window and specify the path to the .inf file located in the folder where you installed the printer drivers. • In the Install Bonjour Printer window, select Generic in the Manufacturer list and Generic/Postscript in the Model list. Click Next.
Use Windows on Your Mac Set Up a Network Printer You can install a network printer directly into Windows. Before installing a network printer in Windows, make sure that: • Your Mac can access the Internet. • Windows is configured to work in either the Shared networking mode or Bridged networking mode and can access the Internet too. • The user account in Windows has permission to access the network printer. • You know the printer IP address.
Use Windows on Your Mac 7 If prompted to specify additional port information, choose Standard, select Generic Network Card from the list, and click Next. 8 In the Install Printer Software window, specify the manufacturer and model of the network printer. If the required printer model is not listed, click Have Disk button and specify the path to the .inf file located in the folder where you installed the printer driver. When ready, click Next. 9 Continue with the printer configuration procedure.
Use Windows on Your Mac The procedure of setting up a network printer in a Linux or FreeBSD guest operating system depends on the Linux or FreeBSD distribution and printer. In this example, we describe how to set up a network printer in a virtual machine running RHEL 5.4 Server. However, you can use these guidelines as general instructions on how to set up a network printer in a Linux or FreeBSD virtual machine. Note: For more detailed information, refer to the CUPS documentation.
Use Windows on Your Mac CUPS performs the installation. If the installation is successful, the "Printer has been configured successfully" message is displayed. Now you can use this printer to print documents from the virtual machine. Set Up a USB Printer You can connect a USB printer directly to Windows. In this case, the printer isn't available to Mac OS X. If you want to use the printer to print both from Mac OS X and from Windows, see Share a Mac Printer (p. 86).
Use Windows on Your Mac Use the Built-in iSight Camera or Another Webcam If your Mac or display has a built-in iSight camera, or if you connect a compatible external webcam, by default you can use it with Windows. To use a built-in iSight or external camera with Windows: • Simply open a Windows program that uses a camera, you should be able to select the iSight or external camera for use with the program.
Use Windows on Your Mac Protect Your Data from Viruses Parallels Desktop offers complementary 90-day subscriptions to Kaspersky antivirus protection for both Mac OS X and Windows. To take advantage of these offers, you download and install Kaspersky Internet Security for Windows and Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac. When the trial periods expire, you can purchase permanent activation keys. Download and Install Kaspersky Internet Security for Windows 1 Open Parallels Desktop and start Windows.
Use Windows on Your Mac Isolate Mac OS X from Windows You can isolate Mac OS X from Windows, so that they no longer share folders, profiles, and applications, connected external devices are no longer automatically accessible by Windows, and you can no longer copy or move objects between Windows and Mac OS X. Isolating Mac OS X from Windows may provide a higher level of security by not allowing compromised items from one OS to come into contact with the other.
Use Windows on Your Mac Set Password Requirements For added security, you can set Parallels Desktop to require an administrator password to perform certain functions. 1 Do one of the following: • Option-click (Alt-click) the Parallels icon in the menu bar and choose Configure. • If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen, choose Virtual Machine > Configure. 2 3 Click Options and select Security.
Use Windows on Your Mac Encrypt Windows to Protect It from Unauthorized Use If you store any important data using Windows programs, it is highly recommended that you encrypt Windows to protect your data from any unauthorized use. Encrypt Windows To encrypt Windows (it must be shut down): 1 Select Windows and click Virtual Machine > Configure > Options > Security. 2 In the Security pane, click Turn On, specify a password, and click OK. Warning: The specified password is very important.
Use Windows on Your Mac Connect to the Internet or a Network Parallels Desktop allows you to use three types of networking with Windows: • Shared Networking: Windows programs share a network connection with Mac OS X. This is the default setting. • Bridged Ethernet: Windows can use one of your Mac's network adapters. This makes Windows appear as a separate computer on the network. • Host-only networking: Windows can access only your Mac. In most cases, you don't need to adjust network settings.
Use Windows on Your Mac You may wish to use Shared Network mode in the following cases: • Your Mac accesses the Internet via a modem or another non-Ethernet device. • You need to access the Internet from inside Windows but are concerned about security. • You have problems with working in the Bridged Ethernet mode. To configure Windows to use Shared Networking: 1 Do one of the following: • Option-click (Alt-click) the Parallels icon in the menu bar and choose Configure.
Use Windows on Your Mac To configure Windows to work in the Bridged Ethernet mode: 1 Do one of the following: • Option-click (Alt-click) the Parallels icon in the menu bar and choose Configure. • If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen, choose Virtual Machine > Configure. 2 Click Hardware and then click Network. 3 In the Network pane, make sure that the Connected option is selected. 4 Select the appropriate network adapter from the list.
Use Windows on Your Mac To configure Windows to use Host-Only Networking: 1 Do one of the following: • Option-click (Alt-click) the Parallels icon in the menu bar and choose Configure. • If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen, choose Virtual Machine > Configure. 2 Click Hardware and then click Network. 3 In the Network pane, make sure that the Connected and Host-Only Network options are selected.
Use Windows on Your Mac Use Wi-Fi with Windows If your Mac is already connected to the Internet wirelessly, by default Windows is also set to access the Internet wirelessly, with no setup required. If you change your network setup, you can reconfigure a Wi-Fi connection using the Bridged Ethernet mode, When operating in this mode, Windows appears on the network as a stand-alone computer with its own IP address and network name.
Use Windows on Your Mac Optimize Performance If Windows isn't working as speedily as you'd like, there are several simple ways you can optimize its performance. This section contains many helpful instructions for doing just that. Read this section to find out how you can tune Windows for speed. Set How Much Memory is Allocated to Windows Parallels Desktop is set to allocate a certain amount of your Mac's available RAM memory to Windows and the rest to Mac OS X.
