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1. 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 Click the Parallels icon I in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Convenience Store If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose File gt Convenience Store 242 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 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 A disk used by the operating system to boot from usually a disk that has an operating system installed Boot Volume A hard disk partition from which the operating system boots Boot Camp partition A partition on the hard disk of your Mac that can be used for installing a Windows operating system on it for Mac host computers only Bridged networking Virtual mach
2. Click the Parallels icon ll in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Actions gt Suspend If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Suspend The next time you start Windows or open a Windows program you resume your progress from exactly where you left off When Windows is suspended you can safely quit Parallels Desktop and resume your progress later Note If you are using Mac OS X Lion or later and you shut down or restart your computer or quit Parallels Desktop Windows is automatically suspended The next time you start up Parallels Desktop you can resume working with Windows from where you left off If your Windows is encrypted p 111 you will have to resume it manually Pause Windows You can temporarily pause from using Windows and free your computer s resources such as RAM and processor cycles to be used by your Mac applications by doing one of the following Click the Parallels icon II in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Actions gt Pause If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Pause 41 Use Windows on Your Mac To resume using Windows after pausing it do one of the following Click the Parallels icon l in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Actions gt Resume If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at
3. More Space Windows resolution matches that of the Retina display but the DPI dots per inch setting doesn t change As a result Windows interface elements and text are clear and sharp but small This option is for those who prefer to have more space on the desktop Best for Retina Windows resolution matches that of the Retina display and the DPI setting increases Windows interface elements and text are clear sharp and at full size This option is supported by Windows 7 and 8 only Scaled Windows resolution and DPI setting don t change Instead Windows is scaled to full size As a result Windows interface elements and text are not sharp This option is useful for Windows applications that don t support high DPI settings and appear small onscreen For Windows XP If you re working with Windows XP on a Mac with a Retina display Windows becomes scaled but its resolution doesn t change As a result Windows interface elements and text are not sharp 200 Advanced Topics However you can enable full 2880x1800 Retina resolution for Windows by selecting Enable Retina resolution At such a high resolution Windows interface elements and text become sharp but small If you want to prevent Virtual Machine Configuration from unauthorized changes click the Lock A icon E 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
4. Check Whether Parallels Tools Have Been Installed You can easily confirm whether Parallels Tools were installed Start your virtual machine and look at the status bar of its window If the tip Press Ctrl Alt to release the mouse and keyboard appears in the status bar of the virtual machine s window this means that Parallels Tools were not installed When Parallels Tools are installed you do not need to press any key to release the mouse and keyboard They are released automatically 176 Advanced Topics Install Sound Driver in OS 2 and eComStation Sound driver for OS 2 and eComStation can be installed from the pri 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 To install Sound Driver 1 Click the System Setup icon on the system panel 2 Select Install Remove line and then select Multimedia Application Install 3 Inthe IBM Multimedia Presentation Manager 2 Installation window choose the CD DVD drive then the lt CcD ROM drive gt Drivers Sound 0OS2 directory Select the ALC Codec feature and click the Install button 4 Restart the guest operating system 177 Advanced Topics Modality Mode When you switch to Modality you can resize the virtua
5. Copying the Virtual Machine Files You can locate your virtual machine in Finder and create a backup copy of the virtual machine file PVM 1 Inthe Parallels Virtual Machines list or in the virtual machine window if it is shut down right click the virtual machine name and select Show in Finder from the context menu In Finder go to the folder where your virtual machine is stored 2 Locate the required virtual machine PVM file Note PVM file is a bundle that contains the virtual machine configuration file PVS virtual hard disk file HDD and other files For more information about the virtual machine files see About Virtual Machines p 132 3 Copy the virtual machine s PVM file to a safe location 137 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 gt Preferences gt General and select the Connected servers option For easy access to your virtual machines files you can mount their hard disks in Mac OS X Finder together with other disks and storage devices If you want your virtual hard disks to be mounted to the Mac OS X desktop when the virtual machine is running perform the following
6. Note For more information about virtual hard disk types please refer to Support for Virtual and Real Disks p 192 If you want to prevent Virtual Machine Configuration from unauthorized changes click the Lock fl icon m 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 209 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 Click the Parallels icon II in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure Or if the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Inthe 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 For detailed information on how to add a device refer to Adding and Removing Devices 80 yh Gs RRE General Options Windows 7 Hardware Al M Connected UR Video amp Print H Floppy Disk CD DVD 1 MAC address 00 1C 42 4 F4 60 Generate G Hard Disk 1 Type Shared Network Printer 1 Sound USB Controller t a Click the lock to prevent further changes 210 Advanced Topics Select th
7. Note To be able to force quit Windows guest OS programs Parallels Tools must be installed p 221 If you selected Like a Mac when you first installed Windows Parallels Tools should already be installed 72 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 t xt 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 Set Mac OS X Files of a Particular Type to Open in a Windows Program To open a Mac OS X file once with a Windows program 1 Right click or Control click the file in the Finder and choose Open With from the shortcut menu 2 Select a Windows program If you don t see the program you wart click Other and choose a Windows program from username Applications Parallels Windows Applications You can also open a Mac OS X file in a Windows program by dragging it to the program s icon in the Dock To set files of a particular type to always open in a Windows program 1 Right click or Control click a file and choose Get Info from the shortcut menu 2 Click the triangle next to Open with to expand the section 3 Choose a Windows program from the pop up menu If you don t see the program you want choose Other and choose a W
8. Parallels Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac User s Guide Copyright 1999 2014 Parallels IP Holdings GmbH and its affiliates All rights reserved Parallels IP Holdings GmbH Vordergasse 59 8200 Schaffhausen Switzerland Tel 41 52 632 0411 Fax 41 52 672 2010 www parallels com Copyright 1999 2014 Parallels IP Holdings GmbH and its affiliates All rights reserved This product is protected by United States and international copyright laws The product s underlying technology patents and trademarks are listed at http www parallels com trademarks Microsoft Windows Windows Server Windows NT Windows Vista and MS DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Apple Mac the Mac logo Mac OS iPad iPhone iPod touch FaceTime HD camera and iSight are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the US and other countries Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners Contents Welcome to Parallels Desktop sssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeaeseeeeeeseseeneoneeeees 8 What OU C am DOs celenccdarccacacetacestencveesdacdensveaesvaivs ebncvevsdedeSeuanedases aids ete aiecacwdexiacduaavoxd Gasattes 9 Set Up Your Mac to Use Windows Program ceceeeeeeeeeeeteeeteeeeeeeeeeeseeeseeeeeeseeeeeeeeeees 9 OTHEMOPEATING SYSTEMS moosse Nabateheaisoe atoueiael a e a a AE D 10 Install or Upgrade Paral
9. You can press certain key combinations called keyboard shortcuts to quickly trigger various actions in Parallels Desktop For example you can press Command Control F to switch Windows to Full Screen mode You can use existing keyboard shortcuts you can see them in the Parallels Desktop gt Preferences gt Shortcuts gt Application Shortcuts pane and you can also create your own To create a new keyboard shortcut 1 Make a note of the name for the command you want a shortcut for as it appears in a menu in Parallels Desktop For example if you want to create a new shortcut for switching to Full Screen mode you can see by opening the View menu in Parallels Desktop that the name of the menu item is Enter Full Screen Parallels Desktop File Virtual Machine Devices Wind Enter Coherence ABO Enter Full Screen ASF Enter Modality AV BO v Use All Displays in Full Screen Use MacLook Make Screenshot Hide Status Bar 87 Use Windows on Your Mac In Mac OS X choose Apple Menu gt System Preferences In System Preferences click Keyboard and click Keyboard Shortcuts Select Application Shortcuts in the sidebar and click the Add button EJ If you want a new shortcut to work only for Parallels Desktop choose Parallels Desktop from the Application menu If you leave All Applications selected the shortcut will work for any application that has the same command name and is currently active a fF OW N 6 Enter the menu
10. 17 When Windows boots up choose Virtual Machine gt Install Parallels Tools and follow the onscreen instructions Note To be able to install Parallels Tools you must be logged in to Windows as an administrator Using an External Storage Device Important After importing your data you may need to reactivate some of your Windows programs using the activation keys you received when you purchased the programs To import your data from a PC using an external storage device 1 Connect an external storage device to your Windows PC 2 Onthe Windows PC open Parallels Transporter Agent by clicking the Start menu and choosing All Programs gt Parallels gt Parallels Transporter Agent 3 Click the external storage device icon 26 Install or Import Windows Click Next Parallels Transporter Agent collects information about the Windows PC 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 Choose whether you want to migrate all your files and data or only Windows applications When ready click Next Choose where you want to store your data You can also click Customize and select which Windows volumes to migrate Select Name and Location amp Preparation Automatic Logon amp Documents Migration Destination 27 Install or Import Windows 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 When ready click Next In t
11. 52 178 Modality view 178 Monitoring Windows in a Scalable Window 52 More Resources 10 220 241 Mouse amp Keyboard Settings 90 Mouse Trackpad and Keyboard 78 My Password Isn t Working 227 N Network adapter adding 190 connecting and disconnecting 210 networking in virtual machine 112 Network Adapter 210 Network printer 101 Networking Bridged 113 Host only 114 Shared NAT 112 WiFi 116 O Open a Windows Program 20 35 36 43 Open the Current Safari Page in Internet Explorer 76 OpenGL 124 199 Operating system installing in virtual machine 18 supported guest OSs 130 Optimization Settings 109 120 227 231 Optimize 3D Graphics Performance on a MacBook Pro 124 Optimize Performance 117 Other Operating Systems 10 Over a Network 21 23 Overview of Methods for Importing 21 P Parallels Desktop activating 13 installing 13 registering 13 uninstalling 181 updating 16 upgrading 15 Parallels Mounter 136 Parallels network adapter 210 Parallels Tools installing in Linux 171 installing in Mac OS X 176 installing in Windows 169 Parallels Tools for Linux 70 155 171 Parallels Tools for Mac 165 176 Parallels Tools for Windows 68 69 89 128 169 221 Parallels Tools Overview 167 Parallels Transporter Agent 22 installing 22 Parallels virtual appliances 149 Parental control 77 Password protection 110 111 Pause Windows
12. Mouse 2 Choose Secondary Button from the menu to the right of the mouse Now you can press the right side of the mouse to right click Set an Apple Magic Mouse for Right Clicking 1 Choose Apple menu gt System Preferences and click Mouse or Keyboard amp Mouse 2 Select Secondary click Now you can press the right side of the mouse to right click Set Which Key Combination Triggers a Right Click or a Middle Click 1 Do one of the following Click the Parallels icon I in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Preferences If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Parallels Desktop gt Preferences 2 Click Shortcuts 3 If necessary click the lock icon and enter an administrator password 79 Use Windows on Your Mac 4 Select Mouse Shortcuts in the sidebar Choose keyboard shortcuts for secondary click and middle click in the virtual machine MA Saccndary click a click Middle click 998 click jal Click the tock to prevent further changes Restore Defaults 7 5 Select Secondary click for right click or Middle click 6 Click in the corresponding text field and press the key or combination of keys that you want to use with a mouse click to trigger a right click or middle click You can use any combination of the Control Option Alt Shift and Command keys 80 Use Windows on Your Mac Control Programs with Trackpad Ges
13. such as volume and brightness controls and you must hold down the Fn key as you press the function key to trigger an alternate application specific function If you want to set function keys to be used for alternate functions without having to press the Fn key choose Apple menu gt System Preferences and click Keyboard Then click the Keyboard tab and choose Use all F1 F2 etc keys as standard function keys Disable Automatically Suspending Windows If you are using OS X Lion or OS X Mountain Lion by default when you quit Parallels Desktop Windows is suspended and the next time you open Parallels Desktop Windows resumes exactly from where you left off If more than one person uses Windows on your Mac then a user can access the account in Windows suspended by the previous user To avoid this you can disable automatically suspending Parallels Desktop To disable automatically suspending Parallels Desktop 1 Do one of the following Option click Alt click the Parallels icon l in the menu bar and choose Preferences and then click General If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Parallels Desktop gt Preferences and then click General 2 Select On Quit Disable Resume for Parallels Desktop Once automatically suspending Windows is disabled each time you quit Parallels Desktop you can specify how you want Windows to shut down p 41 And if you close the Parallels Desktop window Windo
14. 109 Set Password Requirements cceseeesseeseeeeeeeseeesseeseeeeeeeeeeeseeessenseeeeeeteeeesenteeesies 110 Encrypt Windows to Protect It from Unauthorized Use 0 ceeceeecsessteeerteeetterteeaeees 114 107 Use Windows on Your Mac Protect Your Data from Viruses Parallels Desktop offers complementary trial subscriptions to Norton Kaspersky and Dr Web antivirus software for both Mac OS X and Windows To take advantage of these offers you download and install either Norton Internet Security or Kaspersky Internet Security or Dr Web Security Space for Windows and for the Mac When the trial periods expire you can purchase permanent activation keys Download and Install Antivirus Protection for Windows 1 Open Parallels Desktop and start Windows 2 If Parallels Desktop is set to Coherence mode click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar and choose Exit Coherence 3 Choose Virtual Machine gt Install Internet Security 4 Select which antivirus protection you want to install either Norton Internet Security or Kaspersky Internet Security or Dr Web Security Space click Install and follow the onscreen instructions Note To install antivirus protection for Windows Parallels Tools must be installed p 221 In most cases Parallels Tools are installed by default Remove Antivirus Protection from Windows To remove Norton Internet Security or Kaspersky Internet Security or Dr Web Security Space remove it th
15. 77 Apply Separate Network Settings to Windows 113 Automatic update check 16 B Back Up a Virtual Machine 136 208 Backing up virtual machines 136 Battery life 120 Bonjour Printer 99 Boot Camp partition Boot Camp virtual machine 32 Importing Boot Camp 32 Boot order 197 Boot Order 197 Bridged Ethernet networking 113 Browse Virtual Hard Disks in Mac OS X 138 Browsing virtual machines and disks 138 Build number 238 C CD DVD ROM 40 60 203 CD DVD ROM drive adding removing 190 connecting disconnecting 146 203 setting up 203 Change Password in Windows via Command Line Interface 110 236 Change the Virtual Machine Name 135 Change Virtual Machine Configuration at Runtime 146 Changing configuration at runtime 146 default folder for virtual machines 134 Changing hard disk format 206 Check Your Virtual Machine CPU and Memory Usage 150 Checking the Build Number 238 Chrome OS 149 Index Cleaning up unused space 206 Clone a Virtual Machine 135 137 Cloning virtual machine 135 Coherence 45 48 Configure 5 1 or 7 1 Surround Sound in a Virtual Machine 217 229 Configuring a Network in Linux 237 Connect Bluetooth Devices 96 Connect External Devices 92 Connect to the Internet or a Network 40 112 228 Connect Windows to a VLAN 117 Connecting devices 50 190 Connecting USB devices 92 Control Programs with Trackpad Gestures or the Apple Re
16. 9 activated with the volume license product key virtual machine configuration can be password protected from being viewed and edited So if you re requested to enter the password to open the virtual machine configuration and you don t know it contact the person who gave you this virtual machine in most cases it s your system administrator 234 Tips and Troubleshooting Windows or Windows Programs Ask for Reactivation When you first install Windows on a PC Boot Camp partition or virtual machine you must activate Windows to use it You can activate Windows over the Internet or by phone Once activated every time you start Windows it checks whether it is running on the same hardware on which it was originally installed When you import Windows to Parallels Desktop from a PC or create a Boot Camp virtual machine Windows detects that the virtual hardware is different and may require reactivation depending on the version of Windows you re using and Microsoft s licensing policy Windows or Microsoft Office asks for reactivation If you imported Windows from a PC or created a Boot Camp virtual machine and Windows or Microsoft Office asks for reactivation try to reactivate it over the Internet or by phone with Microsoft Support Note For the detailed information on how you can reactivate Windows or Microsoft Office please refer to the Windows Microsoft Office help resources If Windows or Microsoft Office has reached the
17. Backup 136 152 Get Started 34 Getting support 239 241 Glossary 243 Guest operating system 130 definition 243 installing 18 supported guest operating systems 130 H Hard disk Index adding 190 compressing hard disk 206 configuring 206 formats and types 192 resizing 206 using Boot Camp as hard disk 32 viewing hard disk content 138 Hard Disk 153 206 Hardware 196 Hardware Settings 196 Hidden messages 181 Hide and Show Parallels Desktop 180 Host computer definition 243 hardware requirements 12 software requirements 12 Host only network 114 Host Only Networking Settings 182 187 Hot keys 84 Can t Activate Parallels Desktop 222 If Parallels Doesn t Detect Windows Correctly 30 If Your Mac Fails to Connect with Parallels Transporter Agent 23 30 I m Having Problems Connecting to the Internet 228 I m Having Problems with Antivirus Software 234 Import from an Earlier Parallels Desktop or Other Virtualization Application 18 33 148 Import Linux and Your Data from a PC 153 Import Your Data from a PC 18 20 153 Improve Graphics Performance in Windows NT 98 ME 159 Increasing hard disk capacity 206 Initialize a Newly Added Disk 191 194 Install or Import Windows 9 18 Install or Update Parallels Tools 55 56 104 138 150 166 Install or Upgrade Parallels Desktop 9 11 Install Parallels Desktop 13 15 17 Install Parallels Too
18. Control Panel gt Network Connections 2 Inthe Network Tasks pane click Change Windows Firewall Settings 3 Add Parallels Desktop and or Transporter Agent to the firewall exceptions list If Parallels Doesn t Detect Windows Correctly If Parallels Desktop detects the source operating system Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista computer incorrectly make sure that neither of your Windows programs are running in compatibility mode a special mode of Windows allowing you to run applications that are incompatible with your version of Windows See Windows Help for more information 30 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 31 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 If you have already installed Windows 7 Windows Vista or Windows XP on your Mac using Boot Camp you can set Parallels Desktop to work with Boot Camp using either of these two options Set Parallels Desktop to run Windows from the Boot Camp partition Changes you make in Windows programs either while working in Mac OS X or when you start up your Mac in Windows using Boot Camp will be reflec
19. Deploy started Project PhoneAppi Configuration Debug Any CPU a Deploying c users alev documents visual studio 2012 Projects PhoneApp1 PhoneApp1 B8in Debug Pho Connecting to Emulator WVGA 512MB 4 lf so close Visual Studio and start Hyper V Manager Blend for Visua Studio 2012 Microsoft Silverlight Hyper V Virtual Hyper V Manager Machine Connection 232 Tips and Troubleshooting Select the virtual machine you re going to use to develop or test software for Windows Phone the default virtual machine is Emulator WVGA 512MB open the virtual machine configuration settings and change the number of processors from 2 to 1 Hyper V Manager Emulator WVGA 512M8 slev Hardware D Processor Add Hardware BIOS You can modify the number of virtual processors based on the number of processors f f on the physical computer You can also modify other resource control settings S12 Mo Naber of virtual processors 25 as IDE Controlier 0 You can use resource controls to balance resources among virtual machines Hard Drive Virtual machine reserve percentage 0 1DE Controller 1 Percent of total system resources ee ities A rincenece Wet yi imit pere 100 Windows Phone Emulator External Net Percent of total system resources Note If you didn t set Windows to use 1 CPU as recommended above do not change the number of processors in the Hyper V virtual machine After these steps you can
20. IP Address field indicate the IP address of the virtual machine you want to connect In the Destination Port field type the port on the virtual machine to which the data will be transferred ar Port Forwarding Settings Port Type TCP Incoming Port IP Address Destination Port Cancel oK 4 185 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 lt you Mac s IP address gt lt Incoming port gt Network Windows Network Adapter Guest OS B Network Adapter Your Mac To edit a rule select it in the Port forwarding rules list click the Edit button Za modify the necessary settings and click OK to apply them To ot a port forwarding rule select it in the Port forwarding rules list and click the Remove button H Click OK to save the changes otherwise click Cancel To restore the default settings click Restore Defaults 186 Advanced Topics Host Only Networking Settings To make changes to the host only networking settings click Network Change settings in the Advanced pane of Parallels Desktop Preferences The following window will appear Shared Host Onily Show in System Preferences Enable IPv4 DHCP Start Address 10 37 1291 End Address 10 37 129 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Subnet 10 37 129 0 M Enable IPv6 DHCP Subnet F
21. If the Install Parallels Tools option is grayed out make sure that your operating system complies with the requirements for Parallels Tools installation The prl tools lin iso image file will be connected to the virtual machine s CD DVD drive 3 Start a terminal in your Linux guest OS Type the following command to gain the root privileges su 4 Check if the Parallels Tools CD image is mounted by entering mount grep iso9660 If this command does not return anything proceed to the next step If this command returns anything like dev cdrom on media cdrom type iso9660 ro exec nosuid nodev uid 0 skip the next step and proceed to the following one If this command returns anything like dev cdrom on media cdrom type iso9660 ro noexec nosuid nodev uid 0 with the noexec option present in parentheses you need to unmount the disc using the following command and then proceed to the next step 172 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 6 When the installation disc i
22. If you are running multiple operating systems at once using Parallels Desktop stop one or more of them to improve performance of the others Run Windows locally If you start Windows stored on an external storage device connected to your Mac for example an external USB disk drive its performance will be lower than if it were stored on your Mac Tune Windows for speed To speed up Windows select Tune Windows for speed in the Optimization pane p 120 Disable log messages If you select Use detailed log messages in the Advanced pane of Parallels Desktop Preferences Parallels Desktop will start creating a more detailed log file It can be helpful for the Parallels support team but uses more hard disk space and may slightly lower the system performance Pressing Ctrl Alt Del As a Windows user you might know that you can press the Ctrl Alt Del key combination to make available troubleshooting options such as starting the Task Manager or changing a password To mimic pressing Ctrl Alt Del in Parallels Desktop Press fn Ctrl Option Del My Password Isn t Working If Parallels Desktop doesn t accept your password try the following Be sure that Caps Lock is not on If Caps Lock is on an indicator appears in the password field To turn Caps Lock off press the Caps Lock key Password o Be sure that the keyboard is set to the correct language If the keyboard is set to a language that doesn t belong to the group of Rom
