User`s guide

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 1.4GB of space available on the boot volume (the volume that has Mac OS X) for

Parallels Desktop installation

• 15 GB of available disk space for Windows

• Mac OS X Lion 10.7 or later, Mac OS X Snow Leopard v10.6.8 or later, or Mac OS X

Leopard v10.5.8 or later

To identify your computer's processor, memory, and Mac OS X version, choose Apple

menu > About This Mac.

• Internet connection required for select features and online updates

• One of the following:

• A Windows installation disc, or other installation media for the operating systems you want

to use alongside Mac OS X

• A major credit card or PayPal account to purchase Windows online

For a list of operating systems that Parallels Desktop supports for use with your Mac, see

Supported Guest Operating Systems (p. 114) or go to

http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/system-requirements/.