Use Windows on Your Mac 3 Move the memory slider to somewhere within the recommended range, indicated by the graphic under the slider (see above). 4 If you use Windows programs that require lots of memory, like 3D or video production programs, move the slider towards the right side of the range. If not, set it somewhere in the middle or to the right. If you change this setting and then you don't like how Windows is performing, then try a different setting.
Use Windows on Your Mac Optimization Settings Using Optimization settings, you can: • Optimize performance for either Mac OS X applications or Windows programs • Tune Windows for speedier performance or more graphical features • If you're using a MacBook or other portable computer, optimize your computer for better battery life or higher performance • Conserve disk space To access Optimization settings: 1 Do one of the following: • Option-click (Alt-click) the Parallels icon in the menu bar and c
Use Windows on Your Mac Optimize Performance for Mac OS X Applications or Windows Programs Choose one of the following from the Performance menu: • Faster virtual machine: More of your computer's resources are given to Windows. The performance of Windows programs may be increased significantly, but Mac OS X applications may slow down. • Faster Mac: More of your computer's resources are given to Mac OS X.
Use Windows on Your Mac In most cases, the space that Windows takes up on your hard disk expands as you add files and other data, but isn't reduced when you delete data. To set Parallels Desktop to automatically reduce disk space periodically: • Select Automatically compress virtual disks. Twice a day, Parallels Desktop reviews disk space. If unused space takes up more than 50 percent of the Windows hard disk image size, the disk space is freed up for your use.
Use Windows on Your Mac Pause Windows When No Programs Are Open You can conserve your computer's resources by setting Windows to pause automatically when no Windows programs are open. That way, more resources such as RAM and CPU can be used for Mac OS X applications. To set Windows to pause when no programs are open: 1 Do one of the following: • Option-click (Alt-click) the Parallels icon in the menu bar and choose Configure.
Use Windows on Your Mac Use Windows on Your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch You can use the Parallels Mobile app to access and control Windows remotely from your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch.
Use Windows on Your Mac Connect Directly to Your Mac for a Faster Experience If your Mac and your iOS device are on the same Wi-Fi network, you can bypass the Internet and connect your device directly to your Mac for a faster experience. 1 In Parallels Desktop on your Mac, do one of the following: • Option-click (Alt-click) the Parallels icon in the menu bar and choose Preferences. • If Windows is running in Window mode (p. 55), choose Parallels Desktop > Preferences. 2 Click Mobile.
Use Windows on Your Mac Set the Appearance of the Parallels Desktop Dock Icon You can choose which type of icon appears in the Mac OS X Dock when Parallels Desktop is open. 1 Do one of the following: • Option-click (Alt-click) the Parallels icon then click General. in the menu bar and choose Preferences, and • If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen, choose Parallels Desktop > Preferences, and then click General.
CHAPTER 5 Advanced Topics This chapter is intended to give you additional information on how to work with Parallels Desktop and virtual machines. In This Chapter Work with Virtual Machines....................................................................................... 113 Use Other Operating Systems on Your Mac ............................................................. 137 Install or Update Parallels Tools ................................................................................
Advanced Topics Supported Guest Operating Systems Any of the following guest operating systems can be installed in Parallels Desktop virtual machines.
Advanced Topics Debian® Linux 5.0 Mac OS Mac OS X Lion 10.7.x Mac OS X Lion Server 10.7.x Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server 10.6.x Mac OS X Leopard Server 10.5.x Chrome Chrome OS Solaris Open Solaris 2009.06 Solaris® 10 BSD FreeBSD® 7.x, 8.x OS/2 OS/2® Warp 4.5, 4 eComStation™ 1.2 Please note that Parallels Desktop does not include operating system installation discs or their images. You should purchase them separately.
Advanced Topics Default Configurations A typical virtual machine has the following basic virtual hardware: CPU, memory, hard disk drive, floppy disk drive, sound device, CD/DVD drive, network adapter, USB controller, serial port, printer port connected to the printer set as the default in Mac OS. Note: Apart from the basic hardware, you can add new devices to your virtual machine using the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog (p. 169).
Advanced Topics OpenSUSE Linux 1024 32 64,000 Mandriva Linux 1024 32 64,000 Other Linux kernel 2.6 1024 32 64,000 Other Linux kernel 2.4 1024 32 64,000 Other Linux 1024 32 64,000 FreeBSD 8.x 256 32 64,000 FreeBSD 7.x 256 32 64,000 Other FreeBSD 256 32 64,000 OS/2 Warp 4.5 256 32 2,000 OS/2 Warp 4 128 32 2,000 eComStation 1.2 256 32 2,000 Other OS/2 128 32 2,000 MS-DOS 6.
Advanced Topics Change the Virtual Machine Name The name of a virtual machine is displayed in the Parallels Virtual Machines list and, at the top of the guest OS window when you are running in Window mode. To change the virtual machine name: 1 Do one of the following: • Option-click (Alt-click) the Parallels icon in the menu bar and choose Configure. • If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen, choose Virtual Machine > Configure.
Advanced Topics To enable the Coherence view mode: • Parallels Tools must be installed (p. 148). • Disable Linux 3D effects. The way you can do this depends on your Linux distribution. For example, in Fedora 14 click System > Preferences > Desktop Effects and select Standard. To learn how to disable Linux 3D effects in other Linux OSs, refer to the operating system documentation.