23. Initial Partitioning and Formatting 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 The Fdisk options will be listed Choose the operation to perform the default choice is 1 and press Return Enter to continue Fdisk prompts you to create a partition Select the Create Primary DOS Partition option if you are going to have only one partition or less than four and enter Other choices are for the case when you want to create more than four partitions Then Fdisk prompts you to define the size of the primary partition Press Return Enter if you wish to create a partition of the maximum size available To define other size type N and press Return Enter You will be prompted to specify the size Fdisk creates the partition and then prompts you to restart the computer virtual machine Reboot the virtual machine using the same image of the boot floppy disk That is press Ctrl Option Ctrl Alt to release the keyboard input and then click the Shut Down button to stop the virtual machine Then click the Start button When the booting is complete you should format the system drive c Enter the following command format c Confirm that you want to format the disk C when prompted Type y and press Return Enter You may be prompted to
24. Right Arrow Down Arrow Space or click the mouse P Page Up Left Arrow Up Arrow Backspace Ctrl wheel up Ctrl wheel down Ctrl wheel up Ctrl wheel down Apple Remote n a Pil MENU Touchpad Gesture Swipe up down left or right with two fingers n a n a Swipe right with three fingers Swipe left with three fingers Pinch open pinch close Pinch open pinch close 81 Use Windows on Your Mac m D Start playback pause X to start C to pause Backspace Option Left Arrow ae Page back Alt Left Arrow Page forward Option Right Arrow Alt Right Arrow Ctrl wheel up Ctrl wheel down n a Backspace Option Left Arrow mage bak Alt Left Arow gt Page forward Option Right Arrow Alt Right i Arrow F Ctrl wheel up Ctrl wheel down or 82 n a 3 o 3 o O E z w Swipe right with three fingers a o Q Q Swipe left with three fingers 2 Pinch open pinch close Swipe right with three fingers Swipe left with three fingers Swipe right with three fingers Swipe left with three fingers 2 z A A B Q o o Q Q Use Windows on Your Mac Rotate clockwise Ctrl K n a Rotate right with two fingers Rotate counterclockwise Ctrl L n a Rotate left with two fingers Use Keyboard Shortcuts 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
25. Size 64 0 G8 63 GB 128 G8 256 GB 512 GB 1 78 278 Resize file system M Expanding disk Split the disk image into 2 GB files Close 208 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 2 Drag the slider or enter a new size in the Size field 3 Select Resize file system if you want to change the file system size If you select Resize file system when increasing the disk size the additional disk space will be added to the last volume If you deselect Resize file system the added space will appear as unallocated space and will be invisible to the guest operating system To allocate this space you will have to either create a new partition or expand an existing partition For instructions on allocating the added space please refer to the guest OS documentation If you select Resize file system when decreasing the disk size the disk will be decreased by removing the unallocated space and decreasing the size of the disk partitions If you deselect Resize file system when decreasing the disk size you will be able to remove the unallocated space of the disk only and the disk partitions will remain untouched If the format of the virtual hard disk is expanding you can convert it to plain by deselecting Expanding disk If you want the virtual hard disk to be split select Split the disk image into 2 GB files option
26. To set whether the icon appears as a Windows Start button when in Coherence mode select or deselect Use Start button icon in Coherence Note No matter which type of Dock icon you choose clicking the icon when in Coherence mode displays the Windows Start menu 127 Use Windows on Your Mac Allow Windows Updates While Your Mac is Sleeping Parallels Desktop supports OS X Power nap which lets you keep aspects of Windows up to date even while your Mac is sleeping When Power Nap is enabled services that usually update information after Windows wakes from sleep for example new emails in email applications and new event updates in Calendar will update while your Mac is in sleep To use Power Nap your computer must be compatible See Apple com for more information To enable Power Nap 1 On your Mac choose Apple menu gt System Preferences and click Energy Saver 2 Depending on whether your Mac is working on batteries or is plugged make sure Enable Power Nap while on battery power or Enable Power Nap while plugged into a power adapter is selected Note To learn more about Power Nap please refer to the OS X help resources Translate Words in Windows If you re working with Windows and come across a word you don t know you can easily look it up in Mac OS X Dictionary Just hover the mouse cursor over the word and either press Control Commanda D or tap don t click the touchpad with three fingers Notes 1 Parallels To
27. Tool allows you to synchronize the host and guest OS printers Tray Integration Tool allows you to use Windows tray icons in the Mac menu bar Parallels Tools are located on disc images that are installed together with Parallels Desktop There is a separate Parallels Tools disc image for each type of the supported guest operating systems pri tools win iso disc image with Parallels Tools for Windows guest operating systems pri tools lin iso disc image with Parallels Tools for Linux guest operating systems pri tools mac iso disc image with Parallels Tools for Mac OS X guest operating systems These disc images can be found in the following location on your Mac lt username gt Applications Parallels Desktop Contents Resources Tools 168 Advanced Topics Parallels Tools for Windows Important To take advantage of much of the functionality Parallels Desktop offers Parallels Tools must be installed Parallels Tools can be installed in the following Windows guest operating systems Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows 2000 Installing Parallels Tools If you chose Express Installation when you first installed Windows Parallels Tools were installed automatically after the installation If you didn t choose Express Installation do the following to install Parallels Tools 1 Start Windows p 35 2 When Windows boots up choose Install Para
28. USB 3 0 support Enable H Floppy Disk G CDyDVD 1 fed Hard Disk 1 Serial Port 1 ty Network 1 Sound BE USE amp Bluetooth d Printer 1 al Click the lock to prevent further changes 7 218 Advanced Topics In the USB amp Bluetooth pane you can Disable camera sharing Enable Bluetooth devices sharing Enable USB 3 0 support Once USB 3 0 support is enabled you can immediately start using USB 3 0 devices with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 To be able to use USB 3 0 devices with Windows 7 Vista XP you must also install the USB 3 0 driver in Windows The driver can be found here Note You can also use USB 3 0 devices in the guest versions of OS X 10 7 4 with the latest updates installed OS X 10 8 and Linux guest operating systems that support USB 3 0 If you want to prevent Virtual Machine Configuration from unauthorized changes click the Lock ri icon ia 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 219 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 241 In This Chapter Install Parallels Tools for Seamless Operation Between Windows and Mac OS X 221 FINA Settings ceases oe e o a a EEE 221 Can t A
29. When No Programs Are Open 125 Pausing virtual machines 41 Permanent activation key 13 Plain disks 192 Power saving 120 Pre configured virtual appliances 149 Pressing Ctrl Alt Del 227 Primary operating system definition 243 supported primary OSs 12 Print from Windows 96 213 Printer setting up a Bonjour printer 99 setting up a network printer 101 setting up a USB printer 104 sharing Mac printer 97 Printer port 212 Printer Port 212 Problem report 239 Problems Using a Program After an Import 31 Protect Your Data 107 Index Protect Your Data from Viruses 108 Protecting virtual machine by password 110 111 Purchase Parallels Desktop 14 Q Quickly Free Up Disk Space 123 153 R Reducing disk size 206 Register Parallels Desktop 13 Registration 13 Remapping keys 84 Remove a Virtual Machine 148 Remove Parallels Desktop 181 Removing devices 190 Parallels Desktop 181 virtual machine 148 Report a Problem and Request Support 239 Reporting problems 239 Requirements for Importing Your Data 21 Resuming virtual machines 41 Run Windows Phone Emulator 123 231 S Safe Mode 109 Save a Picture of the Screen 127 Save Snapshots of a Virtual Machine 32 110 142 Screen Resolution 54 199 Screen shots for problem reports 239 Screen tearing prevention 199 Searching Parallels disks 138 Security settings 109 110 111 See and Change Wi
30. 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 96 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 gt Print In the print window you can choose any printer that s connected to your Mac Set a New Default Printer By default Windows is set to use the same default printer as your Mac To use a different default printer for Windows 1 Do one of the following Click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Hardware and select Print Note The Print pane is available for Windows 2000 and newer versions of Windows 3 Deselect Synchronize default printer Now you can set a new default printer in Windows the way you normally would Share Printers Connected to Your Mac If you didn t select Like a Mac when you installed and set up Wind
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32. actions 1 Open the Sharing pane of the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog and enable the Mount virtual disks to Mac desktop option Note To be able to edit the settings in the Sharing pane you must have Parallels Tools p 166 installed in the virtual machine and the Isolate Mac from Windows option disabled in the Security pane 2 Open the Finder Preferences click the General tab and select the Connected servers option in the list of items displayed on the desktop If you want to manage the virtual machine content without starting the virtual machine you can mount the virtual hard disks manually using Parallels Mounter 1 Browse the virtual machine files in Finder For Parallels virtual machines right click the virtual machine name in the Parallels Virtual Machines list or in the virtual machine window if it is shut down and select Show in Finder from the context menu The default paths for storing Parallels virtual machines are Users lt UserName gt Documents Parallels and Users Shared 2 To mount the hard disk of a particular virtual machine right click this virtual machine s file and choose Open With gt Parallels Mounter or Open With gt Other gt Library gt Parallels gt Parallels Mounter from the shortcut menu You can mount the following virtual machines and hard disks Parallels bundle pvm or configuration file pvs or virtual hard disk file hdd VMware configuration file vmx vmwarevm or virtu
33. activate Parallels Desktop check this Knowledge Base Article for an extended list of solutions 222 Tips and Troubleshooting Activate Parallels Desktop When Your Mac Isn t Connected to the Internet It s easiest to activate Parallels Desktop if your Mac is connected to the Internet When you enter your Product Activation Key Parallels Desktop verifies the key over the Internet But if your Mac isn t connected to the Internet there are other ways to activate Parallels Desktop If your Mac isn t connected to the Internet when you enter your Product Activation Key the following window appears 9 0 Parallels Desktop Activate Parallels Desktop Parallels Desktop cannot connect to the Internet in order to complete your product activation Number of days left to complete your activation 13 To complete your activation email your activation ID below to insert it into the web page 4d4441774d4449774d444131596a5 1774d4441774d4441774d44426a4d446F7 74d4441 4441774d4441784d4441774f4441774d4441774d5749324d7a46 314e673d3d You wil receive a Contirmation Code Paste it below to complete your activation Work Offline Change Key 223 Tips and Troubleshooting To activate Parallels Desktop without an Internet connection do one of the following If your Mac can or will be connected to the Internet in the future click Work Offline and connect later You can use Parallels Desktop for 14 days without activating it Later when y
34. address field or clicking the Generate button When entering a new MAC address make sure that it is unique within your network For the information about troubleshooting networking problems refer to the Parallels knowledge base http kb parallels com available at the Parallels website 115 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 To configure Windows to access the Internet through Wi Fi 1 Do one of the following Click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Hardware and then click Network 3 In the Network pane make sure that the Connected option is selected 4 Choose AirPort from the list After you perform these steps Windows is able to connect to the Internet through the AirPort adapter of your Mac If you can t configure your virtual machine to function in the Bridged Ethernet mode consider using Shared Networking or Host Only Networking For the informa
35. and img Network folders Folders shared over the network To enable SmartMourt 5 Start Windows p 35 6 Do one of the following Click the Parallels icon I in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 7 Click Options and select Sharing 8 Selec Map Mac volumes to Windows When you connect a storage device or volume it is mounted as a network drive For example a USB flash drive plugged in to your Mac will be accessible from both the Volumes folder in Mac OS Xand My Computer in Windows Note Permissions for accessing the mounted device from Windows are the same as permission settings for the device in Mac OS X For example if you can read from and write to a USB flash drive in Mac OS X you can also read from and write to it in Windows One exception Mac OS X can t write to NTFS volumes regardless of permissions 76 Use Windows on Your Mac Use a Disk Image with the Virtual DVD Drive While working in Windows you can select a disk image file to be used with the virtual Windows DVD drive as if it was a DVD inside a real drive To do so 1 In Windows Explorer open Computer or My Computer right click the DVD drive icon and choose Select disk image 2 Locate the disk image you want to use and click Open Note This functionality is available only for Windows with Par
36. can modify the default MAC address by typing another value in the MAC address field or clicking the Generate button When entering a new MAC address make sure that it is unique within your network Wi Fi Bridging Support To be able to connect to wireless networks from your virtual machine 1 Click the Type field 2 Choose the AirPort adapter from the Bridged Network list and click OK to apply the changes After you perform these steps your virtual machine will be able to connect to the Internet through the AirPort adapter of your Mac When you try to connect to the Internet via Wi Fi and the Wi Fi Access Point has the Validate DHCP packets option enabled you may experience problems connecting to the Internet In this case enable the Send the host s MAC address to DHCP server option to ensure that your virtual machine gets an IP address for accessing the Internet Note Enabling the Send the host s MAC address to DHCP server option will not work with some DHCP servers your virtual machine may get the same IP address as the physical computer 211 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 A icon m at the bottom of the window The next time someone wants to change the settings in any
37. 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 7 When the installation disc image is mounted change the directory to the CD DVD drive directory using cd media cdrom 8 In the CD DVD drive directory enter the following to launch Parallels Tools installation install Note You must have the root privileges to run this command 9 Follow the Parallels Tools Installer instructions to complete the installation 175 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 ina Linux Guest OS Parallels Tools for Mac Install Parallels Tools To install Parallels Tools in an OS X virtual machine 1 Start the OS X virtual machine 2 When OS X boots up choose Virtual Machine gt Install Parallels Tools and follow the onscreen instructions Reinstall Parallels Tools To reinstall Parallels Tools 1 Start your OS X virtual machine p 35 2 When Windows boots up choose Reinstall Parallels Tools from the Virtual Machine menu Update Parallels Tools If a newer version of Parallels Tools for Mac is available Parallels Tools update automatically
38. choose File gt Clone to Template 3 Choose where you want to store the resulting template By default Parallels Desktop stores templates in your Documents gt Parallels folder 4 Click Save to start cloning the virtual machine to the template 140 Advanced Topics Deploy a Template to the Virtual Machine To deploy a template back to the virtual machine 1 Start Parallels Desktop 2 Inthe 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 gt Parallels folder 4 Click Save to start deploying the template to the virtual machine 141 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 Notes 1 Snapshots cannot be created for Windows virtual machines that use the Boot Camp partition 2 lf your virtual machine has one or more snapshots you can neither compress nor resize the virtual hard disk 3 Creating a snapshot increases the size of the virtual machine pvm bundle If something goes wrong you can
39. for these operating systems Change Windows Input Language From OS X Menu Bar To change the Windows input language from the OS X menu bar 1 Click Windows or your Windows application to make it active 2 Choose the language you need from the Input menu available in the OS X menu bar Gt 19 12 Parallels Q v BUS German Spanish EI French Show Input Source Name Open Language amp Text Preferences Note The language you re selecting from the Input menu must be also available in Windows To learn how to add a language to the list of input sources in Windows please refer to the Windows help resources If the Input menu isn t available in OS X menu bar you can set it to show by doing the following In Mac OS X choose Apple menu gt System Preferences and click Language amp Text Click Input Sources Select the language or languages you want to use from the sidebar A O N a Select Show input menu in menu bar 89 Use Windows on Your Mac Mouse amp Keyboard Settings Use Mouse amp Keyboard settings you can Set whether the mouse pointer behavior is optimized for games Set whether the mouse pointer sticks at the edges of the window in Window mode p 49 Set whether modifier keys are optimized for games To access Mouse amp Keyboard settings 1 Do one of the following Click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure If the
40. gt dev hdcl Note lt FileSystem gt stands for the file system you want to use on this disk It is recommended to use ext3 or ext2 When the added virtual hard disk is formatted you can mount it in the guest OS 1 To create a mount point for the new virtual hard disk enter mkdir mnt hdcl Note You can specify a different mount point 2 To mount the new virtual hard disk to the specified mount point enter mount dev hdcl mnt hdcl When you mounted the virtual hard disk you can use its space in your virtual machine 195 Advanced Topics Hardware Settings Using the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog you can configure the virtual hardware available in your virtual machine Configure the devices currently available inside the virtual machine Add or remove devices Configure the boot order of your virtual machine 196 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 Click the Parallels icon l in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure Or if the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Inthe Virtual Ma
41. in the top right corner of the virtual machine window im To exit Full Screen mode do one of the following Press Command Control F Move the pointer to the top of the screen until the OS X menu bar appears and click View gt Exit Full Screen If you re using Mac OS X Snow Leopard or working in Parallels Full Screen mode p 54 press Control Option Alt to display the Mac menu bar If the Parallels hot corners p 54 are active move the pointer to the upper left corner of the screen until the corner peels back and click Exit Full Screen Exit Full Screen If you are using Mac OS X Lion and one of the screen corners is set to show the menu bar p 54 move the pointer to that corner and then click the Full Screen button in the top right corner of the menu 53 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 Click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure gt Options If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure and then click Options 2 Click Full Screen 54 Windows 7 Options W Startup and Shutdown J Use Mac OS X Full Screen r Opeimizacion Active Screen Corners Security Use active screen corners instead of Mac OS X full screen c
42. information on installing the printer driver refer to the printer manufacturer documentation To add a network printer in Windows 7 or Windows Vista 1 2 Open the Windows Start menu and select Control Panel In the Control Panel window select Hardware and Sound and click Add a printer in the Devices and Printers section Printers in Windows Vista The Add Printer wizard opens In the first window click Add a network wireless or Bluetooth printer In the next window click The printer that want isn t listed In the Find a printer by name or TCP IP address window select Add a printer using a TCP IP address or hostname and click Next In the Type a printer hostname or IP address window do the following 1 Select TCP IP Device from the Device type menu 2 Specify the printer IP address in the Hostname or IP address field 3 Clear the Query the printer and automatically select the driver to use option if it is selected 4 When ready click Next 101 Use Windows on Your Mac If prompted to specify additional port information choose Standard select Generic Network Card from the list and click Next 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 Continue with the prin
43. item name from Step 1 Important You must enter the command name exactly as it appears in the Parallels Desktop menu or your new shortcut won t work 7 Inthe Keyboard Shortcut field press the key combination that you want to trigger the action Notes 1 You must create separate shortcuts for commands that change in the menu depending on the state of Parallels Desktop such as Enter Full Screen and Exit Full Screen 2 You can also create keyboard shortcuts to work with Windows and other guest OS applications running in Coherence mode p 45 To find out what a command for a Windows application is called launch the application switch Windows to Coherence mode and check the application menus as described in Step 1 above See and Change Windows Input Language In OS X While you re working with Windows or any Windows applications Parallels Desktop shows the input language set in Windows in OS X menu bar You may find it useful while working with Windows in Coherence p 45 when the guest OS desktop is hidden 4 G 19 23 Parallels Q 88 Use Windows on Your Mac As soon as you switch to Mac the input language in OS X menu bar changes back to the language that was set before you started working with Windows To make this feature work properly Parallels Tools p 169 must be installed and the same input languages must be available in Windows and OS X To learn how to add input languages please refer to the help resources
44. new virtual hard disk in a Linux guest OS comprises two steps 1 allocating the virtual hard disk space and 2 mounting this disk in the guest OS To allocate the space you need to create a new partition on this virtual hard disk using the fdisk utility Note To use the fdisk utility you need the root privileges 1 Launch a terminal window 2 To list the IDE disk devices present in your virtual machine configuration enter fdisk dev hd 194 Advanced Topics Note If you added a SCSI disk to the virtual machine configuration use the fdisk dev sd command instead 3 By default the second virtual hard disk appears as dev hdc in your Linux virtual machine To work with this device enter fdisk dev hdc Note If this is a SCSI disk use the fdisk dev sdc command instead To get detailed information about the disk enter To create a new partition enter To create the primary partition enter Specify the partition number By default it is 1 OO N OZODA Specify the first cylinder If you want to create a single partition on this hard disk use the default value 9 Specify the last cylinder If you want to create a single partition on this hard disk use the default value 10 To create a partition with the specified settings enter Ww When you allocated the space on the newly added virtual hard disk you should format it by entering the following command in the terminal mkfs t lt FileSystem
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46. of Virtual Machine Configuration an administrator s password will be required 205 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 To edit the device settings do the following 1 Shut down the virtual machine p 41 Open the Virtual Machine menu and choose Configure 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 For detailed information on how to add a device refer to Adding and Removing Devices eo Windows 7 Hardware ia 1 ge General Options Hardware Boot Order P Video Print M Connected Source D Windows 7 0 hdd H Floppy Disk W CD DVD 1 Hard Disk 1 Expanding disk 64 0 GB Edit Network 1 Location SATA 0 1 Printer 1 Sound USB Controller Ompress l a Click the lock to prevent further changes 206 Advanced Topics In the Source field the virtual hard disk f
47. 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 If your Mac is set to connect to a network or to the Internet Windows programs have access to the same network and the Internet The Bridged Ethernet networking mode is more complex and you may need to contact your system administrator to set it up properly Read on for detailed information on these types of networking and how to configure them Share Network Settings Between Mac OS X and Windows By default Windows is set to share network settings with Mac OS X Windows programs can access other computers on your local network and the Internet by using the IP address of your Mac Windows does not have its own IP address on the network In most cases you don t need to adjust network settings If your Mac is set to connect to a network or to the Internet Windows programs have access to the same network and the Internet Internet payeys N v apapspsososnarororororosnsososnanaratoto N Mac IP Aockese r gt a Ei Mac
48. required 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 Click the Parallels icon I in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure Or if the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Inthe 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 For detailed information on how to add a device refer to Adding and Removing Devices eo Windows 7 Hardware a l ai BRR y General Options Boot Order P Video Connected La Print Source 4 floppy fdd Floppy Disk CD DVD 1 fd Hard Disk 1 Network 1 Printer 1 Sound USB Controller a Click the lock to prevent further changes 201 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 If you want to use a floppy disk image click the Source field click Choose an
