User`s guide

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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.
Finding Information On Running Other Operating Systems
You can find much more information and details on using Parallels Desktop to run other operating
systems on your Mac by checking the resources listed in More Resources (p. 206).
Additionally, though not explicitly stated, many of the instructions presented in this guide also apply
to supported operating systems other than Windows XP and Windows 7. And some important
instructions relating to other operating systems are in the Advanced Topics (p. 113) section.