Advanced Topics Back Up a Virtual Machine Most people don't seriously consider regular backups as a necessity until they have experienced a significant data loss. You should create your own backup strategy to protect yourself from data loss. Virtual machines are as vulnerable to crashes as physical computers. You can back up your virtual machine using one or several of the following methods: • Configure the regular backup settings in the Backup pane of the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog.
Advanced Topics Note: Acronis doesn't support backing up virtual machines that use Boot Camp as their hard disks. Clone the Virtual Machine You can create a complete clone of the virtual machine using Clone Virtual Machine Assistant. For details, see Clone a Virtual Machine (p. 119). Copying the Virtual Machine Files You can locate your virtual machine in Finder and create a backup copy of the virtual machine file (PVM).
Advanced Topics Browse Virtual Hard Disks in Mac OS X For easy access to Windows files, you can mount the virtual hard disk (on which Windows is installed) in Mac OS X. Mount a Virtual Hard Disk to the Mac OS X Desktop If you need the virtual hard disk (on which Windows is installed) to be mounted to the Mac OS X desktop when Windows is running, open Finder, choose Finder > Preferences > General and select the Connected servers option.
Advanced Topics If you choose the PVM file of a Parallels virtual machine or the configuration file of a third-party virtual machine that has several virtual hard disks, all its volumes will appear as mounted in Finder. If you want to mount a single virtual hard disk, double-click the virtual hard disk file to mount it with Parallels Mounter. The icon for the selected hard disk appears in the sidebar of the Finder window, together with other Mac OS X icons.
Advanced Topics Create and Use Virtual Machine Templates On the basis of your virtual machines you can create templates. Later you can use them to create multiple identical virtual machines. To create a virtual machine template, you can: • convert a virtual machine to a template; or • clone a virtual machine to a template. The difference between these two ways is that when you convert a virtual machine to a template, you can't run it until you convert the template back to the virtual machine.
Advanced Topics Deploy a Template to the Virtual Machine To deploy a template back to the virtual machine: 1 Start Parallels Desktop. 2 In the Parallels Virtual Machines list, right-click the template you want to deploy and choose Deploy to Virtual Machine. 3 Choose where you want to store the resulting virtual machine. By default, Parallels Desktop stores virtual machines in your Documents > Parallels folder. 4 Click Save to start deploying the template to the virtual machine.
Advanced Topics Save Snapshots of a Virtual Machine A snapshot is a saved state of the guest OS. It's useful to create snapshots, for example, before: • you're going to run some programs that may damage the guest OS; or • if you're going to configure some guest OS software that requires a lot of settings; or • if you want to mark milestones in the development process. Note: 1. Snapshots cannot be created for Windows virtual machines that use the Boot Camp partition. 2.
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Advanced Topics To automate snapshots, click the SmartGuard menu and choose one of the following: • Optimize for Time Machine. If you select this option, a snapshot will be taken every 24 hours. Time Machine, when backing up your Mac, will not back up the entire virtual machine, but only its latest snapshot.
Advanced Topics 2 In the Parallels Virtual Machines list, select the virtual machine which snapshot you want to delete. 3 Click Virtual Machine > Manage Snapshots. 4 Select the snapshot you want to delete and click Delete. When you delete an intermediate snapshot, the information it contains is merged into the next snapshot.
Advanced Topics Change Virtual Machine Configuration at Runtime Parallels Desktop allows you to connect or disconnect certain devices at runtime or switch some of them for using other media. Generally, the following virtual devices can be connected or disconnected at runtime: • Floppy disk drive • CD/DVD-ROM drives • Network adapter • Sound device • USB device • Shared folders If printer and serial ports are present in the virtual machine configuration, you can also manage them at runtime.
Advanced Topics Parallels Desktop automatically detects all USB devices plugged into your Mac computer. The devices that are currently connected to the virtual machine appear in the list from the Device menu. You cannot use a USB device in Mac OS X while it is being used by the virtual machine. Connecting a Shared Folder The Shared Folders options available at runtime are similar to the settings in the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog.
Advanced Topics Use Keyboard Shortcuts If you want to send a key combination to a running virtual machine, do one of the following: • Press the key combination that you want to send to your virtual machine when the keyboard input is captured inside the virtual machine window; • in the virtual machine status bar and click the key combination that Click the keyboard icon you want to send to your virtual machine; or • Click the Devices menu, point to the Keyboard item, and click the key combination that
Advanced Topics Remove a Virtual Machine Remove a Virtual Machine from your Mac If you don't need a virtual machine any more, you can permanently remove it from your Mac: Warning: Before removing, check that none of the virtual machine files (e.g. virtual hard disk) are used by other virtual machines. If you remove a Boot Camp virtual machine, the Boot Camp partition with Windows installed remains available on your Mac. 1 Shut down the virtual machine if it is running and click File > Remove.
Advanced Topics Download Pre-configured Virtual Appliances If you don't have enough time to create a new virtual machine with the required configuration, you can download a ready-to-use virtual machine with a predefined configuration. Downloading Parallels Virtual Appliances Parallels Virtual Appliances are pre-built Fedora and Ubuntu virtual machines. To download such an appliance and use it with Parallels Desktop: 1 Choose New from the File menu.
Advanced Topics Set the Guest OS Type and Version You can change which guest OS a virtual machine is configured to work with. You need to change it in the following cases: • If you upgrade the guest operating system (for example, from Windows XP to Windows 7), you need to change the guest OS type and version correspondingly or Parallels Tools (p. 143) may start working incorrectly.
Advanced Topics Enable Spoken Commands You can work with Windows or other guest OSs using the following spoken commands: Commands Description Start Starts a virtual machine. Suspend Suspends a virtual machine. Shut Down Shuts down a virtual machine. Pause Pauses a virtual machine. Stop Stops a virtual machine. Reset Resets a virtual machine. Snapshot Opens the Snapshot Manager window. Make Screenshot Makes a screenshot of the Guest OS window and stores it on the Mac OS X Desktop.