49. revert the changes back to any of your snapshots and continue working with the guest OS Create a Snapshot 1 Start Parallels Desktop 2 Inthe Parallels Virtual Machines list select the virtual machine for which you want to create a snapshot Click Virtual Machine gt Manage Snapshots Click New specify the snapshot name and click OK Automate the Creation of Snapshots The SmartGuard functionality allows you to automate snapshots creation Note SmartGuard is available only when the Undo Disks feature is disabled and the virtual machine is not running in Safe Mode To access settings for automating snapshots 1 Start Parallels Desktop 2 Inthe Parallels Virtual Machines list select the virtual machine for which you want to create a snapshot Click Virtual Machine gt Configure Click Security 142 Advanced Topics Require Password to _ Exit full screen mode _ Change virtual machine state _ Manage snapshets 1 Change quest 04 password via CLI tegration C Isolate Mac from Windo Time Machine W Do not back up virtual machine SmartGuard Wf Enabled Details You need to have at least 12 5 GE offree disk space to use this bature jal Click the lock to prevent further changes 143 Advanced Topics To automate snapshots enable SmartGuard click Details and do one of the following Select Optimize for Time Machine If you select this option a snapshot will be taken every 48 ho
50. 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 Uninstall Parallels Transporter Agent Restart your Windows PC Reinstall Parallels Transporter Agent Restart your Windows PC again a A OW N Try to import Windows and your data again Import is Interrupted by an Error If the import process is interrupted by an error do the following 1 From the Start menu choose My Computer 2 Inthe Hard Disk Drives pane right click the volume you want to import and choose Properties 3 Inthe Properties pane click the Tools tab and in the Error Checking section click the Check Now button 4 Inthe Check Disk window select Automatically fix file system errors and Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors and then click Start 5 Wait till the disk is scanned and errors are fixed Dynamic Volumes are not Imported Only basic volumes can be imported You can t import dynamic volumes using Parallels Desktop The only way to import the data stored on a dynamic disk is to copy the data to a basic disk on your Mac and then import the basic disk 29 Install or Import Windows If Your Mac Fails to Connect with Parallels Transporter Agent F
51. 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 B CD DVD arive 9 Hard disk Network adapter Re Sound card USB controller Shared folders Serial port Parallel port If the icon appears in the status bar Parallels Tools are installed To connect or disconnect a device such as the DVD drive from Windows click the device icon to display its shortcut menu and select the command v Default CD DVD Disconnect Real CD DVD gt Connect Image Configure You can also connect images of discs to Windows as if they were physical DVDs CDs or floppy disks To do so drag the image file over the CD DVD ROM drive or floppy disk icon on the status bar Hide Show Status Bar If you don t need the status bar while working with Windows you can hide it click View gt Hide Status Bar and make visible again when necessary click View gt Show Status Bar 51 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 applica
52. that refer to the printer manufacturer s documentation Typically you can find drivers on the manufacture s website 3 Do one of the following If the USB printer is already connected to your Mac If Windows is in Coherence click the Parallels icon l in the menu bar choose Devices gt USB and select this printer from the list If Windows is working in a separate window click the USB controller icon in the Windows status bar and select this printer from the list If the USB printer is not connected to your Mac connect it In the New USB device detected window connect the printer to Windows 4 In Windows follow the Add New Hardware wizard instructions Create a PDF File When working with a text document web page or other file you may wish to create a Portable Document Format PDF file out of it A PDF file preserves the format and layout of a document so others can see it as if it were printed on the page To create a PDF file select Parallels PDF to Mac Desktop when choosing a printer A PDF file is saved on the Mac desktop Note This functionality is available for Windows guest operating systems provided that Parallels Tools are installed 0 166 and all Mac printers are shared p 97 with Windows 104 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 W
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54. to use Parallels active screen corners instead of Mac OS X hot corners select Active Screen Corners To set which action is performed for a screen corner select one of the following from the menu near that corner Exit Full Screen Moving the pointer to the corner until it peels back and then clicking Exit Full Screen switches the view to Window mode p 49 Show menu bar Moving the pointer to the corner shows the Mac OS X menu bar Show Dock Moving the pointer to the corner shows the Mac OS X Dock Note If you re using Mac OS X Snow Leopard and active screen corners such as Expose or Screen Saver are set in Mac OS X preferences those settings take precedence over Full Screen mode active screen corner settings You must deactivate Mac OS X active screen corners to enable Full Screen mode active screen corners See Mac Help for more information Scale to fit screen Using the Scale to fit screen menu you can configure how Windows is displayed when working in Full Screen Off If Parallels Tools fp 166 are installed Windows resolution matches that of the Mac If Parallels Tools fp 166 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 55 Use Windows on Your Mac Auto If Parallels Tools p 166 are installed Windows resolution matches that of the Mac If Parallels Tools p 166 aren t installed W
55. using the preinstalled Windows 8 SkyDrive app SkyDrive folders are not shared because this app doesn t create any local folders and works directly with the cloud storage 2 This feature is available only when Parallels Tools are installed p 169 in Windows To share your Windows SkyDrive folders with OS X do the following 1 If SkyDrive isn t already set up in Windows set it up For more information go to http windows microsoft com en us skydrive download 2 Do one of the following Click the Parallels icon II in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 3 Click Options and select Sharing 4 Select Access Windows folders from Mac and Share SkyDrive with Mac 5 Inthe Mac OS X Finder choose Finder gt Preferences and select Connected servers Once selected Microsoft SkyDrive folders appear as hard disks on the OS X desktop You can use them to upload and download files to and from SkyDrive Note These shared folders are visible on the OS X desktop and you can use them to upload files from OS X only when Windows is running 69 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 yo
56. virtual machines with Parallels Tools installed p 221 If you want to prevent Virtual Machine Configuration from unauthorized changes click the Lock i icon re 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 189 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 The following virtual devices can be added to the con figuration or removed from it virtual hard disk drive CD DVD drive floppy disk drive network adapter serial port printer port sound device USB controller Any of the aforementioned devices can be added to the corresponding virtual machine only when it is stopped Note To be able to connect any virtual device to a real one you should have system privileges to access the real device Otherwise the real device will not appear in the list of available devices even though it is installed on your computer Adding a New Device to a Virtual Machine 1 2 190 Choose Configure from the Virtual Machine menu to open Virtual Machine Configuration Click the Hardware button at the top of the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog to open the pane for editing hardware devices Click the Add button 4 in the bottom part of the Virtual Machine C
57. which applications cause performance to degrade the most Change 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 If too much memory is allocated to Windows Mac OS X may slow down which in turn can cause Windows programs to slow down because they re running on top of Mac OS X If on the other hand too much memory is allocated to Mac OS X then Mac OS X applications may run well but Windows programs might slow down To optimize the performance of both Windows and Mac OS X set the memory allocated to Windows p 118 to be somewhere within the recommended range indicated by the graphic under the memory slider in the General configuration panel see below 60900 Windows 7 General m a m Options Hardware Name AY Windows 7 i General CPUs 1 Memory a 1024 MB J 4 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB 4GB 8 CB Recommended Total Size TTT Clean Up 19 7 GB E Hard Disks Snapshots WW Miscelaneous Reclaimable 16 8 GB 0 0 KB 43 5 MB 2 8 GB W Click the lock to prevent further changes 2 226 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
58. you want to revert Click Virtual Machine gt Manage Snapshots Select the snapshot to which you want to revert and click Go To Delete a Snapshot To delete a snapshot 1 2 Start Parallels Desktop In the Parallels Virtual Machines list select the virtual machine which snapshot you want to delete Click Virtual Machine gt Manage Snapshots Select the snapshot you want to delete and click Delete 144 Advanced Topics When you delete an intermediate snapshot the information it contains is merged into the next snapshot 145 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 You can configure any of these devices in one of the following ways Use the necessary command from the Devices menu in the menu bar This menu is available only when the virtual machine is running Click a device icon on the status bar and choose the command from a device shortcut menu The status bar displays the devices information when the virtual machine is running Drag an image file is
59. your Mac Some external 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 an external device 1 Connect the device to your Mac 2 If Windows is running and the device can t be used with both Windows and Mac OS X at the same time you re prompted to choose which one you want to use it with To use the device with Mac OS X applications click the Mac icon To use it with Windows programs click the Windows screen New external device detected Windows 7 alt Hold Fa to remember the choice 92 Use Windows on Your Mac You can connect up to 12 USB 3 0 p 218 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 external device is connected and set particular external devices to always be used with either Mac OS X or Windows p 94 Connect a Common Access Card reader A Common Access Card CAC reader can work simultaneously in Mac OS X and Windows 1 Connect the CAC reader to your Mac 2 When you re prompted to choose Window
60. 128 Get Started In this section learn how to start Windows open a Windows program install more Windows programs and shut down or suspend Windows 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 36 If Windows isn t already running when you open a Windows program it starts automatically in Coherence mode p 45 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 2 Inthe Parallels Virtual Machines window click the Power Button next to Windows a0 0 Parallels Virtual Machines Windows 7 3 Click anywhere in the Windows window that appears Windows starts and you can begin using Windows programs alongside Mac OS X 35 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 or later Note All Windows program icons can be easily identified by the Parallels Desktop symbol l in the lower right corner of the icon Windows Applications Folder If you opted to use
61. 2 Open Parallels Access on your iPad and log in to your account using the same email and password you used to register Parallels Desktop 3 Tap your Mac in the list of available Macs When you access Windows for the first time you see tips about gestures you can use to control Windows Tap Close to go to the Windows desktop 126 Use Windows on Your Mac For more information about using Parallels Access see Parallels Access User s Guide available online Save a Picture of the Screen To save a picture of Windows in Window Mode Choose View gt Make Screenshot A file named Parallels Picture png is saved on the Mac OS X desktop You can also take a picture of the entire screen at any time by pressing Command Shift 3 By default pictures are saved to the Mac OS X desktop 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 Click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Preferences Then click General If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Parallels Desktop gt Preferences and then click General 2 From the Dock Icon menu choose one of the following Live Screenshot The Dock icon shows a miniature image of what you see in Windows Parallels Desktop The Dock icon appears as a static Parallels Desktop symbol 3
62. 4 0 GB 100 MB 8 ce 32 C8 128 C8 512 C8 278 Split the disk image into 2 G8 files Expanding disk Cancel OK 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 p 194 After the new device is added you can manage its properties as usual and start using it Removing Devices From the Virtual Machine Configuration 1 2 Choose Configure from the Virtual Machine menu to open Virtual Machine Configuration Click the Hardware button at the top of the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog to open the pane for editing hardware devices Select the device you want to remove and click the Remove button Hlin the bottom part of the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog 191 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 ei
63. 8 when you move it slowly To move past the edge just move the mouse quickly This feature enabled by default makes it easy to use Windows 8 Set Windows 8 to Work Like Windows 7 As you might know Windows 8 differs considerable from its previous versions Windows 8 boots to a tiled Start screen rather than the traditional Windows desktop modern Windows 8 apps are all full screen only and the Windows 8 desktop has no Start menu If you prefer the classic Windows environment where Windows boots to the desktop Windows applications run in resizable windows and a fully functional Start menu is available from the desktop you can easily apply this Windows classic style to Windows 8 To do so 1 In Parallels Desktop start Windows p 35 2 If Windows is running in Coherence click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar and click Exit Coherence 3 Choose View gt Use Windows 7 Look To revert to Windows 8 experience repeat the steps above and deselect Use Windows 7 Look 59 Use Windows on Your Mac Set Windows to Look Like Mac OS X If you aren t used to working with Windows you can make your Windows 7 Windows Vista and Windows XP look like Mac OS X Windows icons fonts colors and other elements take on a Mac like appearance To set Windows to look like Mac OS X 1 In Parallels Desktop start Windows p 35 2 Once Windows starts do one of the following Click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar press and hold t
64. 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 246 Index Index 3 3D acceleration 124 199 A A Password is Required to Open the Virtual Machine Configuration 234 About Parallels Desktop 8 About Using Windows 8 with Parallels Desktop 57 About Virtual Machines 132 137 Acronis Online Backup 152 Activate Parallels Desktop 14 Activate Parallels Desktop When Your Mac Isn t Connected to the Internet 14 222 223 Activating Parallels Desktop 13 Active corners 53 54 Active volume 243 Adaptive hypervisor 120 Adding and Removing Devices 21 133 190 213 Adding devices 190 Adding virtual machine 33 Address IP address 23 30 101 112 113 116 126 181 184 187 210 237 MAC address 112 118 114 210 Adjust Coherence Settings 48 Adjust Devices Settings 93 94 Adjust Full Screen Settings 46 50 53 54 Adjust Window Mode Settings 52 Administrator 243 Advanced Preferences 181 Advanced Settings 59 188 Advanced Topics 10 129 AirPort using in virtual machine 116 Allow Windows Updates While Your Mac is Sleeping 128 Antivirus for Mac 108 Antivirus for Windows 108 Apple Remote 81 Apply Mac OS X Parental Controls to Windows
65. ECO 0 0 FEAA 0 0 0 0 Prefix Length 64 Restore Defaults Cancel Ok R 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 For more information on configuring the host only networking settings refer to Use Host Only Network Settings p 114 187 Advanced Topics Advanced Settings In the Advanced pane you can configure the Parallels Desktop additional settings To edit these settings do the following 1 Open the Virtual Machine menu or Option click Alt click the Parallels icon in the Mac menu bar in the Coherence view mode and click Configure 2 Inthe Virtual Machine Configuration window click Options and select the settings name in the sidebar eo f Windows 8 Options W Startup and Shutdown Goatees Time Sync from Mac O5 X om Rimization i 7 G Sharing i Applications Copy amp Paste M Share Mac clipboard S Coherence A Preserve text formatting Full Screen Th modality Enable Apple Remote PATER Mf Enable swipe from edges id Click the lock to prevent further changes 7 188 Advanced Topics Windows To
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67. Mac OS X the pointer moves outside the window Mouse Synchronization Tool Linux Time Synchronization Tool enables you to customize your virtual machine time settings You can Windows Automatically synchronize the time settings of Time Synchronization Tool Linux your virtual machine with your Mac time Mac OS X settings Set up and maintain the time difference between your Mac and your virtual machine sas Drag and Drop Tool allows dragging and dropping files Drag and Drop Tool Windows between your virtual machines and Mac OS Clipboard Synchronization Tool enables you to easily exchange texts between the virtual machine and your Mac i different virtual machines irrespective of the Clipboard Synchronization Windows guest operating systems installed in them Tool ag Linux To copy and paste text you should use the standard procedure for the current operating system For example to copy some text in the Windows guest OS select the text and press Ctrl C To paste this text in Mac OS X press Cmd V or select Paste from the shortcut menu Windows Dynamic Resolution Tool enables you to work with dynamic resolution When you resize the guest OS window by dragging its lower right corner the guest OS Mac OS X window resolution changes automatically Dynamic Resolution Tool Linux 167 Advanced Topics Shared Folders Tool Coherence Tool Shared Profile Tool Shared Applications Tool Shared Internet Appl
68. OS X Your Mac XQ 112 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 Click the Parallels icon l in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure Ifthe Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Hardware and then click Network 3 In the Network pane make sure that the Connected and Shared Network options are selected Note In the MAC address field you can change the MAC address currently assigned to Windows MAC addresses are automatically generated when you first set up Windows on your Mac However you can modify the default MAC address by typing another value in the MAC address field or clicking the Generate button When entering a new MAC address make sure that it is unique within your network For the information about troubleshooting networking problems refer to the Parallels knowledge base http kb parallels com available at the Parallels website Apply Separate Network Settings to Windows When operating in the Bridged Ethernet mode Windows appears on the network
69. Open Directory Description Starts a virtual machine Suspends a virtual machine Shuts down a virtual machine Pauses a virtual machine Stops a virtual machine Resets a virtual machine Opens the Snapshot Manager window Makes a screenshot of the Guest OS window and stores it on the Mac OS X Desktop Makes a clip Switches to the Coherence view mode Switches to the Full Screen view mode Switches to the Window view mode Opens the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog Creates a new virtual machine Opens a virtual machine Allows you to download a virtual machine appliance available at http www parallels com en ptn dir Opens the About Parallels Desktop menu Launches the installation of Parallels Tools in the running virtual machine Opens the Parallels Problem Report window Opens an existing virtual machine and registers it in Parallels Desktop Opens the Parallels Virtual Machines window To enable the spoken commands choose Parallels Desktop gt Preferences gt Advanced and select Enable spoken commands If necessary tune the speech settings on the corresponding tab of Mac OS X System Preferences 151 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 p
70. PMU virtualization af Click the lock to prevent further changes D 121 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 The performance of Mac OS X applications may be increased significantly but Windows programs may slow down To set Parallels Desktop to automatically optimize performance for Mac OS X or Windows depending on which application or program you re working with at the moment Select Enable Adaptive Hypervisor When you re using a Windows program more resources are given to Windows and when you re using a Mac OS X application more resources are given to Mac OS X Tune Windows for Speedier Performance Select Tune Windows for speed Some Windows features that tend to slow down performance such as animations during startup are disabled Optimize your MacBook for Longer Battery Life or Higher Performance The Power menu contains the power and performance related options Longer battery life If you have a portable Mac that you often use unplugged you can choose this option to lower power consumption for longer battery life This may slightly reduce Windo
71. Parallels Desktop connects to Parallels Transporter Agent and starts collecting information about the source computer 9 Ifthe 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 When ready click Continue 11 Choose whether you want to migrate all your files and data or only Windows applications When ready click Continue 12 Select how you want to use Windows Like a Mac Windows programs appear on the Mac desktop just like Mac applications Documents and media from Mac OS X and Windows are kept together on your Mac Like a PC The Windows desktop and programs appear in a single window separate from Mac applications You can drag and drop objects between Windows and the Mac 13 Choose where you want to install your data You can also click Customize and select which Windows volumes to migrate Virtual Machine Name Windows 7 ocatio Parallels 4 CB Customize Documents Refresh red il Go Back Continue 25 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 want to continue and click Continue 15 Once the migration is complete click Done 16 Start Windows p 35
72. Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Hardware and select Mouse amp Keyboard in the sidebar ooo Windows 7 Hardware Lt eee el a a Boot Orde SmartMouse Auto detect for games T AP Video rm Change this option if you have problems with moving a Mouse amp Keyboard mouse pointer in some applications a Primi Floppy Disk Mouse pointer sticks at window edges GA CDyDVD 1 G Hard Disk 1 Keyboard Don t optimize for games Serial Port 1 When the keyboard is optimized for games modifier keys become mare responsive E Nerwork 1 amp Sound USE amp Bluetooth al Click the lock to prevent further changes T 90 Use Windows on Your Mac SmartMouse If you play games in a virtual machine the SmartMouse menu allows you to set how to use a mouse Auto detect for games This is a recommended default setting If you re working with a guest OS application the mouse moves freely between the guest operating system and Mac OS X However when you start a game SmartMouse automatically captures the mouse input in the virtual machine so that you couldn t move the mouse to Mac OS X by mistake and automatically releases the mouse when you quit the game Optimize for games If your mouse accidentally moves to Mac OS X when you re playing a game select this option to make the mouse work in the virtual machine only Do
73. Parallels support website includes product help files and a FAQ section Parallels Knowledge Base This online resource has valuable articles about using Parallels Desktop and other Parallels products Online documentation You can find PDF user guides for Parallels Desktop and Parallels Transporter online by choosing Help gt Online Documentation Parallels Command Line Reference Guide This document available on the Parallels Online documentation page has information on using the prlct1 command line utility to manage Parallels Desktop and its virtual machines from a terminal Parallels API references and the SDK programmer s guide These guides for IT professionals can be found on the Parallels Online documentation page Feedback Parallels welcomes your feedback on how to make our documentation more helpful You can submit feedback using the Documentation Feedback form on our website http Awww parallels com en support usersdoc In This Chapter Visit the Parallels Desktop Twitter and Facebook Pages ccccccccsecsseeseeeseeeeeeeeeeees 241 Visit the Parallels Convenience Store seessssssessseesseessrerereesrertrerrttrrrtrreerirerreerreerrerer 242 Visit the Parallels Desktop Twitter and Facebook Pages To keep up with the latest news and updates you can visit the Parallels Desktop Twitter and Facebook pages Choose Parallels Desktop gt About Parallels Desktop and click Our Twitter or Facebook page More Resources
74. Q to quit the current application To enter a keyboard shortcut simply press a key combination on your keyboard You can also enter keyboard shortcuts by doing one of the following In Window mode p 49 click the keyboard icon E in the status bar at the bottom of the window and click the key combination you want Do one of the following Click the Parallels icon II in the menu bar then choose Devices gt Keyboard and choose a key combination Choose Devices gt Keyboard and choose a key combination These methods are most useful for using keyboard shortcuts that include keys not included on a Mac keyboard such as Alt PrintScreen Note To use the F1 F12 keys on a MacBook press and hold the Fn key and then press an F key 83 Use Windows on Your Mac Customize Keyboard Shortcuts 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 You can also use and customize keyboard shortcuts for switching between Coherence Full Screen and Window view modes and for showing and hiding Parallels Desktop Customize Keyboard Shortcuts 5 Do one of the following Click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Preferences If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is v
75. S X Generic for other guest OSs When you create or register a virtual machine one of these profiles depending on the guest operating system is assigned to the machine by default You can create your own profile and assign it to your virtual machines To create a custom keyboard profile or edit the existing profiles 1 Do one of the following Click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Preferences If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Parallels Desktop gt Preferences 2 Click Shortcuts 161 Advanced Topics 162 Application Shortcuts a System Shortcuts J Mouse Shortcuts ca Keyboard Menu VIRTUAL MACHINES SX Eis ww RA sez K5 3F 2B wI xU HN To Windows Ctrl X Ctrl et Ctrl V Crrl A Etri t Ctrl 5 Ctrl P EtriF Ctrl B Ctri Ttrl U Advanced Topics 4 Doone of the following To add a new profile click the Add button _ _ 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 select this new profile in the Profile list and configure its shortcuts To remove one of the existing custom profiles select it and click the Remove button Z To duplicate or rename one of the existing profiles select this profile click the button 7 and select the correspond
76. S X and Windows 61 Share Network Settings Between Mac OS X and Windows 101 112 185 Share Windows SkyDrive Folders with Mac OSX 69 Shared applications 70 Shared folders 63 Shared network NAT 112 Index Shared Networking Settings 182 184 Shared web applications 75 Sharing files and folders 63 Windows disks to Mac OS 63 Shortcuts for applications 83 84 Show a Presentation on an External Monitor or Projector 106 Show applications in the Dock 36 Shut Down or Suspend Windows 41 110 118 124 150 180 206 Shutting down virtual machine 414 SmartGuard 142 SmartMount 76 SmartMouse 188 Snapshots 142 Software requirements 12 Solving Problems 28 Sound 216 Sound device 216 Speed Up Games and Graphics Programs 124 Split disks 192 Spotlight support 36 Start Windows 26 28 33 35 40 59 60 63 64 67 68 76 81 96 106 169 170 176 221 236 Starting virtual machine 35 Startup and Shutdown Settings 43 180 Startup mode 43 Status bar connecting and disconnecting devices 50 146 Status Bar 50 Step 1 Install Parallels Transporter Agent on Your Windows PC 22 Step 2 Import Your Data 22 Stopping virtual machine 41 Support 239 241 Support for Virtual and Real Disks 20 138 191 192 207 209 Supported guest operating systems 130 Supported Guest Operating Systems 10 12 130 Suspending virtual machine 41 Switching to Coherence 45 S
77. Screen Then choose View gt Enter Coherence Exit Full Screen 155 Advanced Topics Install Windows 98 All Windows 95 and some of Windows 98 installation packages include a bootable floppy a startup floppy disk The floppy is used to perform disk partitioning and formatting by means of MS DOS Since modern Macs have no floppy drives you will need an external USB floppy drive or an image of a bootable floppy disk Such an image can be created using third party tools If you have a bootable CD with Windows 98 installation you can use it as is or create an ISO image of it Below we describe how to install Windows 98 the case when you have a startup floppy image and a CD with the installation files The installation of Windows 95 is similar to that Prepare a Virtual Machine for Windows 95 98 Installation 1 Create a Windows 98 virtual machine using New Virtual Machine Assistant Select the Customize settings before installation option in the Name and Location window 2 Inthe Virtual Machine Configuration dialog click Hardware gt Boot Order and configure the floppy disk to be the first boot device 3 Below the Boot Order item select Floppy Disk to open the virtual floppy disk drive settings In the Floppy Disk pane do the following 1 Make sure the Connected option is selected 2 Specify the floppy disc image in the Source menu 156 Advanced Topics 4 Click OK to save the virtual machine configuration
78. Using an External Storage Device 21 26 V Video 199 225 Video memory 199 View modes 45 49 53 Virtual appliances 149 Virtual hard disk adding new virtual disk 190 backing up data 136 142 changing format 206 configuring 206 increasing capacity 206 types of disks 192 Virtual machine backing up 136 cloning 135 creating 18 deleting 148 pausing 41 resuming 41 saving state 142 shutting down 41 starting 35 suspending 41 typical configurations 133 Virus protection 108 Visit the Parallels Convenience Store 242 Visit the Parallels Desktop Twitter and Facebook Pages 241 VMware virtual machine using in Parallels Desktop 33 W Web applications 75 Welcome to Parallels Desktop 8 What You Can Do 9 What You Need 12 WiFi 116 126 210 Window view mode 49 50 52 Windows Aero 48 199 Windows applications adding to Dock 36 Windows applications folder 36 Windows or Windows Programs Ask for Reactivation 235 Windows Seems Slow 226 Work in Windows Without Saving Changes 109 Work with Virtual Machines 129
79. Windows Like a Mac when you first installed Windows a Windows Applications folder is in the Mac OS X Dock This folder contains all your Windows programs As you install more programs they are automatically added Default Programs Desktop Gadget Gallery Internet Explorer Safari Windows DVD Maker Windows Fax and Scan Windows Media Center B Windows Media Player Windows Update XPS Viewer Options Open in Finder 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 Click the Parallels icon I in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure Ifthe Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Options and then click Applications 3 Be sure Share Windows applications with Mac is selected and then select Show Windows applications folder in Dock Windows Start Menu To open a Windows program from the Start menu 1 Click the Parallels icon l in the menu bar and choose Windows Start Menu NS Th 11 34 AM 2 A Author at wi Microsoft Word 2010 Pictures Munac Computes Control Panel Devices and Printers Microsoft Outlook 2010 w Sticky Notes a Remote Desktop Connection Default Programs Help and Support gt All P
80. activation limit you won t be able to use it ina virtual machine In this case you can do one of the following If Windows cannot be reactivated in a Boot Camp virtual machine work with Windows by booting your Mac directly into Windows Buy a new activation key to activate Windows in a virtual machine Third party application asks for reactivation If you imported Windows from a PC or created a Boot Camp virtual machine some third party applications that are tied to the hardware on which they were originally installed may ask for reactivation In this case you can do one of the following If you choose to work with an application in a virtual machine contact the application vendor for help The vendor may give you another activation key or offer to deactivate the application on the PC or Boot Camp and activate it in the virtual machine Important If the vendor gives you or you decide to purchase a new activation key please note that reactivating an application with a new key in a virtual machine may break its activation on the Boot Camp It means that if you later decide to work with the application by booting your Mac directly into Windows it will require reactivation If an application asks for reactivation in a Boot Camp virtual machine work with the application by booting your Mac directly into Windows 235 Tips and Troubleshooting Change Password in Windows via Command Line Interface To change your Windows account p
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83. al hard disk file vmdk Virtual PC configuration file vmc vpc7 or virtual hard disk file vhd VirtualBox configuration file xm1 or virtual hard disk file vai 138 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 3 To browse the contents of a volume click its icon in the sidebar of the Finder window You can manage the virtual machine files just as you manage your Mac OS X files in Finder windows Note If you are browsing the contents of a suspended virtual machine in Finder you cannot delete move or otherwise modify its files 4 To unmount the volume use the Eject button next to the disk icon Note If a hard disk that has several volumes was mounted and you want to open it or the virtual machine using it in Parallels Desktop you should disconnect its volumes one by one by clicking the Eject button 139 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 mac
84. allels Tools installed p 221 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 InMac OS X choose Apple menu gt System Preferences and click Parental Controls Click the lock if it s not unlocked and then enter an administrator name and password Select the account that you want to restrict click Enable Parental Controls and set up the controls If you want the user to be able to use some Windows programs be sure to select Parallels Desktop in the list of allowed applications For more information on using parental controls see Mac Help Set Media Files to Open in Windows 8 Apps When you install Windows 8 Parallels Desktop sets most types of media files photos pictures music and video to open in classic Windows desktop applications To set media files to open in Windows 8 apps by default do the following Start Windows 8 From the Start screen right click or Control click anywhere on the screen and click All Apps Open Control Panel Choose Programs gt Default Programs gt Associate a file type or protocol with a program a fF WN In the list of file extensions select the file extension for which you want to change the default program then select Change program and select the program you wa
85. ance languages an icon in the password field indicates the keyboard language setting Password 227 Tips and Troubleshooting I m Having Problems Connecting to the Internet When you install Windows it is automatically configured to share your Mac s Internet connection For details on configuring Windows network and Internet connection see the section on connecting to the Internet or a network p 112 228 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 Configure the sound card in Mac OS X To configure a sound card in Mac OS X 3 Start the Audio MIDI Setup application you can find it in Applications Utilities 4 Select your 5 1 or 7 1 Surround capable sound card and choose the necessary sample rate and bit depth from the Format pop up menus Note Make sure these settings match the appropriate settings for the sound card 5 Click Configure Speakers select Multichannel and choose the necessary type of output from the pop up menu 6 Set this sound card as the default output device in Mac OS X select it in System P
86. and click Install 2 Do one of the following If you downloaded Parallels Desktop from the Parallels website double click the disk image file most likely in your Downloads folder the file has the extension dmg at the end If you purchased a boxed copy of Parallels Desktop insert the installation disc Note If your Mac doesn t have a DVD ROM you can use the download link available in the retail box to download Parallels Desktop over the Internet 3 Double click the Install icon and follow the onscreen instructions to install Parallels Desktop Register Parallels Desktop After installation you must register Parallels Desktop Registering allows you to Automatically download and install the latest Parallels Desktop updates Create a backup copy of the product key on the Parallels web server and restore it at any time Easily contact the Parallels support team using the support code Stay informed about Parallels news and announcements 13 Install or Upgrade Parallels Desktop Activate Parallels Desktop Once the registration is finished you must enter your Product Activation Key to activate Parallels Desktop If you purchased Parallels Desktop from the Parallels Online Store a key was sent to the email address you provided If you bought a boxed copy you can find your key printed on the installation disc sleeve Note If you bypass the activation dialog you can activate Parallels Desktop later by choosing Parall
87. application for that file type Choose Open With from the shortcut menu and then choose an application Note You can only perform these actions with files stored in shared folders p 63 Open a Mac Application from the Windows Start Menu 70 Use Windows on Your Mac From the Windows Start menu do one of the following Choose All Programs gt Parallels Shared Applications and then choose an application 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 Doone of the following Click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 5 Click Options and click Applications 6 Select Share Windows applications with Mac Add a Windows Applications Folder to the Dock 1 Do one of the following Click the Parallels icon II in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Options and then click Applications 3 Be sure Shar
88. as 196 Work with Virtual Machines Read this section for basic information about working with virtual machines Advanced Topics Supported Guest Operating Systems Any of the following guest operating systems can be installed in Parallels Desktop virtual machines Express Installatio Windows 8 1 Windows 8 Windows Server 2012 SPO R2 Windows 7 SPO SP1 Windows Server 2008 SPO SP1 SP2 R2 Windows Vista Home Business Ultimate Enterprise SPO SP1 SP2 Windows Server 2003 SPO SP1 SP2 R2 Windows XP Home SPO SP1 SP2 SP3 Windows XP Professional SPO SP1 SP2 SP3 Windows XP Professional SP2 Windows 2000 Professional SP4 Windows 2000 Server SP4 Windows NT 4 0 Server SP6 Workstation SP6 Windows ME Windows 98 SE Windows 95 Windows 3 11 MS DOS 6 22 Linux Ubuntu Linux 10 04 11 04 11 10 12 04 12 10 13 04 13 10 Advanced Topics cwomcimeewee dw mms ooo v mw dW meon o o e e A conned xmm o wxm o e wxm o e Mescsxsmwisraaoewiosx iw C i iw owns Open Solaris 2009 06 ele fo Oracle Solaris 10 11 lv eComStation 1 2 2 0 vl ms wT Please note that Parallels Desktop does not include operating system installation discs or their images You should purchase them separately 131 Advanced Topics About Virtual Machines To add Windows or another operating system to your Mac Parallels Desktop creates a virtual machine or a virtual copy of a
89. as a stand alone computer with its own IP address and network name Note The Bridged Ethernet networking mode is more complex than the Shared Networking mode and you may need to contact your system administrator to configure it properly Internet SEDTSESLOD POSE sAaESEDIDEDID AD LDseSESE SE SEDID LBS s W ndowa IP Addes MIAN IEW Guas O9 IIIF Adona napeees Jaydepy JON Quest nen emo rererne moreno rere reap eees Your Mac ks 113 Use Windows on Your Mac To configure Windows to work in the Bridged Ethernet mode 1 Do one of the following Click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt 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 To connect the virtual machine s adapter to the active network adapter of your Mac choose Default Adapter Note In the MAC address field you can change the MAC address currently assigned to Windows MAC addresses are automatically generated when you first set up Windows However you can modify the default MAC address by typing another value in the MAC address field or clicking the Generate button When entering a new MAC address make sure that it is unique within you
90. assword via CLI do the following 1 Start Windows p 35 2 Launch Terminal in OS X Applications gt Utilities gt Terminal and find out Windows UUID Universally Unique Identifier by executing the following commana pileci lise sell The output may be as follows UUID STATUS IP_ADDR NAME 6 05fe58 2ef6 4049 847a c393 1077658 running Windows 7 6fO05fe58 2ef6 4049 847a c393f1077658 is the Windows UUID 3 Change your Windows account password by executing the following command prictl set lt Windows UUID gt userpasswd lt account_name gt lt new_password gt This command may look as follows prictl set 6f05fe58 2ef6 4049 847a c393f1077658 userpasswd Appleseed qwerty If you see the following output the password has been changed successfully authentication tokens updated successfully 236 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 Openthe dhclient conf file and make sure that the following lines are present interface ethO send dhcp client identifier 1 lt MAC address gt 2 If there are no such lines add them manually to the file and save it When
91. ast 70 MB of hard disk space for installing Parallels Transporter Agent One of the following An Ethernet port for transferring your data over network An external storage device such as a USB hard disk Note Parallels Desktop does not support migrating Windows dynamic volumes These are volumes which size is not fixed as in basic volumes They are migrated as data disks only You can later add them p 190 to an already existing virtual machine 21 Install or Import Windows Step 1 Install Parallels Transporter Agent on Your Windows PC To import your data you must first install the Parallels Transporter Agent software on the Windows PC To install Parallels Transporter Agent 12 Do one of the following If you purchased a physical copy of Parallels Desktop insert the Parallels Desktop installation DVD into your Windows PC If the installation doesn t start automatically locate and double click the Parallels Transporter Agent exe file on the disc Download Parallels Transporter Agent for Windows from the Parallels website at http www parallels com download desktop and double click the installation file If your computer is connected to the Internet Parallels Transporter Agent checks for available updates If an update is available click Download and Install New Version 13 Follow the onscreen instructions to install Parallels Transporter Agent Step 2 Import Your Data Follow one of the methods below to import you
92. by default Parallels Menu When in Coherence mode the Parallels menu I appears in the menu bar at the top of the screen M SS Thus Windows Start Menu Devices Exit Coherence Request Support Parallels Desktop Help Quit 46 Use Windows on Your Mac Use the menu for these common functions Click the Parallels icon Il 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 Right click the icon to open the Windows start menu Click the Parallels icon ll and press and hold the Option Alt key to open an extended menu The extended menu includes additional options including Report a Problem Configure Preferences and many others Important When in Coherence mode to quit Parallels Desktop click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar and choose Quit Parallels Desktop Windows System Tray When Parallels Desktop is in Coherence mode the Windows system tray icons are in the Mac OS X menu bar at the top of the screen You can use the system tray icons just as you would from the Windows Desktop Move Windows Programs Between Desktops Spaces When Windows is working in Coherence you can eas
93. 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 218 If not you can easily add it p 190 In the Source field the source device that emulates this printer port is specified A printer port can be emulated by one of the following devices Printers You can use any of the printers connected to your Mac in your virtual machine Click the Source field and select the appropriate printer from the list For the detailed information on how to set up a printer in your virtual machine please refer to Print from Windows p 96 Real printer port If your Mac has a physical printer port you can connect it to your virtual machine Click the Source field and select the physical port name from the list Output File You can emulate the virtual machine printer port by using an output file Click the Source field and choose an output file from the list or click Choose an output file and specify the path to the desired output file on your Mac If you want to prevent Virtual Machine Configuration from unauthorized changes click the Lock a icon TE 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 213 Advanced Topics Serial Port In the Serial Port pane you can configure the virtual machine serial port s
94. cating any of their files on your hard disk Note This feature is available only when Parallels Tools are installed p 169 in Windows To share OS X iCloud Dropbox or Google Drive folders with Windows do the following 1 If you haven t already set up iCloud Dropbox or Google Drive in OS X Start Windows p 35 Do one of the following Click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure Click Options and select Sharing Select Share iCloud Dropbox and Google Drive Log in to Windows and open Computer Folders for iCloud Dropbox or Google Drive are available in the Favorites section You can use them to upload and download files to and from the cloud View T amp gt Computer Computer a Favorites E Desktop J Downloads Recent places J iCloud Mac J Photo Stream Mac Google Drive Mac a SkyDrive 4 68 Use Windows on Your Mac Share Windows SkyDrive Folders with Mac OS X If you re using Microsoft SkyDrive to store files in the cloud you can easily share your SkyDrive folders with Mac OS X Then you can upload or download SkyDrive files in Mac OS X without duplicating any of the files on your hard disk Notes 1 To share SkyDrive folders with Mac OS X the SkyDrive desktop app must be installed in Windows If you re
95. cesses running in a virtual machine Parallels Desktop automatically calculates the maximum allowable number of virtual CPU The calculation is based on the number of physical CPUs available to your Mac OS X computer Note It is reasonable to use more than one CPU in your guest OS if you are going to use applications that perform better under multi core processors To set how many processors are allocated to a virtual machine 1 Shut down the virtual machine p 41 2 Open the Virtual Machine menu and choose Configure 3 Click General and select a number from the CPUs menu Check Your Virtual Machine CPU and Memory Usage While working with a virtual machine you may need to check how much memory and CPU time of your Mac it is currently using If the virtual machine is consuming too much and your running Mac applications become slow you can easily reduce the number of CPUs p 150 and amount of memory p 118 assigned to the virtual machine To check the current CPU and memory usage choose View gt Show Resource Usage 150 Advanced Topics Enable Spoken Commands You can work with Windows or other guest OSs using the following spoken commands Commands Start Suspend Shut Down Pause Stop Reset Snapshot Make Screenshot Make Clip Switch to Coherence Switch to Full Screen Switch to Window Edit Configuration New Open Download About Parallels Desktop Install Parallels Tools Report a Problem Open
96. chine Configuration dialog click Hardware and select Boot Order in the sidebar ener Windows 7 Hardware Boot order VEDI ee iw BA cb DVD Mouse 4 Keyboard i Prins 2 H Floppy Disk ee External boot device None fel Hard Disk 1 Serial Port 1 _ Select boot device on Startup te Network 1 _ Use EFI Boot Sound of USE amp Bluetooth Boot flags al Click the lock to prevent further changes mi 197 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 External device Select this device if you want the virtual machine to boot up from a bootable external device USB FireWire Thunderbolt etc connected to your Mac Once selected choose the device from the External boot device menu located below Floppy Disk Select this device if you want the virtual machine to boot up from a floppy disk image connected to its virtual floppy disk drive Network Adapter Select this device if you want your virtual machine to boot from a network adapter using PXE Pre Execution Environment Note The virtual machine will use the network adapter specifie
97. choose how exactly to format your disk Windows 95 98 supports FAT16 and FAT32 file systems FAT16 partition cannot be greater than 2 GB Larger disks can be formatted with FAT32 But do not use larger disks if you are going to run legacy applications The program starts formatting the disk C Format other disks too if you created more than one primary partition or if you created a custom virtual machine with more than one disk Use E F drive letters Enter a label for each disk 11 character string The label is optional you can press Return Enter to skip this step 10 Shut down the virtual machine Now you are ready to start the installation of the Windows 98 operating system General Steps of Windows 98 Installation 157 Advanced Topics 3 Start the virtual machine using the same bootable floppy image Insert the Windows 98 installation CD or connect an ISO image of the installation disc choosing CD DVD gt Connect Image from the Devices menu If you created only one primary partition disk C by default your CD DVD drive will have the drive letter D Type the commana D setup exe N OO UO 9 10 11 and press Return Enter The installation starts and the files are copied from the CD to the virtual hard disk Follow the on screen instructions of the Setup Note that you can add or remove some options later Read and accept the License Agreement Enter the license key Confirm the default s
98. computer inside your Mac You can then install Windows in the virtual machine just as you would install an operating system on a regular computer Many use Parallels Desktop to create one virtual machine and install Windows in it But you can install as many virtual machines as you like and install a different operating system in each of them That way you can use multiple operating systems together at the same time on your Mac And just like with a regular computer you can turn virtual machines on and off configure them and install and use programs 132 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 190 The amount of memory and the size of hard disks vary for different guest OSs Refer to the table below to learn the memory and hard disk values that are allocated to a virtual machine depending on the guest operating system that will be installed in it Virtual hard disks for typical virtual machines are always created in the expanding format p 192 Guest Operating systems ea eee Sei MB Aes eran oe ate MB 2 Adapter Mac OS X 1024 32 64 000 wy P
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100. d Printer button In the Add New Printer window specify a printer name Under this name the printer will be displayed in the guest operating system You can also enter the printer description and location When ready click Forward 8 Inthe Device for lt Printer Name gt window select AppSocket HP JetDirect and click Continue 9 Inthe Device URI for lt Printer Name gt window specify the printer IP address in the following format socket lt printer IP address gt When ready click Continue 10 In the Make Manufacturer for lt Printer Name gt window select the manufacturer of your printer and click Continue 11 In the Model Driver for lt Printer Name gt window select the model of your printer and click Add Printer 12 Enter the root password when prompted 103 Use Windows on Your Mac CUPS performs the installation If the installation is successful the Printer lt name gt 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 97 To connect a USB printer directly to Windows 1 In Parallels Desktop start Windows 2 When Windows starts install the printer driver For detailed information on how to do