Advanced Topics Get Acronis Online Backup As an additional benefit, Parallels provides you with Acronis Online Backup. It is an online backup tool for Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP. Acronis Online Backup allows you to back up your Windows data up to 250 GB with full security and protection. For Parallels Desktop users, Acronis Online Backup is free for 90 days.
Advanced Topics Import Linux and Your Data from a PC You can import Linux and your data from a PC over a network or using an external storage device. These procedures are identical to the same ways of importing Windows (p. 22). You can import the following Linux operating systems: OS Name 32-bit 64-bit Migration Method Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 5 Network, External Storage Ubuntu® Linux 8.
Advanced Topics 4 Click OK to save the virtual machine configuration. Initial Partitioning and Formatting 1 Start the virtual machine. You will see the black screen and messages indicating the process of booting to MS DOS. 2 When prompted, enter the following command: fdisk Fdisk (MS-DOS utility) is used to partition hard disks and floppy disks. 3 The Fdisk options will be listed. Choose the operation to perform (the default choice is 1) and press Return (Enter) to continue.
Advanced Topics 1 Start the virtual machine using the same bootable floppy image. 2 Insert the Windows 98 installation CD or connect an ISO image of the installation disc choosing CD/DVD > Connect Image from the Devices menu. 3 If you created only one primary partition (disk C:), by default, your CD/DVD drive will have the drive letter D:. Type the command: D:\setup.exe and press Return(Enter). The installation starts and the files are copied from the CD to the virtual hard disk.
Advanced Topics Improve Graphics Performance in Windows NT/98/ME If you have Windows NT, Windows 98, or Windows ME installed on your Mac, you can improve graphics performance by installing a video driver. To install a video driver in Windows 98 and Windows ME: 1 Start Windows 98, or Windows ME. 2 When the guest OS boots up, choose Virtual Machine > Install Parallels Tools. 3 In Windows, click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display.
Advanced Topics 10 Confirm that you want to install the video driver. 11 When you are prompted to restart the guest OS in the System Settings Change dialog box, click Yes. The new settings are applied once the virtual machine is restarted.
Advanced Topics To add a new profile, click the Add button . In the Choose base profile window, specify the new profile name and select the base profile from the list. After the profile is created, you can submit the changes by clicking OK, then return to the Keyboard pane of Parallels Desktop Preferences, select this new profile in the Profile list, and configure its shortcuts.
Advanced Topics Parallels Tools Overview Parallels Tools are a suite of special utilities that help you use your virtual machines in the most comfortable and efficient way.
Advanced Topics Windows Shared Folders Tool Linux Mac OS X Coherence Tool Windows Linux Shared Profile Tool Shared Applications Tool Shared Internet Applications Tool The Coherence tool allows you to work with your Windows or Linux applications like if they were Mac applications. It hides the virtual machine's window leaving only guest OS and Mac applications visible.
Advanced Topics Parallels Tools for Windows Important: To take advantage of much of the functionality Parallels Desktop offers, Parallels Tools must be installed.
Advanced Topics 2 In the Windows guest operating system, open My Computer, right-click the Parallels Tools disc and choose Open. 3 Double-click Setup.exe to launch the installer. Note: After you double-click Setup.exe in Windows 7 and Windows Vista, User Access Control (UAC) may ask you whether to allow or deny the Parallels Tools installation. In this case, you need to allow the installation. 4 Follow the wizard's instructions to complete the installation.
Advanced Topics Parallels Tools for Linux Parallels Tools can be installed in Linux guest operating systems that comply with the following requirements: • glibc 2.3.4 and later • libstdc++ 3.4.6 and later (libstdc++.so.6) • gcc 3.4.6 and later (including C++ support) • make 3.80 • X Window System X11R6.7, X11R6.8, X11R6.8.99, X11R7.0, X11R7.1, X11R7.2 (1.3), X11R7.3 (1.
Advanced Topics You can connect and mount the Parallels Tools ISO image file manually. Right-click the CD/DVD drive icon in the virtual machine's window status bar and choose Connect Image. In the Finder window, go to the hard disk folder (normally named "Macintosh HD"), select the /Library/Parallels/Tools/ folder, select the prl-tools-lin.iso file, and click Open to connect it to the virtual machine. 3 Start a terminal in your Linux guest OS.
Advanced Topics umount /dev/cdrom 5 To mount the Parallels Tools installation disc image, enter the following: mount -o exec /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom Note: /dev/cdrom is the virtual machine's CD/DVD drive and /media/cdrom is the mount point for this device. In some of the Linux operating systems the virtual CD/DVD drive may appear as /dev/hdb and the mount point /mnt/cdrom. Some Linux OSs do not have the CD/DVD drive mount point. In this case, you should create the mount point directory manually.
Advanced Topics 3 Type the following text at the end of the entry: selinux=0 and the whole entry will be: kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-8.el5 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet selinux=0 4 Save the file and restart the virtual machine. After the restart, mount the Parallels Tools disc image and try to install Parallels Tools. Update Parallels Tools Before updating Parallels Tools, you should perform the following actions: • Close all applications in the guest operating system.
Advanced Topics Installing and Upgrading Parallels Tools in Text Mode in Linux After upgrading to Parallels Desktop, the X Server may fail to start in Linux virtual machines. To fix the problem, you need to install Parallels Tools in text mode. 1 Start the virtual machine. 2 When you see a message that X Server failed to start, switch to another virtual console using Ctrl+Option+F1 (Ctrl+Alt+F1) and enter your login details.