101. d as Network Adapter 1 in its configuration Every time you start the virtual machine it tries to boot from the device specified as the first one in the Boot Order list If the virtual machine cannot boot from the first device for example no media is connected to it the virtual machine proceeds to the second device in the list and tries to boot from this device and so on In this pane you can perform the following operations Change the currently set boot sequence by selecting the name of the corresponding boot device in the Boot Order list and moving it up or down using the arrows to the right of the list Remove a boot device from the sequence by clearing the check box next to its name If you choose the Select boot device on startup option you will see the following message at the virtual machine startup Press ESC to select boot device If you press ESC pending 5 seconds you will be able to select a boot device If you do not press ESC the virtual machine will try to boot from the devices specified in the Boot Order list Note Make sure that the device you wish to use for your virtual machine booting hard disk drive CD ROM drive floppy disk drive or network adapter is available to the virtual machine and configured properly If you do not have any boot devices configured in your virtual machine you will see the following error message after you start the virtual machine No boot device is available In this case
102. d 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 click the Compress button The virtual hard disk will be compressed and the hard disk image file size will be decreased As a result there will be more free space on your Mac hard disk Note Compressing can be performed for virtual machines without snapshots and with the Undo disks option disabled In the Optimization pane of Virtual Machine Configuration you can enable regular automatic disk compression Editing the Disk If you find that the capacity of your virtual machine hard disk no longer fits your needs you can change its size 207 Advanced Topics Important 1 Resizing a hard disk can be potentially dangerous to your data Before you start it is highly recommended that you properly shut down the virtual machine using the shutdown procedure of its guest operating system and back up the data To learn how to make a backup please see Back Up a Virtual Machine p 136 2 Resizing may take some time It is not recommended that you interrupt the process 3 If your MacBook is running on battery connect it to a power source or make sure the battery is fully charged A power outage while writing changes to the disk may cause data loss To change the disk size 1 Click Edit
103. d servers is selected To unmount Windows from the desktop 1 2 Start Windows p 35 Click the Parallels icon II in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure Then click Options and select Sharing Note If Windows is running in Window mode p 49 choose Configure from the Virtual Machine menu Deselect Mount virtual disks to Mac desktop Note The Windows disk disappears from the desktop and the Finder but you can still access all of the Windows files and folders via the Windows PVM file and Terminal Volumes By default the PVM file is either in Users lt Username gt Documents Parallels or Users Shared You can also find the PVM file by right clicking Windows in the Parallels Virtual Machines list or in the virtual machine window when Windows is shut down and selecting Show in Finder To access Windows files and folders right click the PVM file select Show Package Contents from the context menu and open the Windows Disks folder To disable the ability to navigate to Windows files and folders deselect Access Windows folders from Mac in step 3 above 67 Use Windows on Your Mac Share iCloud Dropbox or Google Drive Folders with Windows If you re using iCloud Dropbox or Google Drive cloud storage in OS X you can easily share their OS X folders with Windows Once sharing is enabled you can upload download and sync files from any of these services from within Windows without dupli
104. dialog Reinstall or Update Parallels Tools To reinstall Parallels Tools 1 Start Windows p 35 Once Windows starts if Parallels Desktop is in Coherence mode click the Parallels icon I in the menu bar and choose Exit Coherence 2 When Windows boots up choose Reinstall Parallels Tools from the Virtual Machine menu This option is available only if Parallels Tools are up to date If Parallels Tools are outdated you will see the Update Parallels Tools option instead Check Whether Parallels Tools Have Been Installed You can easily confirm whether Parallels Tools were installed Start your virtual machine and look at the status bar of its window If the tip Press Ctrl Alt to release the mouse and keyboard appears in the status bar of the virtual machine s window this means that Parallels Tools were not installed When Parallels Tools are installed you do not need to press any key to release the mouse and keyboard they are released automatically 170 Advanced Topics Parallels Tools for Linux Parallels Tools can be installed in Linux guest operating systems that comply with the following requirements glioc 2 3 4 and later libstdc 3 4 6 and later lipstdc 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 4 kernel sources or development package Note Some of Parallels Tools like Shared Folders Tool and T
105. e 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 See Shared Network to learn how to configure this network type Bridged Network Select this option to allow the virtual machine to access the local network and Internet through one of the network adapters installed on the host computer In this case the virtual machine is treated as a stand alone computer on the network and should be configured in the same way as a real one You can choose the physical adapter where the virtual machine adapter will be bridged in the list below the Bridged Network option See Bridged Ethernet Network to learn how to configure this network type Host Only Network Select this option to allow the virtual machine to connect to the host computer and the virtual machines residing on it and to make it invisible outside the host computer See Host Only Network p 114 to learn how to configure this network type In the MAC address field you can change the MAC address currently assigned to the virtual machine MAC addresses are automatically generated during the virtual machine creation However you
106. e Use detailed log messages option Parallels Desktop will start creating a more detailed log file It can be helpful for the Parallels support team but uses more hard disk space and may slightly lower the system performance Resetting Hidden Messages Some Parallels Desktop dialogs and wizard windows are provided with the Do not show this message again option If you select this option the corresponding dialog will not appear next time you perform the same operation Using the Reset button you can reset all dialogs and wizard windows with this option selected so that they would be displayed again each time you initiate the corresponding operation Locking Parallels Desktop Preferences 183 Advanced Topics If you want to prevent Parallels Desktop Preferences from further unauthorized changes click the Lock icon 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 You will see the following window 184 CN Host Oniy Show in System Preferences M Enable IPv4 DHCP Start Address 110 211 55 1 End Address 10 211 55 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Subnet 10 211 55 0 M Enable IPv6 DHCP Subnet FECO 0 0 FEA9 0 0 0 0 Prefix Length 64 Port forwarding rules Porton Mac Port Type Virtual Machine s IP Address Destination Port Restore Defaults Cancel OK at the b
107. e Windows applications with Mac is selected and then select Show Windows applications folder in Dock Configure Whether Dock Icons Bounce to Alert When a Windows application icon in the taskbar would normally flash to alert you to something such as a new message in Skype or a notification in Microsoft Outlook by default its icon also bounces repeatedly in the OS X Dock To enable or disable Windows application icons bouncing to alert 1 Do one of the following Click the Parallels icon l in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure 71 Use Windows on Your Mac If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Options and click Applications 3 Select or deselect Dock icons bounce to alert Note Icon bouncing is available for Windows with Parallels Tools installed o 221 provided that Share Windows applications with Mac is selected in the Applications pane Force Quit Windows Programs If your running Windows guest OS program doesn t respond and freezes you can easily force quit it as you can do with any Mac OS X application To force quit a Windows program do one of the following Right click the icon of the Windows program available in the Dock press Option Alt and choose Force Quit Press Option Command Esc Alt Command Esc select the name of the Windows program you want to quit and click Force Quit
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109. e following Click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose About Parallels Desktop If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Parallels Desktop gt About Parallels Desktop A window appears showing the build number Note The window that appears also provides you with other useful information about your copy of Parallels Desktop including the licensing information and a link to the Parallels support web page 238 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 I in the menu bar and choose Exit Coherence 2 Choose Help gt Report a Problem Parallels Desktop creates a status report and a screenshot of the software Do you have a problem with Parallels Desktop Please tell Parallels about this problem by sending this report The report contains technical data to help us understand the problem and improve the product for you Note that this report won t be considered as a customer support request Specify the p
110. e same way you d remove any other Windows application See Windows Help and Support for more information Download and Install Antivirus Protection for Mac 1 If Parallels Desktop is set to Coherence mode click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar and choose Exit Coherence Choose File gt Install Antivirus for Mac Select which antivirus protection you want to install either Kaspersky Security or Norton Internet Security for Mac or Dr Web for Mac OS X click Install and follow the onscreen instructions Remove Antivirus Protection for Mac Choose Uninstall Antivirus for Mac from the File menu and enter your administrator name and password 108 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 To isolate Mac OS X from Windows 1 Do one of the following Click the Parallels icon I in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Security 3 Select Isolate Mac from Wi
111. ed To use the faster video adapter for better 3D graphics performance 1 Inthe Mac OS X Finder select Apple menu gt System Preferences and click Energy Saver 2 Click Higher performance Setting graphics to higher performance uses battery life faster Speed Up Games and Graphics Programs With Parallels Desktop you can run games and programs that require video cards with DirectX or OpenGL support To do so you must enable 3D acceleration For information on whether a program requires DirectX or OpenGL support see the materials that came with the game or program To enable 3D acceleration 1 Shut down the virtual machine p 41 2 Choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 3 Inthe Video pane select On or select a version of DirectX from the 3D acceleration menu Note Parallels Tools must be installed p 221 before you can enable 3D acceleration Parallels Tools are installed by default when you set up Windows 124 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 Click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the
112. els Desktop gt Activate Product and entering your Product Activation Key If You Don t Have A Product Activation Key If you don t have a key already you can get one by choosing Parallels Desktop gt Activate Product Then to get a free trial Product Activation Key so you can try out Parallels Desktop for a limited time click Get Trial Or to purchase a key that lets you use Parallels Desktop permanently click Buy If Your Mac Isn t Connected to the Internet It s easiest to activate Parallels Desktop when your Mac is connected to the Internet but if you have another computer or device that s connected you can use that p 228 Purchase Parallels Desktop If you re using a trial version of Parallels Desktop 9 you can easily purchase the full version right from the application interface To do so 1 Click Buy in the About Parallels Desktop window or when you see the promo 2 Choose one of the following Upgrade Select this option to upgrade your current version of Parallels Desktop Please keep in mind that you will need the activation key for your previous version If the Upgrade option is selected by default Parallels Desktop has already automatically detected the key for the previous version If not please make sure you have it Note Only Parallels Desktop 7 and 8 can be upgraded to Parallels Desktop 9 Buy Full Version Select this option to purchase Parallels Desktop if you have never used it before or your version cann
113. ents listed above The prl tools lin iso image file will be mounted to the virtual machine s CD DVD drive 171 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 Type the following command to gain the root privileges su 4 Change the directory to the CD DVD drive directory using cd media cdrom Note In some of the Linux operating systems the mount point for the virtual CD DVD drive may appear as media Parallels Tools 5 In the CD DVD drive directory enter the following command to launch Parallels Tools installation install 6 Follow the Parallels Tools Installer instructions to complete the installation 7 When the installation of Parallels Tools is complete restart your virtual machine Installing Parallels Tools in other versions of Linux guest OSs To install Parallels Tools in the older versions of Linux OSs you have to mount the prl tools lin iso image file manually Do the following 1 Start the virtual machine 2 When the guest OS boots up choose Install Parallels Tools from the Virtual Machine menu Note
114. enu 1st depends on the version of your Linux operating system and find the entry that corresponds to your version of kernel title Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 2 6 18 8 e15 xoot hal 0 kernel vmlinuz 2 6 18 8 e15 ro root dev VolGroup00 LogVol00 rhgb quiet aimee lmuerd 2 6 18 8 e15 dime 173 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 e15 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 If a newer version of Parallels Tools for Linux is available the Parallels Tools Installation Agent window appears You re prompted to choose the command to gain root privileges and enter the password if su root password if sudo your user s password After that Parallels Tools update automatically Reinstall Parallels Tools To reinstall Parallels Tools in Linux first remove Parallels Tools and then install them once again 174 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 s
115. esktop Set which view mode Coherence Window or Full Screen Windows starts up in when you open it from the Parallels Virtual Machines list Set what happens when you shut down Windows Set what happens when you close the Parallels Desktop window To access Startup and Shutdown settings 1 Do one of the following Click the Parallels icon I in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Options and select Startup and Shutdown Set Whether Windows Starts Automatically Choose one of the following from the Start Automatically menu Never Windows never starts automatically When window opens Windows starts automatically when you open it from the Parallels Virtual Machines list When Parallels Desktop starts Windows starts automatically when you start Parallels Desktop Note Windows starts when you open a Windows program p 36 regardless of this setting 43 Use Windows on Your Mac Set the Startup View This setting affects the Windows view mode only when you open Windows from the Parallels Virtual Machines list If you start Windows by opening a Windows program it always starts in Coherence view From the Startup View menu choose Coherence Window Full Screen Modality or Same as last time Set What Happens When You Shut Down Windows Choose one of the followin
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117. etennennetnnnennnnnnntn nenene 242 Glossa ien A A E A A E N E E EEA 243 CHAPTER 1 Welcome to Parallels Desktop Congratulations on purchasing Parallels Desktop 9 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 MONTHLY BUDGET i 4 p ony Cees e La wet t met et nat y ner In This Chapter What YOu Can DO ias accsaacea cact saniser vebstadertaucnecdabedaeiassuncsiedoegncetinneanedicdbadveben 9 Set Up Your Mac to Use Windows PROGINS si sccsiicesdncd sitaetadendadsniacsoutsntadsieeevedesenncees 9 Other Operating Systems cceecceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeseeeseeseeeeseeeseeeseeeseeeeeeeseeeeees 10 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 and Windows applications Run Windows games and other 3D programs Transfer all your data from a PC and use it on your Mac Easily share files devices and other resources between Windows and the Mac Install other operating systems such as Linux Google Chrome OS another copy of OS X Mountain Lion and Mac OS X Server and use them together And much more Set Up Your Mac to Use Windo
118. ettings To edit the device settings do the following 1 Click the Parallels icon l in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure Or if the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Inthe 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 For detailed information on how to add a device refer to Adding and Removing Devices Using serial ports you can establish a connection between The virtual machine and the host computer devices using a real port or Between two virtual machines located on the same host computer using a socket If you want to connect your virtual machine to the host computer device you should create a serial port emulated by a real port The Source list comprises the devices on the host computer that are available for connection The connected device being used in any virtual machine cannot be used by the host computer To be able to use it in the host computer you should first disconnect it from the virtual machine To do that use the virtual machine status bar If you want to connect two virtual machines with each other you need to create a serial port emulated by a socket in each virtual machine The names of the serial ports should be identical The connection between the virtual machines v
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120. g from the On Shutdown menu Keep window open If Windows is set to appear in a separate window the window stays open when you stop or shut down Windows 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 Shut Down Force to stop or Ask me what to do Set How Windows Works with Mac OS X Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac allows you to work seamlessly between Windows and Mac OS X For example you can cut and paste text and share files between the two There are a number of ways that you can set the level of integration between Windows and Mac OS X For example you may want your Windows programs to behave just like Mac applications appearing side by side with them on the Mac desktop Or you may wish to keep the Windows desktop and programs in a separate window Read on to learn more about setting how Windows works together with Mac OS X 44 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 ne
121. g the host only networking settings refer to Host Only Networking Settings p 187 For details on configuring the shared networking settings refer to Shared Networking Settings p 184 Using Third party Plugins To be able to encrypt Windows p 111 using third party plugins select Allow third party plugins Note This option is available in Parallels Desktop Enterprise Edition only Requiring Password In the Require password to section of the Advanced pane you can set restrictions on the following operations for non administrator users Create a new virtual machine You will have to provide your administrator password to create a new virtual machine Add an existing virtual machine You will have to provide your administrator password to add an existing virtual machine to the Parallels Virtual Machines list Remove a virtual machine You will have to provide your administrator password to remove your virtual machines from the Parallels Virtual Machines list Clone or convert a virtual machine or template You will have to provide your administrator password to clone a virtual machine to create a template to convert a template into a virtual machine and to deploy a template into a new virtual machine Speech Parallels Desktop allows you to operate your virtual machine by using the speech commands If you want to do that select Enable spoken commands and make sure that the virtual machine window is active and the s
122. h Windows system shortcuts that don t function in Windows for example Control Up Arrow button to display Mission Control trigger functions in OS X If you re using OS X as a guest OS and a guest OS or its application is active system shortcuts that are typical only to OS X trigger functions in the guest version of OS X Customize Keyboard Menu In Window mode you can enter key combinations by clicking the keyboard icon E in the status bar at the bottom of the window and then choosing a key combination To customize available key combinations do the following 12 Do one of the following Click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Preferences 86 Use Windows on Your Mac If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Parallels Desktop gt Preferences 13 Click Shortcuts gt Keyboard Menu 14 If the lock icon is locked click it and enter an administrator password 15 Do one of the following To add a new key combination click the Add button L To remove a key combination from the Keyboard menu select it and click the Remove button To edit an existing key combination double click the key combination or select it and click the Edit button 7 Click modifier keys to select or deselect them If you wish change the character in the text field To I M va O IL Clear Cancel OK Create New Keyboard Shortcuts
123. h 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 Note To set Internet links to open in Mac OS X or Windows Parallels Tools must be installed p 221 In most cases Parallels Tools are installed by default To set Internet links to open in Mac OS X or Windows 1 Do one of the following Click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Options and select Applications 3 Click the menu for the type of link you want to set If you don t see the link type you want click More Applications The following types of links can be set Web pages Web pages accessible through the HTTP and HTTPS protocols E mail Links in the mailto format that open a pre addressed email Newsgroups Links in the news format that typically open a newsreader program FTP File upload and download locations accessible through the FTP protocol RSS Episodic content such as blogs and podcasts Remote access Locations accessible through the Telnet and Secure Shell SSH pr
124. he Option Alt key and choose choose View gt Use MacLook If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose View gt Use MacLook To revert to a Windows appearance repeat step 2 above to deselect Use MacLook Set a Program to Open When You Insert a CD or DVD You can set the Windows program of your choice to open when you insert a music CD picture CD video DVD or a blank CD or DVD From the Mac OS X Finder choose Apple menu gt System Preferences Click CDs amp DVDs From the disc type menu of your choice choose Open other application k O N Choose a Windows program from username Applications Parallels Windows Applications When you insert a disc of the type you selected the Windows program you chose automatically opens Note 1 If you re unable to set a Windows program to open when you insert a CD or DVD be sure that sharing Mac OS X applications p 70 is enabled and that Mac OS X CD DVD ROM is not selected in CD DVD Preferences p 203 2 To enable a Windows program to open when you insert a CD or DVD Parallels Tools must be installed o 221 In most cases Parallels Tools are installed by default 60 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 sha
125. he next step there s a warning about Windows activation that might be required when you start using it To proceed read this message select want to continue and click Next Once the migration is complete click Done to quit Parallels Transporter Agent Disconnect the storage device from the Windows PC and connect it to your Mac On your Mac open Parallels Desktop and choose File gt New Select Migrate from a PC and click Continue Select External Storage Device and click Continue Click Choose and locate where you chose to store your data in step 7 Then click Continue Select how you want to use Windows Like a Mac Windows programs appear on the Mac desktop just like Mac applications Documents and media from Mac OS X and Windows are kept together on your Mac Like a PC The Windows desktop and programs appear in a single window separate from Mac applications You can drag and drop objects between Windows and the Mac Choose where you want to install Windows and your data and then click Continue Once the migration is complete click Done Start Windows p 35 When Windows boots up choose Virtual Machine gt Install Parallels Tools and follow the onscreen instructions Note To be able to install Parallels Tools you must be logged in to Windows as an administrator Solving Problems Read this section if you have problems importing your data from a Windows PC 28 Install or Import Windows General Tips This
126. her operating system and press Command V to paste the file Notes 1 To enable copying and pasting files between Mac OS X and Windows in Sharing settings p 68 All disks or Home folder only must be chosen from the Share Folders menu and Access Windows folders from Mac must be selected In most cases all of these options selected by default 2 If Home folder only is selected in the Share Folders menu p 63 you will be able to copy and paste files from the Mac to Windows only from the Mac home folder 62 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 applications and Windows files from Mac OS X applications Note These instructions apply to sharing folders between OS X and Linux as well 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 So for example if you save a file to the Documents folder it will be in the Documents folder whether you re using a Mac OS X application or a Windows program Note f you selected Like a Mac when you installed and set up Windows Mac OS X and Windows are already set to use the same folders 1 Start Windows p 35 2 Do one of the following Click the Parallels icon II in the menu bar press and hold the O
127. hine 1 Open Parallels Desktop and choose File gt New 2 Select Install OS X Using the Recovery Partition click Continue and follow the onscreen instructions When using Lion or Mountain Lion as a guest OS you can use it in Coherence mode p 45 so that guest OS application windows appear on the host OS desktop alongside host OS applications You can also copy and paste text between host and guest Mac OS X just as you can when using Windows as a guest OS You can set whether function keys and other system shortcuts trigger actions in the host or guest version of OS X p 84 164 Advanced Topics Use OS X in Coherence Mode You can set an OS X virtual machine and OS X to work seamlessly together as if they were part of a single operating system In this mode called Coherence mode guest OS X applications appear on the host OS X desktop next to your host applications 2 Cain ria ae a Deals ale This is the guest OS X application To enable the Coherence view mode Parallels Tools must be installed p 176 Switch to Coherence Mode To switch from Window mode to Coherence mode do one of the following Click the Coherence icon T in the top right corner of the virtual machine window Choose View gt Enter Coherence Press Control Command C To switch from Full Screen mode to Coherence mode do one of the following Press Control Command F to exit Full Screen Then open the View men
128. hines 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 And when you clone a virtual machine to a template the template appears separately from the virtual machine and you can work with both A template in its turn can be converted or deployed back to the virtual machine When you convert a template it turns back to the virtual machine And when you deploy it the resulting virtual machine appears separately from the template and you can work with both Convert a Virtual Machine to a Template To convert a virtual machine to a template 1 Start Parallels Desktop 2 Inthe Parallels Virtual Machines list select the virtual machine you want to convert it must be shut down and choose File gt Convert to Template Convert a Template to the Virtual Machine To convert a template back to the virtual machine 1 Start Parallels Desktop 2 Inthe Parallels Virtual Machines list right click the template you want to convert and choose Convert to Virtual Machine Clone a Virtual machine to a Template To clone a virtual machine to a template 1 Start Parallels Desktop 2 Inthe Parallels Virtual Machines list select the virtual machine you want to clone it must be shut down and
129. hines list select the virtual machine you want to clone it must be shut down and choose File gt Clone 3 Choose where you want to store the clone By default Parallels Desktop stores clones in your Documents gt Parallels folder 4 Click Save to start cloning the virtual machine 135 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 on the Security tab of the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog Use third party backup utilities like Acronis Online Backup p 152 Clone the virtual machine with the help of Clone Virtual Machine Assistant Give a descriptive name to the clone and save it in a location specially designated for backups Copy the virtual machine files manually Configure Regular Backups On the Security tab of the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog you can choose how to back up your virtual machine regularly You can configure how the virtual machine snapshots will be created or choose to back up the virtual machine with Time Machine If you choose to back up your virtual machine with Time Machine your virtual machine s PVM f
130. how Windows is performing then try a different setting Note f you want to prevent Virtual Machine Configuration from unauthorized changes click the Lock icon E 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 119 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 Enable virtualization support in Windows for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 only To access Optimization settings 1 Doone of the following Click the Parallels icon I in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Options and select Optimization 120 Use Windows on Your Mac e006 Windows 7 Options W Startup and Shutdown a fa Opeimization Faster virtual machine _ Enable Adaptive Hypeirvisor Tune Windows for speed Power Better performance I Show battery in Windows Free Space 0 Automatically compress virtual disks _ Enable
131. ia serial ports is bidirectional It means that the working modes of the sockets set during the port creation can be changed later in the Serial Port pane If you need to log the performance activity of your virtual machine or to record the data from it and use this information later on you can connect your virtual machine serial port to an output file on the physical computer You will be able to view and analyze the activity history of the virtual machine any time you need by exploring this file You can add a new serial port to your virtual machine using Add Hardware Assistant For the instruction on how to add serial ports refer to Adding and Removing Devices Note You can connect up to four serial ports to a virtual machine 214 Advanced Topics eo Windows 7 Hardware 5 1 m la General Options Boot Order UA Video amp amp Print H Floppy Disk CD DVD 1 fad Hard Disk 1 Network 1 Printer 1 Sound USB Controller M Connected Source amp dev cu Bluetooth PDA Sync a Click the lock to prevent further changes 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 comp
132. ications Tool SmartMount Printing Tool Tray Integration Tool Windows Linux Mac OS X Windows Linux Windows Windows Windows Windows Linux Mac OS X Windows Windows Shared Folders Tool enables you to share Mac folders with the virtual machine and vice versa With this tool you can access your Mac folders from the virtual machine and virtual machine folders from Mac OS X 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 Shared Profile Tool enables you to share your Mac desktop pictures documents downloads music and videos with your virtual machine which allows you to access them right from Windows Shared Applications Tool enables you to specify default applications for certain types of files so that you can open some types of files in Windows applications by default and others in Mac OS Shared Internet Applications Tool enables you to specify default Internet browsers including those installed in the virtual machine for different types of Internet pages For example you may set the Internet pages to open in your default Mac OS X Internet browser and FTP pages to open in your virtual machine Internet browser SmartMount automatically detects volumes connected to your Mac and makes them available to the virtual machine as well Printing
133. ile 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 To use a virtual hard disk file as the virtual machine hard disk click the Source field and choose the virtual hard disk file from the list or click Choose an image file and specify the path to the desired image file hdd on your Mac In the Location field you can specify the type of interface for connecting the device IDE Using this interface type you can connect up to 4 virtual devices hard disks or CD DVD drives SATA Using this interface type you can connect up to 6 virtual devices hard disks or CD DVD drives SCSI Using this interface type you can connect up to 15 virtual devices hard disks or CD DVD drives Note 1 The Mac OS X guest OS does not support the SCSI controller In the latest Linux distributions e g RHEL 5 3 the SCSI driver may be not installed In this case you should install this driver in your Linux guest OS to be able to use the SCSI controller Note 2 The SCSI 7 0 location is not available for selecting since it is occupied by the SCSI controller itself Compressing the Disk If you use an expanding p 192 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 har
134. ile will be automatically backed up together with other files stored in Mac OS As a consequence files stored on your virtual machine s hard disk will be also backed up since the virtual hard disk file HDD is stored inside the virtual machine bundle file PVM Warning Time Machine backups can guarantee safety only when your Parallels virtual machines were stopped or suspended during the backup To restore some of your Windows files 1 From within the Finder and not within Time Machine locate the backup copy of your virtual machine s file PVM on your backup disk Right click the file and choose Show Package Contents In the virtual machine contents window right click the virtual hard disk file HDD that is usually named lt VirtualMachine sName gt hdd and choose Open With gt Parallels Mounter 4 Using Parallels Mounter browse the contents of your virtual machine s hard disk to find the files you need to restore Use Third Party Backup Utilities You can use any third party backup utilities you like Registered Parallels Desktop users can use Acronis Online Backup p 152 to back up their Windows virtual machines 136 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 135
135. ily move windows of guest OS programs between Mac OS X desktops spaces Click the title bar of the window you want to move and while holding down the mouse button press Control is the number of the desktop space you want to move the window to 47 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 Click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure gt Options If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Parallels Desktop gt Configure and then click Options 4 Click Coherence eon Windows 7 Options Nes Hardware EM Search i v startup andl Shuim Show Windows notification area in menu bar e Opsimization iM Allow apps to aute switch to full screen D Sharing ELUA Disable Windows Aero HE applications re Coherence EJ Full Screen Modality Adwanced a Click the lock to prevent further changes t 48 Use Windows on Your Mac 5 Select or deselect any of the following 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 Select this option to allow such programs to take over
136. image file and specify the path to the desired floppy disk image file If you want to prevent Virtual Machine Configuration from unauthorized changes click the Lock i icon ual 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 202 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 To edit the device settings do the following 1 Click the Parallels icon II in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure Or if the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Inthe 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 For detailed information on how to add a device refer to Adding and Removing Devices 203 Advanced Topics Connected Connect to Choose a real CD DVD device ari Location SATA 0 2 al Click
137. ime Synchronization Tool may also work in the Linux operating systems that do not comply with the requirements listed above Preparing for installation Before installing Parallels Tools in a Linux virtual machine perform the following actions Close all applications running on the virtual machine If you use a 3D accelerated window manager disable it Make sure that you have the gcc package and kernel sources installed If these packages are not installed the Parallels Tools installer will inform you about this The kernel sources package name depends on the type of Linux operating system you use it can be kernel devel or kernel headers or something else For more information about the kernel sources refer to Installing the GCC package and Kernel Sources in Linux p 238 Note To install Parallels Tools in your virtual machine you must have the root privileges Installing Parallels Tools in the most recent versions of Linux systems If you have one of the most recent versions of Linux OSs Ubuntu Fedora in your virtual machine the prl tools lin iso image file will be mounted automatically after you connect it to the CD DVD drive To install Parallels Tools do the following 1 Start the virtual machine 2 When the operating system boots up click Virtual Machine and choose Install Parallels Tools Note If the Install Parallels Tools option is grayed out make sure that your operating system complies with the requirem
138. imization J Security Backup QA Sharing Applications 2 Coherence Full Screen 7E Modality Opacity Transparent Opaque M Keep on top of other windows M Capture keyboard and mouse on click a Click the lock to prevent further changes 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 Clear this option if you do not want the virtual machine window to appear on top of all other open windows when the virtual machine is in Modality Capture keyboard and mouse on click Clear this option if you do not want the virtual machine to capture the keyboard and mouse input when in Modality 179 Advanced Topics Hide and Show Parallels Desktop When Parallels Desktop is running you can hide and show it and all its windows by holding down the Function Fn key and pressing the F6 key If Parallels Desktop is visible but running in the background pressing Fn F6 brings Parallels Desktop and all its windows to focus Note Most function keys F1 F2 and so on on Mac keyboards serve as specific control keys
139. indows 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 Note If you are running a guest OS other than Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later Windows Vista or Windows 7 be sure you have USB video device class UVC drivers installed Disable Camera Sharing If you don t want Windows programs to be able use connected webcams or the built in iSight camera you can disable camera sharing by doing the following 1 Doone of the following Click the Parallels icon I in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Hardware and click USB amp Bluetooth 3 Deselect Web cameras 105 Use Windows on Your Mac Show a Presentation on an External Monitor or Projector You can easily connect your Mac to an external monitor or projector and show a presentation from a Windows application with little configuration needed To do so 1 Start Windows p 35 if it isn t already running 2 Connect your Mac to the external monitor or projector as you normally would A message appears asking if you re going to show a presentation Are you going to show a presentation in Parallels Desktop ee J s _ Use Mirroring No Yes alt Hold to remembe
140. indows program from username Applications Parallels Windows Applications 4 Click Change All From this point on double clicking a file of this type txt in the example above in the Mac OS X Finder opens the file in the Windows program If Windows is shut down Suspended or paused double clicking the file starts or resumes Windows in Coherence mode When Windows starts up the file opens in the Windows program Set Windows Files of a Particular Type to Open in a Mac OS X Application To open a Windows file with a Mac OS X application only this time Right click or Control click the file in Windows choose Open With from the shortcut menu and choose an application To set all files of a particular file type to open in a Mac OS X application 73 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 221 In most cases Parallels Tools are installed by default Also the Isolate Mac from Windows p 109 option must be disabled and Windows application sharing p 70 must be enabled 74 Use Windows on Your Mac Set Internet Links to Always Open in Mac OS X or Windows By default clicking a link suc
141. indows resolution remains unchanged If it is lower than that of the Mac Windows is displayed on the black background If higher Windows is entirely displayed on the screen without any scroll bars Keep ratio No matter whether Parallels Tools p 166 are installed or not Windows resolution remains unchanged If it is lower than that of the Mac Windows is displayed on the black background If higher Windows is entirely displayed on the screen without any scroll bars Stretch No matter whether Parallels Tools o 166 are installed or not Windows resolution remains unchanged but Windows is stretched to occupy the whole screen Set What Shows on Displays Connected to Your Mac If you have a second display connected to your Mac by default when you switch to Full Screen mode Windows is displayed on the primary display and Mac OS X on the secondary You can choose which display Windows is shown on by dragging its window to that display and a then clicking the Full Screen icon _ To extend Windows across all your displays select Use all displays in full screen Note To prevent unauthorized changes to Full Screen settings click the Lock icon rE at the bottom of the window Once locked an administrator s password is required to make further changes 56 Use Windows on Your Mac About Using Windows 8 with Parallels Desktop As you probably know Windows 8 features two environments the new Metro interface and the clas
142. ine network connection mode that enables the virtual machine to appear as any other computer on the network with its own IP address and network name Coherence One of the view modes you can use to work with Windows When Windows is in Coherence its desktop is hidden and Windows applications appear on the Mac desktop next to your Mac applications as if they were all part of a single operating system Configuration file A file specifies the virtual machine s hardware configuration the devices it uses and other settings It is created automatically when you create a new virtual machine See also PVS file CPU Stands for central processing unit It is an internal part of the computer See also Processor Disks in the old format Disks of virtual machines that were created in Parallels Desktop 2 5 and earlier or Parallels Workstation 2 2 Disks in the new format Disks of virtual machines that were created or used in Parallels hardware virtualization products starting from version 3 0 243 Glossary Expanding format A virtual hard disk format An expanding virtual hard disk image file resides on your host computer and is small initially Its size grows as you add applications and data to the virtual machine FireWire connection A wired connection that enables a high speed data transmission between computers Guest operating system guest OS An operating system installed inside your virtual machine Host computer The computer
143. ing action from the menu Note You can rename or remove your custom profiles only In the Shortcuts pane of Parallels Desktop Preferences you can also assign profiles to your virtual machines To change a profile assigned to a virtual machine Select a virtual machine and choose a profile from the Profile menu Emulate a Mouse Right Click or Middle Click To emulate a mouse right click or middle click 1 Select Mouse Shortcuts in the sidebar 2 Select Secondary click for right click or Middle click 3 Click in the corresponding text field and press the key or combination of keys that you want to use with a mouse click to trigger a right click or middle click You can use any combination of the Control Option Alt Shift and Command keys to specify the key combination that will be used to emulate a mouse right click or middle click in the virtual machine 163 Advanced Topics Use OS X as a Guest OS If you are using OS X Lion or Mountain Lion you can install a copy of OS X in a virtual machine and use it as a guest operating system This can be useful for example if you want to test software in a fresh version of OS X without having to log in and out of your main account By default an installation of OS X is stored in a recovery partition on your Mac You can easily install OS X into a virtual machine from that partition without having to purchase or download another copy of OS X To install OS X in a virtual mac
144. ired to exit full screen mode p 49 Change virtual machine state A password is required to start stop suspend pause or shut down p 41 Windows Manage snapshots A password is required to create or delete a snapshot p 142 or revert to a snapshot Change guest OS password via CLI A password is required to change your Windows account password via a command line interface p 236 110 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 gt Configure gt Security 2 On the Security tab click Turn On specify a password and click OK Warning The specified password is very important You must record it Without this password you can t start Windows Change Your Password To change the password for an encrypted Windows it must be shut down 1 Select Windows and click Virtual Machine gt Configure gt Security 2 On the Security tab click Change Password specify a new password and click OK Remove Encryption from Windows To remove encryption from Windows it must be shut down 1 Select Windows and click Virtual Machine gt Configure gt Security 2 On the Security tab click Turn Off 111 Use Windows
145. irewall 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 To enable connections between your Mac and Parallels Transporter Agent and prevent further blocking you can configure the firewall settings in Mac OS X by doing the following 1 From the Apple menu choose System Preferences and then click Security 2 Click the Firewall tab 3 Configure the necessary settings If you try to search for Parallels Transporter Agent by typing the Windows PC IP address manually you may receive a message saying that Parallels Transporter Agent is blocked Click the Unblock button Firewall problems in Windows Microsoft Windows operating system has a built in firewall that blocks connections to and from other computers When starting Parallels Transporter Agent for the fist time you may see a message saying that Windows Firewall has blocked some features of the program To enable the connection between your Mac and Parallels Transporter Agent click Unblock To prevent this problem from happening again add Parallels Desktop and or Parallels Transporter Agent to the firewall exceptions the list of applications allowed to communicate through the firewall 1 From the Start menu choose
146. is option if you want to use the output device set as default in Mac OS Built in Output Select this option if you want to use one of the output devices from your Mac Null device Select this option if you want to mute the output device Note If you have a 5 1 or 7 1 Surround capable sound card connected to your Mac you can use it in Windows p 229 If you want to prevent Virtual Machine Configuration from unauthorized changes click the Lock A icon a 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 217 Advanced Topics USB amp Bluetooth A virtual machine can emulate only one USB controller which provides you with the possibility to connect up to 12 USB 3 0 15 USB 2 0 and 32 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 and choose Configure 2 Inthe 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 For detailed information on how to add a device refer to Adding and Removing Devices 1 Windows 7 Hardware K E a a oe A b Automatic Sharing M Web cameras aP videa Bluetooth devices Mouse amp Keyboard i Prini
147. isible at the top of the screen choose Parallels Desktop gt Preferences Click Shortcuts Select Windows from the Virtual Machines list in the sidebar Or if you re using another operating system with Parallels Desktop and you want to customize keyboard shortcuts for it select it in the sidebar 84 Use Windows on Your Mac Pht F e Application Shortcuts Profile Windows F On From Max OSX Tick Wirgdaws g System Shortcuts El xX Ctrl X MM sc Ctrl C d Mouse Shortcuts E gv Ctrl mM aA Ctrl A 8 Keyboard Menu mM mz Ctri z i Ms Ctrl s VIRTUAL MACHINES mp Ctrl P oe a aF CrrisF mgg nee Me gB Ctrl B Windows 7 Zj ad Ctrl Meu Ctrl U Wo EN Ctrl N oo i Fi Click tre lock to prevent further changes Restore Defaults 7 When you re using a Windows application pressing a key combination in the From column above triggers the key combination in the To column 8 Ifthe lock icon is locked click it and enter an administrator password 9 Do one of the following To edit an existing key combination double click the key combination or select it and click the Edit button Click modifier keys to select or deselect them If you wish change the character in the text field From Q T ak x ems 7 To Ctrl X Shift GH win xa jl x r Clear Cancel oK 85 Use Windows on Your Mac To delete a key combination select it and click the Remove button Z To add a new
148. k 1 Network 1 V Enable vertical synchronization Sound USB amp Bluetooth Resolution wy ne Scaled Best for Retina More Space 3D acceleration DirectX10 High res high DP graphics Most apps look sharp and ear al Click the lock to prevent further changes 199 Advanced Topics In the Video memory field you can set the amount of video memory that will be available to the virtual machine To configure the video memory limit do one of the following Drag the slider Use the spin box arrows Type the value directly into the Video memory field Enabling 3D Acceleration If you want to use Windows Aero in your Windows virtual machines or use games and applications that require video cards that support DirectX or OpenGL select On or the version of DirectX you need from the 3D acceleration menu Enabling Vertical Synchronization Sometimes in games and 3D applications a newly rendered frame may overlap a previously rendered one and then screen tearing happens This occurs when the video card or the software using it begins updating the actively displayed memory in a manner that is out of sync with the monitor s refresh rate To prevent screen tearing select the Enable vertical synchronization option Working with Windows on Retina Display For Windows 8 and Windows 7 If you re working with Windows 7 or Windows 8 on a Mac with a Retina display you can choose how Windows is displayed on the screen
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150. key combination click the Add button L If you re using multiple operating systems with Parallels Desktop you can create keyboard profiles for each OS p 161 Note 1 Some key combinations can t be edited or deleted 2 There are Mac shortcuts that do not have similar shortcuts in Windows For example you can use the F11 key or Fn F11 combination to see your Mac OS desktop with Expose but in Windows there are no keys or key combinations that enable you to perform the same action because there is no Expose in Windows Enable or Disable Mac OS X System Shortcuts In Mac OS X the function keys on your keyboard F1 F2 F3 and so on control functions like activating Dashboard and Mission Control adjusting screen brightness and controlling the volume By default when a Windows application is active the function keys and other Mac system shortcut key combinations such as pressing Cmd Tab to switch between open applications continue to activate Mac OS X functions To set whether function keys and OS X system shortcut key combinations activate functions in OS X or Windows 10 Click System Shortcuts in the sidebar 11 Select one of the following from the Send system shortcuts menu Always When Windows or Windows applications are active function keys and other system shortcuts always trigger functions in Windows Never Function keys and other system shortcuts always trigger functions in OS X On Condition If you re working wit