Advanced Topics 10 When the installation of Parallels Tools is complete, restart your virtual machine. For general information on installing Parallels Tools in Linux, refer to Installing Parallels Tools in a Linux Guest OS. Parallels Tools for Mac Install Parallels Tools To install Parallels Tools in Mac OS X guest operating systems: 1 Start the Mac OS X guest operating system. 2 When it boots up, choose Virtual Machine > Install Parallels Tools.
Advanced Topics Install Sound Driver in OS/2 and eComStation Sound driver for OS/2 and eComStation can be installed from the prl-tools-other.iso CD image. Before starting the installation, connect the CD image with Parallels Tools to your virtual machine's CD/DVD drive. Choose Install Parallels Tools from the Virtual Machine menu. Before installing Sound Driver, make sure you have the multimedia support installed in the guest operating system.
Advanced Topics Modality Mode When you switch to Modality, you can resize the virtual machine windows and place them side by side with your Mac's applications. In the Modality mode, you can: • Resize the Windows window by dragging its lower-right corner. • Resize the Windows window while keeping its shape by pressing and holding the Option (Alt) key and dragging the lower-right corner of the window.
Advanced Topics In the Modality mode, the virtual machine window becomes transparent by default. You can specify the level of visibility in the Opacity field by dragging the slider between Transparent and Opaque. You can change the level of transparency for your virtual machine that is running when it is in the Modality mode. To manage the behavior of the virtual machine window in the Modality mode, use the following options selected by default: • Keep on top of other windows.
Advanced Topics Hide and Show Parallels Desktop When you are working with Parallels Desktop, you can hide and show it and all its windows by pressing the F6 shortcut. If Parallels Desktop is visible but running in the background, pressing F6 will bring Parallels Desktop and all its windows to focus. Note 1: To be able to use the F6 shortcut, make sure the Enable Mac OS X system shortcuts option is enabled in the Keyboard pane of Parallels Desktop Preferences.
Advanced Topics Remove Parallels Desktop To remove Parallels Desktop: 1 Locate and open the DMG installation image file that you used to install Parallels Desktop and double-click Uninstall. 2 In the Welcome dialog, click Continue. 3 In the Select components to uninstall window, select the components you want to remove and click Uninstall. Selecting the Application Settings option removes the Parallels Desktop settings, network settings, and the list of registered virtual machines from your computer.
Advanced Topics Confirm your choice of the components to be removed by clicking Uninstall. 4 Enter your password when prompted and click OK. 5 The uninstaller removes Parallels Desktop from your Mac. 6 When the removal is complete, click Close to quit the uninstaller. Remove Without Installation Disc Parallels Desktop can be removed without the installation disc using the Terminal.
Advanced Topics Advanced Preferences In the Advanced pane of Parallels Desktop Preferences, you can configure some additional settings.
Advanced Topics Configuring Network Preferences In the Advanced pane of Parallels Desktop Preferences, you can configure a number of networkrelated settings for Parallels Desktop and your virtual machines. Click Change settings and the window with network settings will appear. You can configure the range of IP addresses to be assigned to your virtual machines when they are operating in the host-only and shared networking modes.
Advanced Topics To view the list of all spoken commands available to manage your virtual machines, please refer to Enable Spoken Commands. Feedback To participate in the Customer Experience Program, select the corresponding option. If you join this program, Parallels will collect information about your Mac and virtual machines configuration. The collected information will help us to make the product better fit your needs.
Advanced Topics Shared Networking Settings To make changes the shared networking settings, click Network: Change settings in the Advanced pane of Parallels Desktop Preferences and select the Shared tab.
Advanced Topics In this window, you can make the necessary changes to the settings of the Parallels DHCP servers for IPv4 and IPv6. These servers, enabled by default, automatically assign IP addresses to your virtual machines operating in the shared networking mode. To disable any of these servers, clear the corresponding option. For more information about configuring shared networking, refer to Shared Networking.
Advanced Topics 3 Click OK to add the rule. When the rule is added, use the following IP address combination for external connections to your virtual machine: :. To e dit a rule, select it in the Port forwarding rules list, click the Edit button necessary settings, and click OK to apply them. , modify the To remove a port forwarding rule, select it in the Port forwarding rules list and click the Remove button . Click OK to save the changes, otherwise, click Cancel.
Advanced Topics In this window, you can make the necessary changes to the settings of the Parallels DHCP servers for IPv4 and IPv6. These servers, enabled by default, automatically assign IP addresses to the virtual machines operating in the host-only networking mode. To disable any of these servers, clear the corresponding option. Click OK to save the changes, otherwise, click Cancel. To restore the default settings, click Restore Defaults.
Advanced Topics SmartMouse The SmartMouse option allows the mouse to move smoothly between the virtual machine and your Mac. With this option enabled, Parallels Desktop automatically grabs the mouse input when you move the pointer to the virtual machine, and releases it when you move it back to Mac OS.
Advanced Topics Copy & Paste If you want to copy and paste data between the host and guest operating systems, select Share Mac clipboard. If the data you copy and paste between Mac OS X and your virtual machine is text and you want to preserve text formatting, select Preserve text formatting. Note: This functionality is available only for virtual machines with Parallels Tools installed (p. 196).
Advanced Topics Adding and Removing Devices Adding new devices to a virtual machine is easier than connecting new devices to a real computer. Removing or disconnecting devices is also easy.
Advanced Topics 4 If you selected any device except for a hard disk, the corresponding device with a typical configuration is added at once and ready for use. If you selected a hard disk, you should specify some parameters: • The hard disk type: a new image file or an existing one. Select Boot Camp if you want to add an existing Boot Camp partition as a hard disk to your virtual machine. • The hard disk location.