151. l machine windows and place them side by side with your Mac s applications In the Modality mode you can Resize the Windows window while keeping its shape by dragging its lower right corner Resize the Windows window by pressing and holding the Option Alt key and dragging the lower right corner of the window Resize the Windows window and dynamically adjust the screen resolution by pressing and holding the Shift and dragging the lower right corner of the window Using the Modality settings you can configure the virtual machine appearance and behavior when it is running in the Modality mode In the Modality mode you can resize the virtual machine windows and place them side by side with your Mac applications A Modality window can be scaled to any size and its content will still be active This allows you to monitor the tasks running inside the virtual machine while you are working on the Mac side To edit these settings do the following 1 Click the Parallels icon l in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure Or if the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Inthe Virtual Machine Configuration window click Options and select the settings name in the sidebar You can configure the settings in this pane even when the virtual machine is running 178 Advanced Topics Windows 7 Options W Startup and Shutdown Opt
152. lect how you want it to work Like Windows 8 Windows 8 boots to the Start screen and Windows 8 applications run in full screen only Like Windows 7 Windows 8 boots to the desktop Windows 8 applications run in resizable windows and the Start menu is available 19 Install or Import Windows 9 Choose where you want to store Windows from the Location menu By default Parallels Desktop stores Windows in yourDocuments gt Parallels folder To allow all users of your computer to have access to this installation of Windows select Share with other users of this Mac 10 If you want to pre set things like how much memory Windows uses or whether it starts automatically when you open Parallels Desktop select Customize settings before installation You can also adjust these settings after the operating system is installed 11 Click Continue The assistant installs Windows Once Windows is installed you can start it up by opening a Windows program p 36 or by clicking the power button in the Parallels Virtual Machines list 8 0 0 Parallels Virtual Machines Windows 7 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 6 above you must install Parallels Tools manually p 221 When you install Windows Parallels Deskto
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154. llels Tools from the Virtual Machine menu Note After you choose Install Parallels Tools 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 3 Click Continue to connect the ISO image with Parallels Tools for Windows to the virtual machine s CD DVD ROM drive 4 Click Install Parallels Tools to start the installation Note After you click Install Parallels Tools 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 5 When the installation is complete click Restart to restart the virtual machine or wait for about 2 minutes and it will be restarted automatically If the Parallels Tools ISO image doesn t autoplay after you click Continue the CD DVD autorun must be disabled in your virtual machine In this case do the following to install Parallels Tools 1 Open My Computer right click the Parallels Tools disc and choose Open 2 Double click the PTAgent file to start the installation 169 Advanced Topics 3 When the installation is complete click Restart to restart the virtual machine or wait for about 2 minutes and it will be restarted automatically To edit the settings of Parallels Tools installed in your virtual machine use the Options tab in the Virtual Machine Configuration
155. ls for Seamless Operation Between Windows and Mac OS X 19 20 46 60 61 72 74 75 77 108 124 147 189 221 Install Software Updates 16 Install Sound Driver in OS 2 and eComStation 177 Install Windows 18 19 126 231 Install Windows 98 156 Install Windows Programs 9 40 Installing guest operating system 18 Parallels Desktop 13 Parallels Tools 169 171 176 177 Parallels Transporter Agent 22 Windows 98 156 Windows applications 40 Installing and Upgrading Parallels Tools in Text Mode in Linux 175 Installing the GCC Package and Kernel Sources in Linux 171 238 Internet access 112 IP address 23 101 112 118 126 181 184 187 210 iPhone 126 iSight camera 105 Isolate Mac OS X from Windows 74 109 Isolating virtual machine 109 K Keyboard and mouse keyboard preferences 84 keyboard profiles 161 keyboard shortcuts 83 84 Keyboard shortcuts 83 84 L Linux installing Parallels Tools 171 printers in 96 supported versions 130 Log messages 181 M MAC address 112 113 114 210 MacLook theme 60 Making snapshots 142 Manual update check 16 Memory Index in virtual machine 118 required on host computer 12 troubleshooting 226 video memory 199 Memory Usage Problems 225 Merge Windows and Mac OS X 35 45 57 88 164 Migration 20 over network or FireWire 23 using external storage device 26 Migration from PC 20 Modality Mode
156. mage is mounted change the directory to the CD DVD drive directory using cd media cdrom 7 Inthe CD DVD drive directory enter the following to launch Parallels Tools installation install Note You must have the root privileges to run this command 8 Follow the Parallels Tools Installer instructions to complete the installation 9 When the installation of Parallels Tools is complete restart your virtual machine Note If X Server fails to start in your virtual machine you can install Parallels Tools manually in text mode To edit the settings of Parallels Tools installed in your virtual machine use the Options tab in the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog How to check if Parallels Tools have been installed You can easily confirm whether Parallels Tools were installed Start your virtual machine and look at the status bar of its window If the tip Press Ctrl Alt to release the mouse and keyboard appears in the status bar of the virtual machine s window this means that Parallels Tools were not installed When Parallels Tools are installed you do not need to press any key to release the mouse and keyboard they are released automatically Troubleshooting Parallels Tools installer can be blocked by SELinux To solve this problem 1 Start a terminal and determine your version of kernel by entering uname r 2 6 18 8 e15 2 6 18 8 el5 is the version of your kernel 2 Openthe boot grub grub conf file or boot grub m
157. mote 81 Converting third party virtual machines 33 Copy and Paste Between Mac OS X and Windows 61 Copying and pasting 188 CPU virtual 150 Create a PDF File 104 Create and Use Virtual Machine Templates 140 Create New Keyboard Shortcuts 87 Crystal view 48 Customize Keyboard Shortcuts 84 164 Customize the Keyboard for the Guest OS 86 161 D Default Configurations 133 Default folder for virtual machines 134 Default key combinations 84 Deleting virtual machine 148 Devices adding 190 removing from virtual machine 190 Disable Automatically Suspending Windows 180 Disk format 192 206 Disk size changing 206 Dock adding Windows application to 36 Documentation feedback 241 Download Pre configured Virtual Appliances 149 DVD ROM drive adding 190 configuring 203 connecting disconnecting 203 removing 190 E Enable Spoken Commands 151 Enabling 3D acceleration 124 Encrypt Windows to Protect It from Unauthorized Use 41 111 182 Encrypting virtual machine 111 Exchanging data 61 63 70 76 Expanding disks 206 F Faster virtual machine 120 Files sharing files 63 Find Settings 221 Firewall problems 30 Floppy Disk 201 Floppy disk drive 201 Folder for virtual machines 134 sharing folders 63 Windows Applications folder 36 Full Screen mode 53 54 G Gaming 48 124 188 199 General Tips 29 Gestures 81 Get Acronis Online
158. n t optimize for games In some rare cases SmartMouse may detect an application as a game and the mouse starts working incorrectly with the application If you have this problem choose Don t optimize for games Mouse Pointer Sticks at Edges When working with a virtual machine in Window view mode p 49 you may often need to move the mouse pointer to the edges of the virtual machine window to display various guest OS items for example to display the Start menu in Windows 8 hidden taskbar in Windows XP or OS X menu bar when any of the guest OS X applications is running in full screen The Mouse pointer sticks at window edges option makes the mouse pointer pause for a while at the edges of the virtual machine window and you won t move the mouse outside of the virtual machine window by mistake To move past the edge just move the mouse quickly Modifier Keys Optimization Choose Optimize for games from the Keyboard menu if you actively use the modifier keys Option Alt Ctrl and Shift in action games If you choose this option signals from these keys will be processed faster Note You re not recommended to optimize keyboard for games when not playing games 91 Use Windows on Your Mac Connect External Devices Parallels Desktop allows you to use USB Thunderbolt and FireWire devices with Windows Many external devices such as mice and printers are available by default to both Windows and Mac OS X when you connect them to
159. nd choosing Read only You will not be able to add items to the folder 5 Click OK Note 1 To enable folder sharing the Isolate Mac from Windows option must be disabled in the Security pane of the Configuration dialog 2 If you re running Linux shared folders are mounted to the media psf or mnt psf directory 65 Use Windows on Your Mac Show an Item from Windows in the Finder If Windows is set to appear in a separate window or in full screen mode p 49 you can show an item from Windows in the Mac OS X Finder In Windows right click or Control click a file or folder and choose Show in Finder from the shortcut menu From the Finder you could for example apply a color label to an item or easily drag it to another location in the Finder Note You can only perform these actions with files stored in shared folders p 63 Access a Windows Folder or File from a Mac OS X Application By default you can navigate to all your Windows folders and files from Mac OS X Windows disks are mounted to Volumes At the same time Windows appears as a hard disk mounted on the Mac OS X desktop Double click the icon to access Windows folders and files You can also navigate to this disk from within Mac OS X applications 66 Use Windows on Your Mac Note If the Windows disk icon doesn t appear on the Mac OS X desktop from the Finder choose Apple menu gt Preferences and click General and then make sure that Connecte
160. ndows Work in Windows Without Saving Changes If you don t want Windows to store the changes you make to it during the working session for example when testing some Windows programs that may damage Windows you can start Windows in Safe Mode 1 Open Parallels Desktop 2 From the Parallels Virtual Machines list select Windows that you want to start in Safe Mode and click Virtual Machine gt Safe Mode Set Windows to Always Start in Safe Mode If you want Windows to always start in Safe Mode 1 Open Parallels Desktop 2 From the Parallels Virtual Machines list select Windows and click Virtual Machine gt Configure gt Options gt Startup and Shutdown 3 Choose Ask me what to do from the Undo Disks menu Note If you have the automatic compression of virtual disks o 120 enabled it will become disabled after you enable Undo Disks 109 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 Click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Security 3 Select one or more of the following to require a Mac OS X administrator password to perform the selected action Exit full screen mode A password is requ
161. ndows Input Language In OS X 88 Serial port 214 Serial Port 214 Set a Program to Open When You Insert a CD or DVD 60 Set Files to Open in the Application or Program of Your Choice 73 Set How Many Processors are Allocated to a Virtual Machine 150 231 Set How Much Memory is Allocated to Windows 118 150 225 226 231 Set How Windows Works with Mac OS X 44 Set Internet Links to Always Open in Mac OS X or Windows 75 Set Media Files to Open in Windows 8 Apps 77 Set Password Requirements 110 Set the Appearance of the Parallels Desktop Dock Icon 127 Set the Guest OS Type and Version 150 Set the Language 17 Set Up a Network Printer 101 Set Up a Printer Using Bonjour 99 Set Up a USB Printer 104 Set Up Your Mac to Use Windows Programs 9 Set Where New Virtual Machines Are Stored 134 Set Windows 8 to Work Like Windows 7 59 Set Windows to Appear in a Single Window 49 55 58 66 67 70 83 90 91 110 126 Set Windows to Look Like Mac OS X 60 Set Windows to Take Up the Whole Screen 53 Set Your Mouse or Trackpad to Right Click and Middle Click 79 Setting up a printer 96 97 99 101 104 Share a Printer Connected to Your Mac 97 104 Share Applications and Programs 39 60 70 74 Share External Storage Devices and Volumes 76 Share Files and Folders 62 68 66 70 Share iCloud Dropbox or Google Drive Folders with Windows 68 Share Items Between Mac O
162. nfigure 3 Click Options and select Sharing e 0D Windows 7 Options W Startup and Shutdown Share Mac gt Optimization fi Sharing i Applications Custom Folders Coherence PN Full Screen Shared Profile WI Share Mac user folders with Windows Modality Configure Adwanced Share Folders Home folder only a Shared Cloud WI Share iCloud Dropbox and Google Drive SmartMount iM Map Mac volumes to Windows Site Windows IM Access Windows folders from Mac m Mount virtual disks to Mac desktop M Share SkyDrive with Mac al Click the lock to prevent further changes E 64 Use Windows on Your Mac 4 Doone 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 You can add more folders by clicking the add button again Tone Plows izi On Name Path Permissions Cancel k 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 amp Write in the Permissions folder a
163. ng Google Chrome Virtual Appliance To download the Google Chrome virtual appliance from Parallels Desktop 1 Choose File gt New 2 Select Download Chrome and click Continue 3 In the next step click Download Once the download starts you can pause it anytime by clicking Pause To resume the download click Resume Once the download is complete you can start working with the Google Chrome virtual appliance in Parallels Desktop To log in to Chrome OS you need an Internet connection as well as your Google account name and password 149 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 166 may start working incorrectly If you create a virtual machine without installing an operating system and then decide to use it with a different operating system than the one you initially specified To set the guest OS type and version 1 Shut down the virtual machine p 41 2 Open the Virtual Machine menu and choose Configure 3 Click General and select an OS from the menu just under the Name field Set How Many Processors are Allocated to a Virtual Machine You can change the number of virtual CPUs that will be used to handle the pro
164. ng the program or installation file from the Internet or a network Install a Program from a CD or DVD Installation Disc 1 Start Windows p 35 2 Insert the installation disc 3 In most cases an AutoPlay dialog opens Click the option to run a setup or install file then follow the onscreen instructions For more information about using CD and DVD discs with Parallels Desktop see CD DVD ROM p 203 Install a Program from the Internet or a Network Download the program or installation file and follow the instructions from the program s source In most cases you can either run the installation file and follow the onscreen instructions or simply open the downloaded program For more information about connecting to the Internet and networks see Connect to the Internet or a Network p 112 40 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 You can Suspend Windows Pause Windows Shut down Windows Stop Windows Suspend Windows Suspending Windows conveniently freezes all running Windows programs and settings in their current state Do one of the following If you are using OS X Lion or Mountain Lion quit Parallels Desktop
165. nt to use with that type of file T7 Use Windows on Your Mac Mouse Trackpad and Keyboard Parallels Desktop lets you configure your mouse or trackpad and your keyboard to work just the way you want them to You can also use trackpad gestures or the optional Apple Remote to control Windows programs just as you can with Mac OS X applications Read on to learn how to customize how your mouse trackpad and keyboard work with Windows programs 78 Use Windows on Your Mac Set Your Mouse or Trackpad to Right Click and Middle 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 You can also set your trackpad to allow right clicking and if you have an Apple Mighty Mouse included with Apple desktop computers from 2005 2009 or Magic Mouse included with current Apple desktop computers you can set the mouse to allow right clicking Most other mice are pre configured for right clicking Set the Trackpad for Right Clicking 1 Choose Apple menu gt System Preferences and click Trackpad 2 Select Secondary Tap Now you can tap the trackpad with two fingers to imitate a right click Set an Apple Mighty Mouse for Right Clicking 1 Choose Apple menu gt System Preferences and click Mouse or Keyboard amp
166. ntinue with the printer configuration procedure When the printer is added to Windows you can use it to print documents from Windows XP 102 Use Windows on Your Mac In Linux 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 To set up a network printer 1 Start the virtual machine 2 Make sure the following components are installed in the guest operating system Common UNIX Printing System CUPS Installation instructions can be found at CUPS site Samba service Installation instructions can be found at Samba site and A Web browser since we consider controlling CUPS via web interface Note To set up a network printer you should have root privileges 3 Download and install an appropriate printer driver For detailed information on installing the printer driver refer to the printer manufacturer s documentation 4 Start Common UNIX Printing System In the Terminal type the command etc init d cups start 5 Start a web browser and type either the IP address of your virtual machine or http 127 0 0 1 631 Click the Ad
167. nu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure Or if the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Inthe 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 For detailed information on how to add a device refer to Adding and Removing Devices eo Windows 7 Hardware a sie BRE et General Options Boot Order M Connected UA Video to on Disk Input Default py Dis GA CD DVD 1 Output Default G Hard Disk 1 Network 1 g Printer 1 USB Controller EF Serial Porn 1 al Click the lock to prevent further changes 216 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 Null device Select this option if you want to mute the input device Use the Output list to choose the necessary device You can choose one of the following devices Default Select th
168. o much memory is allocated to Mac OS X then Mac OS X applications may run well but Windows programs might slow down To optimize the performance of both Windows and Mac OS X set the memory allocated to Windows to be somewhere within the recommended range To set how much memory is allocated to Windows 1 2 Shut down Windows p 41 Choose Virtual Machine gt Configure and then click General 00 Windows 7 General ws General Options Hardware Name Ay Windows 7 CPUs 1 gt 4MB 512 MB 1GB 2 GB 4GB 8 CB Recomme nded Total Size Clean Up 19 7 CB E Hard Disks M Snapshots W Miscellaneous Reclaimable 16 8 GB 0 0 KB 43 5 MB 2 8 GB W Click the lock to prevent further changes 2 118 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 If you use Windows programs that require lots of memory like 3D or video production programs it s best to set the memory allocation towards the high end of the range move the slider to the right If not it s usually best to set it closer to the middle Note No matter how much memory RAM your Mac has the maximum amount of memory that can be assigned to Windows is 16 GB However if you re using Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac Enterprise Edition the maximum amount of memory that can be assigned to Windows is 64 GB If you change this setting and then you don t like
169. o one of the following Click the Parallels icon II in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Type a word or phrase in the search field Any settings related to your search are highlighted For example if you want to find out whether you can change settings related to the Dock type dock in the search field and options that make Dock icons bounce to alert and allow you to access Windows apps from the Dock are highlighted 221 Tips and Troubleshooting Can t Activate Parallels Desktop You must activate Parallels Desktop to be able to use all of its features If you are having trouble activating Parallels Desktop try the following Make sure the activation key you re using is for the version of the software being installed Make sure you re entering the key correctly If you purchased and downloaded Parallels Desktop from the Internet you received an activation key via email For best results copy and paste the key from the email If you have a boxed copy of Parallels Desktop the key is printed on the DVD sleeve Make sure you enter the entire key 30 characters Dashes are added automatically If your Mac isn t connected to the Internet connect it If you can t connect it see Activate Parallels Desktop When Your Mac Isn t Connected to the Internet p 223 If still can t
170. o or fdd or a shared folder on the appropriate device icon in the status bar This option is available only for CD DVD ROM drives floppy drives and shared folders Connecting a CD DVD ROM or a Floppy Drive If you have several CD DVD ROM drives connected to your virtual machine in the Devices menu they are listed in the same order as they were connected The first CD DVD ROM drive will be CD DVD ROM 1 the second will be CD DVD ROM 2 and so on Connecting a Network Adapter You can set up any of the three network modes Shared Networking Bridged Networking or Host Only Networking Connecting a Sound Device To connect or disconnect a sound device choose the Activate or Mute options respectively You can also choose the type of output and input devices Connecting a USB Device 146 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 You can share all Mac disks or Home Folder only with the virtual machine share Windows guest operating system disks with Mac OS X add a new shared folder Connecting a Serial Port To connect or disc
171. oad 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 Check for an Update Manually Follow the instructions in step 1 above and then click Check Now You can also choose Check for Updates from the Parallels Desktop application menu Note To check for updates and download them your Mac must be connected to the Internet and you must register your copy of Parallels Desktop p 13 Set the Language You can set which language the Parallels Desktop interface uses by doing the following 1 Quit Parallels Desktop 2 Choose Apple menu gt System Preferences click Language amp Text and then click Language 3 Drag the language you want to the top of the list If you don t see the language you want to use in the list click Edit List 4 Open Parallels Desktop If the primary language you chose is supported by Parallels Desktop the menus and interface text appear in that language If the primary language you selected isn t supported menus appear in the first language listed that Parallels Desktop supports 17 CHAPTER 3 Install or Import Windows There are a few ways to get Windows up and running on your Mac Install Windows from a Windows installation disc p 19 Import your data from a Windows PC p 20 Use Windows that you already have installed from a Boot Camp partition p 32 Import Windo
172. ols o 169 must be installed in Windows 2 When you hover the mouse over a word the mouse cursor should change from arrow X to text selection Ji You cannot look for words depicted on pictures 128 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 sssri iarsa ead ei iea arii 129 Use Other Operating Systems on Your MaC cceecceeeceeeceetceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeaeeeaeeeaees 153 Install or Update Parallels Tools ccccesscesssersceeeceeeeeeeaeeseeeeaeeeaeesaeeeaeesaeseaeeeaeeaaees 166 WOOF IINANIOLG E E E E ceeatancst seantagest svedesebecsianatt anesthe 178 Hide and Show Parallels D SKtOP c ccscccsecceeeceeeceeecaeeaaeeaaeeaaeeeaeeaaeeaeeeaeeaaeeaaeees 180 Disable Automatically Suspending WINGOWS cceeeeeeeeeeceeeceeeeeeceeeeaeseaeeeaeeeaeeeaees 180 Remove Parallels Desktop scccseccsecceeccseecaeecaeeeaeeaaeeaaeeaaeeaaeeaaeeaaeeaaeeaaeeaaeaaaeeaaees 181 Advanced Preferences cccccccccccccceccceecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeneeenegs 181 Advanced Settings videas nermin adaa aae ie eiaa AEE a 188 Adding and Removing DEV CeS encased catsccnteacssacaeatoceidebcamzeuenieccebtedtivsesseevencexdedetendats 190 Hardware SOCUIMOS vcsces cases casenvndcdetiecntndeanadcedadsienedanannaneedatectedcenedeenadteasasewenndeeniiscatneeab
173. on in the Dock 38 Use Windows on Your Mac Spotlight You can search for and open Windows programs using Spotlight Click the Spotlight icon in the upper right corner of your screen or press Command Space bar on your keyboard Then type the name of the program and select it from the list Launchpad If you re using Mac OS X Lion or later you can see a full screen display of all your Windows programs and Mac applications using Launchpad Just click the Launchpad icon looks like a rocket in the Dock You can then click any Mac OS X application to open it To open a Windows program click the Windows folder and then click the program you want Note The Windows folder is available in Launchpad only if sharing Windows programs p 70 is enabled To move a Windows program from the Windows folder to a main Launchpad page do one of the following From Launchpad click the folder containing your Windows programs and drag a program to the Launchpad icon in the Dock 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 39 Use Windows on Your Mac Install Windows Programs You install Windows programs on your Mac just as you would on a Windows PC The two most common ways of installing programs are Using a CD or DVD installation disc Downloadi
174. onfiguration dialog and select the device to be added to your virtual machine Note The Add button is disabled when the virtual machine is running You need to stop the virtual machine before you can use this button CD DVD fed Hard Disk t amp Serial Port Network Printer 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 Provide the path on your Mac to the existing image file or the path and name for the new image file By default Parallels Desktop offers to save the new image file in the virtual machine PVM bundle The hard disk size for the new hard disk image file For the new hard disk image file you can choose one of the following formats Expanding or Plain By default the hard disk will have the Expanding format To create a Plain hard disk clear the Expanding disk option If you want the virtual hard disk to be split select the Split the disk image to 2 GB files option For more information on hard disk formats refer to Support for Virtual and Real Disks p 192 Type New image file Location Windows 7 1 hdd Size 6