Advanced Topics Click OK, to add the hard disk. After you added a new virtual hard disk to the virtual machine configuration, it will be invisible to the operating system installed inside the virtual machine until the moment you initialize it. For detailed information on how to initialize the newly added hard disk, see Initializing the Newly Added Disk. After the new device is added, you can manage its properties as usual and start using it.
Advanced Topics Support for Virtual and Real Disks This section lists the types of disks that can be used by Parallels virtual machines and provides the information about basic operations you can perform on these disks. Supported Types of Hard Disks Parallels virtual machines can use either virtual hard disks or Boot Camp partitions as their hard disks. Virtual Hard Disks The capacity of a virtual hard disk can be set from 100 MB to 2 TB. Virtual hard disks can be of either plain or expanding format.
Advanced Topics Parallels Desktop can access real CD/DVD discs and images of CD/DVD discs. Parallels Desktop has no limitations on using multi-session CD/DVD discs. A virtual machine can play back audio CDs without any limitations on copy-protected discs. If your host computer has a recordable optical drive, you can use it to burn CD or DVD discs in a virtual machine. Parallels Desktop supports CD/DVD disc images in the ISO, CUE, and CCD formats.
Advanced Topics Boot Order Using the Boot Order settings, you can configure the virtual machine boot sequence, that is, the order in which the virtual machine will try to load the operating system from different boot devices. Note: These settings cannot be changed when the virtual machine is running. To edit the Boot Order settings, do the following: 1 Open the Virtual Machine menu or Alt-click (Option-click) the Parallels icon in the Mac menu bar (in the Crystal view mode) and choose Configure.
Advanced Topics The currently supported boot devices are listed below: • Hard Disk. Select this device if you want the virtual machine to boot up from its virtual hard disk drive. • CD/DVD-ROM. Select this device if you want the virtual machine to boot up from the media connected to its virtual CD/DVD-ROM drive. Note: The virtual machine will use the CD/DVD-ROM drive specified as CD/DVD-ROM 1 in its configuration. • Floppy Disk.
Advanced Topics If you want to prevent Virtual Machine Configuration from unauthorized changes, click the Lock icon at the bottom of the window. The next time someone wants to change the settings in any pane of Virtual Machine Configuration, an administrator's password will be required. Video To view and configure the amount of video memory available to the virtual machine video card, use the Video settings.
Advanced Topics In the Video memory field, you can set the amount of video memory that will be available to the virtual machine.
Advanced Topics Floppy Disk To view and configure the virtual machine floppy disk drive settings, use the Floppy Disk settings. To edit the device settings, do the following: 1 Open the Virtual Machine menu or Alt-click (Option-click) the Parallels icon in the Mac menu bar (in the Crystal view mode) and choose Configure. 2 In the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog, click Hardware and select this device name in the sidebar.
Advanced Topics Select the Connected option if you want the floppy disk drive or floppy disk image to be automatically connected to the virtual machine on its startup. In the Source field, specify the source device or image file that will emulate the virtual machine floppy disk drive: • If you want to use a real floppy disk drive, click the Source field and select the real device name from the list.
Advanced Topics CD/DVD-ROM To configure the virtual machine CD/DVD drive settings, use the CD/DVD settings. Virtual CD/DVD drives can be connected either to physical CD/DVD drives or to CD/DVD images. Note: You can connect up to 4 IDE devices (hard disks or CD/DVD drives), 6 SATA, and 15 SCSI devices to a virtual machine. Each device is listed separately in the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog and has its own number.
Advanced Topics Select the Connected option if you want the CD/DVD drive to be automatically connected to the virtual machine on its startup. To emulate the virtual CD/DVD drive, you can connect one of the real CD/DVD drives on your physical computer or a CD/DVD image file to the virtual machine. Note: Parallels virtual machines support ISO and DMG image files and may support CUE and CCD image files.
Advanced Topics Hard Disk To view and configure the virtual hard disk settings, use the Hard Disk pane of Virtual Machine Configuration. Parallels Desktop allows virtual machines to use hard disk images in the .hdd format and Windows Boot Camp partitions. Note: You can connect up to 4 IDE devices (hard disks or CD/DVD drives), 6 SATA, and 15 SCSI devices to a virtual machine. Each device is listed separately in the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog and has its own number.
Advanced Topics In the Source field, the virtual hard disk file (.hdd) that emulates the virtual machine hard disk is specified. You can change the hard disk source: • To use the Boot Camp partition as the virtual machine hard disk, click the Source field and select the Boot Camp partition name from the list.
Advanced Topics Note: If your virtual machine is running, has snapshots, or uses a Boot Camp partition as a hard disk, its virtual hard disks cannot be resized. To change the disk size, drag the slider or type the new size in the Size field. Select the Resize file system option if you want to change the file system size: • If you select the Resize file system option when increasing the disk size, the additional disk space will be added to the last volume.
Advanced Topics Compact a Virtual Hard Disk If you use an expanding (p. 172) virtual hard disk in your virtual machine, its image file size on the physical hard disk increases as you add new data to the virtual hard disk. When you delete some data from this virtual hard disk, free unused space appears on the disk, but the amount of space your virtual machine occupies on the hard disk of your Mac does not reduce. To free the unused space back to Mac, you can compress the virtual hard disk.
Advanced Topics Network Adapter Using the Network settings, you can change the network type used in your virtual machine. To edit the device settings, do the following: 1 Open the Virtual Machine menu or Alt-click (Option-click) the Parallels icon in the Mac menu bar (in the Crystal view mode) and choose Configure. 2 In the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog, click Hardware and select this device name in the sidebar. Note: If this device is absent, you can add it to Virtual Machine Configuration.
Advanced Topics Select the Connected option if you want the virtual machine to start up with this network adapter connected. You can choose one of the following network types for the virtual machine network adapter: • Shared Network. Select this option to enable the Network Address Translation (NAT) feature for the virtual machine. In this case, your virtual machine will share whatever network connection is currently used by the host computer.
Advanced Topics If you cannot configure your virtual machine to work in the Bridged Ethernet mode, you can consider using another network mode: Shared Network mode or Host-Only Network mode. If you want to prevent Virtual Machine Configuration from unauthorized changes, click the Lock icon at the bottom of the window. The next time someone wants to change the settings in any pane of Virtual Machine Configuration, an administrator's password will be required.
Advanced Topics Select the Connected option if you want the virtual machine to start up with the printer port connected. In the Port field, choose the port type. If available, you're recommended to use the USB port type. Connecting a printer to a virtual machine via USB ensures faster data transfer rate than connecting it via LPT. Notes: 1. You can connect up to 6 USB and up to 3 LPT printers to a single virtual machine. 2. You can connect a USB printer only if your virtual machine has a USB controller (p.
Advanced Topics Serial Port In the Serial Port pane, you can configure the virtual machine serial port settings. To edit the device settings, do the following: 1 Open the Virtual Machine menu or Alt-click (Option-click) the Parallels icon in the Mac menu bar (in the Crystal view mode) and choose Configure. 2 In the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog, click Hardware and select this device name in the sidebar. Note: If this device is absent, you can add it to Virtual Machine Configuration.
Advanced Topics Select the Connected option if you want the virtual machine to start up with the serial port connected. In the Source field, the source device that emulates this serial port is specified.Serial ports can be emulated by the following devices: • Real Port. To connect the virtual machine serial port to one of the existing serial ports on the host computer, choose the appropriate port on the host computer in the Source list. • Socket.
Advanced Topics Sound The Sound pane of Virtual Machine Configuration allows you to configure the virtual machine sound device parameters. To edit the device settings, do the following: 1 Open the Virtual Machine menu or Alt-click (Option-click) the Parallels icon in the Mac menu bar (in the Crystal view mode) and choose Configure. 2 In the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog, click Hardware and select this device name in the sidebar.
Advanced Topics Select the Connected option to have the sound device automatically connected on the virtual machine startup. Use the Input list to choose the necessary device. You can choose one of the following devices: • Default. Select this option if you want to use the input device set as default in Mac OS. • Built-in Microphone. Select this option if you want to use the built-in microphone. • Built-in Input. Select this option if you want to use one of the input devices from your Mac.
Advanced Topics USB A virtual machine can emulate only one USB controller, which provides you with the possibility to connect up to eight USB 2.0 and five USB 1.1 devices to the virtual machine. To edit the device settings, do the following: 1 Open the Virtual Machine menu or Alt-click (Option-click) the Parallels icon in the Mac menu bar (in the Crystal view mode) and choose Configure. 2 In the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog, click Hardware and select this device name in the sidebar.
CHAPTER 6 Tips and Troubleshooting If you're having trouble using Parallels Desktop, check this section for possible solutions. If you don't find the solution to your problem here, see More Resources (p. 206). In This Chapter Install Parallels Tools for Seamless Operation Between Windows and Mac OS X...... 196 I Can't Activate Parallels Desktop ............................................................................. 196 Windows Seems Slow...............................................................
Tips and Troubleshooting Install Parallels Tools for Seamless Operation Between Windows and Mac OS X Many issues with using Parallels Desktop can be solved by installing Parallels Tools. Parallels Tools help you work with Windows in the most comfortable and efficient way.
Tips and Troubleshooting Windows Seems Slow If Windows performance seems slow, try the following: • Quit applications and programs you aren't using: If you run a number of memoryconsuming applications and programs simultaneously, Windows performance may become slow. Quit any applications that you aren't using. You can also use Activity Monitor (located in the Mac OS X Finder in Applications > Utilities) to see how much of your Mac's memory each application is using.
Tips and Troubleshooting • Antivirus software may slow down your virtual machine: Windows may become slower after you install antivirus software. To be protected, you have to sacrifice performance. Note: Do not install more than one Windows antivirus program. • Run fewer virtual machines at once: If you are running multiple operating systems at once using Parallels Desktop, stop one or more of them to improve performance of the others.
Tips and Troubleshooting Configure 5.1 or 7.1 Surround Sound in a Virtual Machine If you have a 5.1 or 7.1 surround-capable sound card connected to your Mac (via USB or FireWire), you can use it in your virtual machine. Follow these steps: Step 1. Configure the sound card in Mac OS X. Step 2. Select the sound card as the sound output device in the virtual machine configuration. Step 3. Configure the sound card in the guest operating system.
Tips and Troubleshooting Configure the sound card in the guest operating system. In Windows 7/Vista: 1 Click Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound >Sound. 2 On the Playback tab, select Parallels Audio Controller and click Configure. 3 Select 5.1 Surround or 7.1 Surround (depends on your sound card), click Next several times, and then click Finish. 4 On the Playback tab, select Parallels Audio Controller again and click Properties.
Tips and Troubleshooting I'm Having Problems with Antivirus Software Because of the close integration between Parallels Desktop and Mac OS X, some Parallels Desktop processes may be detected as malicious by antivirus software installed on your Mac. To prevent the antivirus software from blocking Parallels Desktop processes, perform a full system scan using the antivirus software, and then if no viruses are detected, add the Parallels Desktop processes to the list of trusted processes.
Tips and Troubleshooting Configuring a Network in Linux When setting up network in Linux, you may need to configure the DHCP client to send the virtual machine's ID in DHCP requests. For information on how to configure your DHCP client, refer to the DHCP client documentation. For example, in Red Hat Linux guest OSs, you need to edit the DHCP client configuration file. 1 Open the dhclient.conf file and make sure that the following lines are present.
Tips and Troubleshooting Installing the GCC Package and Kernel Sources in Linux When installing or upgrading Parallels Tools in a Linux virtual machine, you may need to install the gcc package and kernel sources in your Linux guest OS. Kernel sources can be either downloaded from the Internet or installed from Linux distribution disks.
Tips and Troubleshooting Report a Problem and Request Support To help improve the quality of Parallels Desktop, you can send problem reports to Parallels. If Windows is forced to shut down because of an error, Parallels Desktop automatically opens a Problem Report for Parallels Desktop form. If you notice unusual behavior in Parallels Desktop, you can also create a report manually. To create a problem report: 1 If Parallels Desktop is in Coherence mode, click the Parallels icon choose Exit Coherence.
Tips and Troubleshooting 3 Select the type of problem you're having from the Specify the problem type menu, and fill out the form. Note: You can review the problem report components that will be sent to the Parallels support team and deselect some of them in the Parallels Problem Report Details window, if desired. To open this window, click See Details. 4 Click Send Report.
CHAPTER 7 More Resources For more information and help using Parallels Desktop, see the following resources: • Parallels support website: The Parallels support website (http://www.parallels.com/support/) includes product help files and a FAQ section. • Parallels Knowledge Base: This online resource (http://kb.parallels.com/) has valuable articles about using Parallels Desktop and other Parallels products.
More Resources Visit the Parallels Convenience Store In the Parallels Convenience store, you can purchase and download various commercial and free applications. To access this store, do one of the following: • Option-click (Alt-click) the Parallels icon • If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen, choose File > Convenience Store. in the menu bar and choose Convenience Store.
Glossary Glossary This glossary defines terms and spells out abbreviations used in Parallels Desktop documentation. References to terms defined elsewhere in the glossary appear in italics.
Glossary Administrator. A user with administrative privileges. Activation key. A unique set of symbols that activates the Parallels Desktop application on your Mac and lets you use the Parallels Desktop functionality to its full extent. Active operating system. The operating system where Parallels Transporter Agent is launched. Active volume: The volume of the physical source computer that is used as a boot volume for the active operating system. Bootable hard disk.
Glossary HDD file. During the creation, the virtual machine acquires a virtual hard disk file with the .hdd extension. See also virtual hard disk file. Host-only networking. Virtual machine network connection mode that creates a private network between the host computer and its virtual machines, which makes the virtual machines available from the host computer only. ISO image. A special file that contains the entire contents of a CD or DVD disc commonly used to install an operating system. Image file.
Glossary Primary operating system (primary OS). Operating system that controls the I/O devices of the computer and that is loaded when the physical computer is turned on. It is the operating system of the physical computer where the Parallels Desktop application is installed. Processor. The central processing unit, or CPU. It is an internal part of the computer. PVS file. A virtual machine configuration file that contains information about the virtual machine resources, devices and other settings.
Glossary Virtual machine template. A virtual machine that can be cloned to multiple virtual machines that will have the same configuration and data that the virtual machine template had. VM. See Virtual Machine. Windows computer. A physical computer that has a Windows operating system installed.
Index Index 3 3D acceleration - 108, 176 A About Parallels Desktop - 8 Acronis Online Backup - 137 Activating Parallels Desktop - 13 Active corners - 59, 60 Active volume - 208 Adaptive hypervisor - 106 Adding devices - 169 Adding virtual machine - 37 Address IP address - 27, 34, 90, 99, 100, 103, 110, 160, 163, 165, 186, 202 MAC address - 99, 100, 101, 186 Administrator - 208 AirPort, using in virtual machine - 103 Antivirus for Mac - 95 Antivirus for Windows - 95 Apple Remote - 77 Automatic update check
Index Expanding disks - 182 F Faster virtual machine - 106 Files sharing files - 65 Firewall problems - 34 Floppy disk drive - 178 Folder for virtual machines - 117 sharing folders - 65 Windows Applications folder - 42 Full Screen mode - 59, 60 G Gaming - 54, 108, 166, 176 Gestures - 77 Getting support - 204, 206 Guest operating system - 114 definition - 208 installing - 18 supported guest operating systems - 114 H Hard disk adding - 169 compressing hard disk - 182 configuring - 182 formats and types - 1
Index adding - 169 connecting and disconnecting - 186 networking in virtual machine - 99 Network printer - 90 Networking Bridged - 100 Host-only - 101 Shared (NAT) - 99 WiFi - 103 O OpenGL - 108, 176 Operating system installing in virtual machine - 18 supported guest OSs - 114 P Parallels Desktop activating - 13 installing - 13 registering - 13 uninstalling - 158 updating - 16 upgrading - 15 Parallels Mounter - 120 Parallels network adapter - 186 Parallels Tools installing in Linux - 148 installing in Mac
Index Starting virtual machine - 41 Startup mode - 49 Status bar connecting and disconnecting devices 56, 130 Stopping virtual machine - 47 Support - 204, 206 Supported guest operating systems - 114 Suspending virtual machine - 47 Switching to Coherence - 51 Switching to Full Screen - 59 Synchronizing Screen vertical synchronization - 176 System requirements - 12 T Technical support - 204, 206 Third-party virtual machines - 37 Time Machine backup - 120, 126 Time synchronization - 166 Touchpad gestures - 77