175. onnect a serial port do the following Click the Devices menu select the corresponding serial port and choose the appropriate command in the displayed menu Right click the serial port icon in the status bar to display the shortcut menu and choose the appropriate command Connecting a Printer Port To connect or disconnect a printer port or to connect a printer or an output file to a printer port do the following Click the Devices menu select the corresponding printer port and choose the appropriate command in the displayed menu Right click the printer port icon in the status bar to display the shortcut menu and choose the appropriate command Use Mouse Wheel Horizontal Scrolling You can use the mouse wheel horizontal scrolling when working with windows of virtual machine applications This feature is available only if Parallels Tools p 221 are installed in the virtual machine 147 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 right click in the virtual machine window and ch
176. ons of Linux that support Xen and KVM Note Running a virtual machine within a virtual machine may slightly slow down the hosting virtual machine performance To enable nested virtualization support select Enable nested virtualization If you want to create or test applications for Windows Phone first configure Windows to run Windows Phone emulator p 231 Warning Do not use Hyper V virtual machines in a production environment Microsoft doesn t support nesting Hyper V and so such virtual machines may be unstable Enable PMU virtualization support If you re using virtual machines for software development you can use a performance monitoring tool such as Intel VTune Amplifier or OProfile to optimize the code To get started using a performance monitoring tool 1 Enable PMU Performance Monitoring Unit virtualization support by selecting Enable PMU virtualization Start your virtual machine Either start using a built in profiling utility or download and install any performance monitoring tool you like Notes 123 Use Windows on Your Mac 1 PMU virtualization support can be enabled in Windows starting from Windows XP and Linux virtual machines 2 Enabling PMU virtualization support may slightly slow down your virtual machine performance Optimize 3D Graphics Performance on a MacBook Pro Some new MacBook Pro computers have two video adapters By default the slower video adapter that saves energy is us
177. ontrols Backup Q Sharing Exit Full Screen _ Show menu bar Applications Coherence Lo Show Dock A Full Screen D Modality Advanced Scale to fit screen Auto e M Use all displays in full screen a Click the lock to prevent further changes Use Windows on Your Mac 3 In this Full Screen pane you can adjust any of the settings listed below Choose Which Full Screen Mode to Use By default when you switch Windows to Full Screen Windows is set to operate in the OS X native Full Screen mode This means that it becomes displayed on a separate space and when you move the mouse pointer to the top or bottom of the screen the OS X menu bar or Dock appears correspondingly If you don t want the menu bar and Dock to appear for example when playing games or working with Windows applications in Full Screen clear the Use Mac OS X Full Screen option In this case Windows will work in Full Screen designed by Parallels In this mode a separate space won t be allocated for Windows and the OS X menu bar or Dock won t appear when you move the mouse pointer to the top or bottom of the screen Set Actions for Screen Corners Parallels active screen corners allow you to exit Full Screen display the Mac OS X menu bar and Dock If you set Windows to operate in Full Screen designed by Parallels Parallels active screen corners become enabled by default If you prefer Windows to operate in the native OS X Full Screen but want
178. oose Remove You can also click File gt Remove or right click this virtual machine in the Parallels Virtual Machines list and choose Remove 2 Click Move to Trash Remove a Virtual Machine from the Parallels Virtual Machines List To temporarily remove a virtual machine from the Parallels Virtual Machines list 1 Shut down the virtual machine if it is running right click in the virtual machine window and choose Remove You can also click File gt Remove or right click this virtual machine in the Parallels Virtual Machines list and choose Remove 2 Click Keep Files When you need this virtual machine again you can easily import it in Parallels Desktop p 38 148 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 Ubuntu and Android virtual machines To download such an appliance and use it with Parallels Desktop 1 Choose File gt New 2 Select Download Ubuntu or Download Android and click Continue 3 In the next step click Download Once the download starts you can pause it anytime by clicking Pause To resume the download click Resume Once the download is complete you can start working with the virtual appliance in Parallels Desktop Downloadi
179. open Visual Studio and start creating or testing Windows Phone applications 2 0 0 Ae 9 SEO Au iwr ww s o Pd ne ree gt EEE x i osn p Em Let s start mt a Ber Mame S 2 233 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 For information on how to do this refer to your antivirus software Help Important The names of Parallels Desktop processes usually start with pr1 or parallels The F8 Key Isn t Working Correctly In Mac OS X the F8 key and Ctrl arrow key combination are reserved for triggering Spaces a feature that lets you organize your windows on multiple desktops Because of this the F8 key and Ctrl arrow key may not function correctly with Windows programs If you are experiencing this problem change the Spaces hotkeys settings See Mac Help for more information From the Finder choose Help gt Mac Help or Help gt Help Center and search for Spaces A Password is Required to Open the Virtual Machine Configuration In Parallels Desktop
180. opics 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 ina virtual machine Parallels Desktop supports CD DVD disc images in the ISO CUE and CCD formats Note DMG disk images made with Mac OS X Disk Utility are also supported by Parallels Desktop When creating such an image make sure you create a read only and uncompressed image without any encryption Floppy Disks and Floppy Disk Images Parallels Desktop can use two types of floppy disks Real diskettes inserted into a real floppy disk drive that is connected to the virtual machine Floppy disk image files having the dd extension and connected to the virtual machine Parallels Desktop treats floppy disk images like real diskettes Parallels Desktop supports floppy disk image files that have the faa extension and 1 44 MB size 193 Advanced Topics Initialize a Newly Added Disk After you added a new blank 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 Initializing the New Virtual Hard Disk in Windows To initialize a new virtual hard disk in a Windows gues
181. ose Virtual Machine gt Reclaim Disk Space A message tells you how much extra disk space you ll gain by performing the procedure 3 Click Yes Parallels Desktop compresses the virtual machine hard disk s and removes various unnecessary files such as statistical memory dump and crash dump files which are generated during the virtual machine life cycle You can also conserve disk space by compressing virtual disks manually p 206 Use Other Operating Systems on Your Mac This section has topics with information that s specific to certain operating systems other than Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 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 20 You can import the following Linux operating systems OS Name 32 bit 64 bit Migration Method Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 g g Network External Storage Ubuntu Linux 8 04 gl gl Network External Storage Supported File Systems Ext2 Ext3 Ext4 153 Advanced Topics Use Linux in Coherence Mode You can set Linux and Mac OS X to work seamlessly together as if they were part of a single operating system In this mode called Coherence mode Linux programs appear on the Mac desktop next to your Mac applications Parallels Desktop Fie View Virtual Machine Devices Window Help 000 BO Te SM CEEE I Ar SCS 3 De
182. ot be upgraded 3 Follow the onscreen instructions You may need to scroll down to see all the information 14 Install or Upgrade Parallels Desktop Upgrade Parallels Desktop If you already have Parallels Desktop 7 or 8 follow these steps to upgrade to Parallels Desktop 9 1 If you haven t already done so purchase and download a Parallels Desktop 9 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 If Parallels Desktop is open quit Parallels Desktop Follow the instructions to install Parallels Desktop 9 See Install Parallels Desktop p 13 During installation the previous version of Parallels Desktop is automatically removed from your computer Open Parallels Desktop and enter your upgrade Product Activation Key If you were using a trial version of Parallels Desktop or you purchased a previous version but haven t installed it on your computer you will also be prompted to enter a full or upgrade key for that version Note To upgrade from Parallels Desktop 2 3 4 5 or 6 you must purchase Parallels Desktop 9 at full retail price Solving Problems If you have any problems upgrading Parallels Desktop you can find troubleshooting information at www parallels com support free troubleshooter or by opening Parallels Desktop and choosing Help gt Troubleshooting Guide 15 Install or Upgrade Parallels Deskto
183. otocols 4 Choose one of the following Default The link opens in the application or program set as default in the operating system Mac OS X or Windows where you click the link Open in Windows Links clicked in Mac OS X or Windows open in the default Windows program for that link type Open in Mac Links clicked in Mac OS X or Windows open in the default Mac OS X application for that link type 15 Use Windows on Your Mac Open the Current Safari Page in Internet Explorer Some webpages work best when viewed in Windows Internet Explorer If you are browsing in Mac OS X using Safari you can quickly open the current page in Internet Explorer by doing the following ra In Safari click the Open in IE button in the toolbar If Windows isn t already open it starts up and the page opens in Internet Explorer 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 With SmartMount enabled these items are automatically mounted to Windows Removable drives External storage devices such as USB hard disks and USB flash drives CD DVD drives CD and DVD drives or CD DVD images files most commonly ending in dmg iso
184. ottom of the window The next time anybody wants to change the settings in any pane of Parallels Desktop Preferences an administrator s password will be required 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 Share Network Settings Between Mac OS X and Windows p 112 Port Forwarding Normally virtual machines set to operate in the shared networking mode cannot be accessed from external computers The port forwarding functionality allows computers on your local network and on the Internet to transfer data to any of your virtual machines that use the shared networking mode The data sent to a specific port on your Mac will be redirected to a specific port of your virtual machine according to the port forwarding rule To add a port forwarding rule 1 Click the Add button below the Port forwarding rules list 2 Inthe displayed window do the following In the Port Type field specify the port type you want to use for establishing network connections You can choose between the TCP or UDP port types In the Incoming Port field type the number of the incoming port on your Mac In the
185. ou connect to the Internet Parallels Desktop verifies the key and activates itself Make a note of your activation ID see above or copy it to a text file on an external storage device then do one of the following From another computer or device that s connected to the Internet send the activation ID to the email address shown in the Activation screen See above You will receive a Confirmation Code via email In Parallels Desktop on your Mac choose Parallels Desktop gt Activate Product and enter the Confirmation Code In a web browser on a computer or device with an Internet connection go to the web address shown in the Activation screen see above and enter the activation ID to generate a Confirmation Code In Parallels Desktop on your Mac choose Parallels Desktop gt Activate Product and enter the Confirmation Code To change your Product Activation Key click Change Key 224 Tips and Troubleshooting Memory Usage Problems The amount of Mac s physical memory required for each virtual machine operation can be represented as follows Virtual Machine Memory Guest OS Memory Video Memory Virtual Machine Monitor Memory Guest OS Memory is the amount of RAM available to your guest operating system You can configure the guest OS memory amount in the General pane p 118 of the virtual machine configuration dialog Video Memory is the amount of physical memory available to the virtual machine s video card You can adj
186. ows you can set printers connected to your Mac to be available to Windows programs by doing the following 1 Do one of the following Click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Hardware and select Print 3 Select Add all Mac printers 97 Use Windows on Your Mac Add a printer in Linux 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 If you don t do that you will be required to enter the root password when starting the system config printer administration tool in the next step 2 Start the system config printer administration tool by doing one of the following Click System gt Administration gt Printing or Start the Terminal and enter the following commana system config printer 3 In the displayed window click New Printer 4 Inthe next window you must type a printer name Under this name the printer will be dis
187. p 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 Adjust Software Update Settings 1 Do one of the following Click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Preferences Then click General If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Parallels Desktop gt Preferences and then click General aan General gel Ly General Shotcum Devices Access Advarced at Virtual Machines Folder D Parallels Dock leon Live Screenshot M Use Stat button icon in Coherence Check for Updates Once a week s if Download updates automatically Check how On Quit Disable Resume for Parallels Desktop Virtual machines shutdown according to their startup and shutdown settiegs Th Click the lock to prevent further changes T 16 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 Downl
188. p business inkjet 1200 Gestetner HP Business Inkjet 2200 2250 BHP HP Business Inkjet 2200 2250 HPA IRM LHP Aeinace Inkiat 2200 2250 PS F Use this printer as the default printer Have Disk cee Ea 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 Inthe Install Bonjour Printer window select Generic in the Manufacturer list and Generic Postscript in the Model list Click Next 9 Inthe Completing the Bonjour Printer Wizard window click Finish You can start using the newly added printer to print documents from Windows programs 100 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 p 112 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 After that you can log in to Windows and install a network printer In Windows Before adding a network printer in Windows download and install an appropriate printer driver For detailed
189. p creates an administrator account with a blank password Once the installation is complete it is recommended that you change this password Note You can also install Windows from a disk image file o 192 of an installation disc Simply choose the disk image file in step 4 above Parallels Desktop supports ISO DMG CUE and CCD disk images Import Your Data from a PC You can import all your data from a Windows PC to Parallels Desktop on your Mac Then you can continue to work with all your Windows programs files and data side by side with Mac OS X 20 Install or Import Windows Overview of Methods for Importing You can import your data using one of the following Network p 23 If both the Windows PC and your Mac are connected to a network you can import your data over the network External storage device p 26 You can transfer the data from a Windows PC to an external storage device such as an external hard drive Then you can connect the device to your Mac and import your data into Parallels Desktop Requirements for Importing Your Data To import your data to your Mac you need a Windows computer with Windows 8 Windows 7 Windows Vista or Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or later Note You can also use a computer running Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit only Windows Server 2008 or Windows 2000 Professional 82 bit only An Intel or AMD 700 MHz or higher x86 or x64 processor At least 256 MB of RAM At le
190. pane of Virtual Machine Configuration an administrator s password will be required Printer Port Using the Printer Port settings you can configure the virtual machine printer port settings A virtual machine can have up to three printer ports To edit the device settings do the following 1 Click the Parallels icon l in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure Or if the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Inthe 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 For detailed information on how to add a device refer to Adding and Removing Devices 0o Windows 7 Hardware Ae General Options Boot Order UA Video amp Print H Floppy Disk M Connected Port USB8 4 CD DVD 1 Source 44 Default printer G Hard Disk 1 O Network 1 Sound USB Controller a Click the lock to prevent further changes 212 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
191. peech settings are properly tuned on the corresponding tab of Mac OS X System Preferences 182 Advanced Topics If the speech settings are not tuned you will see the To enable this option you should turn on speakable items in System Preferences warning message To tune the speech settings click System Preferences To view the list of all sooken 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 If you join only the following types of data will be collected hardware configuration of your Mac software configuration of your Mac and virtual machines the names and versions of the operating systems and software installed in them configuration files of virtual machines Any types of private information like your name e mail address phone number and keyboard input will not be collected For more details visit the Customer Experience Program page at the Parallels website follow the link in the pane Troubleshooting While functioning Parallels Desktop automatically creates a log file that can be used by the Parallels support team for solving problems and improving the product If you select th
192. physical computer or a third party virtual machine into a Parallels virtual machine or virtual disk Modality One of the view modes you can use to work with Windows In Modality mode the Windows desktop appears in a window and scales in size as you resize the window Also you can set this window to always stay on top of other windows and you can adjust its transparency level so you can see through it when you re working with other applications OS Operating system Parallels Desktop for Mac An application that enables you to create manage and use virtual machines on your Mac 244 Glossary Parallels Mounter An application that enables you to to browse the contents of your virtual machines and virtual hard disks directly in Mac OS X Finder Parallels Tools A set of Parallels utilities that ensures a high level of integration between the primary and the guest operating systems Parallels Transporter An application that uses data of a physical or virtual computer for creating a Parallels virtual clone of this physical or virtual computer The resulting virtual machines can be used with Parallels Desktop Parallels Transporter Agent An application that collects data on a physical computer and transfers it to Parallels Transporter installed on your Mac Plain format A virtual hard disk format A plain virtual hard disk image file resides on the host computer and has a fixed size that cannot be changed Preboot Execution Envi
193. played in your Linux guest operating system You can also enter the printer description and location When ready click Forward 5 Now you have to specify how your Mac printer will be shared with the virtual machine As the printer is connected to the virtual machine printer port select LPT 1 or another port to which the printer is connected and click Forward 6 Then specify the printer manufacturer and model No matter what printer you have choose either HP Color LaserJet 8500 PS or Apple Color LW 12 660 PS When ready click Forward 7 Click Apply to finish setting up the printer Now the printer is properly configured and you can use it to print documents from your Linux virtual machine 98 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 To set up a printer via Bonjour 1 Be sure the printer you want to use is set to be shared on your Mac To share a printer in Mac OS X choose Apple menu gt System Preferences and click Print amp Fax Then select the printer and select Share this printer Open Parallels Desk
194. port 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 Import from an Earlier Parallels Desktop or Other Virtualization Application With Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac you can use Windows that you set up using earlier versions of Parallels Desktop as well as VMware Fusion Microsoft Virtual PC and Virtualbox 1 Open Parallels Desktop in the Applications folder and choose File gt Open 2 Select the Windows data file you want to import then click Open Parallels Desktop data files end with pvm VMware files end with vmx Virtual PC files end with vmc VirtualBox files end with xml or vbox You can also simply drag a Parallels pvm file to the Parallels Virtual Machines list to add it to Parallels Desktop 3 Start Windows p 35 4 Choose Virtual Machine gt Install Parallels Tools and follow the onscreen instructions 33 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 Ge aeda a ee ee 34 Set How Windows Wo
195. ption Alt key and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure Click Options and select Sharing Select Share Mac user folders with Windows Your Mac OS X Desktop Documents Pictures Music Movies and Downloads folders are merged with the corresponding Windows folders and the Mac OS X Trash is merged with the Windows Recycle Bin 5 If you only want to map some of the folders click Configure and select the folders you wart To map the Mac OS Trash to the Windows Recycle Bin select Merge Recycle Bin with Trash Access a Mac OS X Folder or File from a Windows Program With folder sharing enabled you can navigate to any shared Mac OS X folder from within a Windows program When you open a file for example by choosing File gt Open in many programs your shared Mac OS X folders appear as network shared directories labeled psf Note f you selected Like a Mac when you installed and set up Windows the folders in your Mac OS X Home folder are already shared and accessible from Windows programs To enable Mac OS X folders for sharing with Windows programs 63 Use Windows on Your Mac 1 Start Windows p 35 2 Doone of the following Click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure Ifthe Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Co
196. r data from your PC to your Mac 22 Install or Import Windows Over a Network Important After importing your data you may need to reactivate some of your Windows programs using the activation keys you received when you purchased the programs To import your data from a PC over a network 1 Turn on your Mac and your Windows PC and log in Make sure that the computers are connected over the same network 2 Make sure that Windows Firewall fp 30 is turned off You can turn it on again after the import is finished 3 Onthe Windows PC open Parallels Transporter Agent by clicking the Start menu and choosing All Programs gt Parallels gt Parallels Transporter Agent Network or USB migration 23 Install or Import Windows On your Mac open Parallels Desktop and choose File gt New Select Migrate from a PC and click Continue Select Network and click Continue N oO fh 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 jund on the Pa 10 21 Use passcode instead Go Back Continue 24 Install or Import Windows 8 If you have chosen to use the computer name or IP address provide the Windows administrator credentials
197. r network If you can t configure Windows to function in the Bridged Ethernet mode consider using Shared Networking or Host Only Networking For the information about troubleshooting networking problems refer to the Parallels knowledge base http kb parallels com available at the Parallels website Use Host Only Network Settings Parallels Desktop provides a closed network that is accessible only to Mac OS X and Windows Mac OS X is connected to this network via the Parallels Host Only Networking adapter automatically created on your Mac during the Parallels Desktop installation The addresses for Windows are provided by the Parallels DHCP server Internet Host Only Networking Adapter Mac OS X Your Mac 114 Use Windows on Your Mac To configure Windows to use Host Only Networking 1 Do one of the following Click the Parallels icon I in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Hardware and then click Network 3 Inthe Network pane make sure that the Connected and Host Only Network options are selected Note In the MAC address field you can change the MAC address currently assigned to Windows MAC addresses are automatically generated when you first set up Windows However you can modify the default MAC address by typing another value in the MAC
198. r the choice for this display 106 Use Windows on Your Mac 3 If you want to show the exact contents of your computer s display on the external display or projector select Use Mirroring If you don t select Use Mirroring certain applications such as Microsoft Powerpoint may show a presenter view on your computer while showing only the presentation on the external display or projector 4 Click Yes Windows switches to Presentation mode displayed at full screen on both your computer s display and external display or projector After that you can start showing your presentation Note To learn how to choose on which display the presentation is shown please refer to Help of the application you re using for presentations Important While you re working in Presentation mode changing display settings in Windows may cause the presentation to malfunction Protect Your Data You probably have important documents photos and more on your Mac When running Windows on your Mac it s especially important to protect your data from viruses and unauthorized use Read this section to learn how In This Section Protect Your Data from Viruses ccceccseecseecseecceeeeaesaeesaaesaeeeaeeaaeeeaeeaaesaaeeaaeaaeenaeeas 108 Isolate Mac OS X from WINdOWS ceccceeseeeceeeceee cease eae eeaeseaeeeaesaeeeaeeeaeesaeeeaeeeaeeaaees 109 Work in Windows Without Saving Changes ccccccceecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeness
199. re folders files and applications between Mac OS X and Windows Copy and Paste Between Mac OS X and Windows Parallels Desktop allows you to copy and paste images and formatted text italic bold underlined and of various colors fonts and sizes between Mac OS X and Windows applications 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 Otherwise to enable copying and pasting between Mac OS X and Windows 1 Do one of the following Click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Options gt Advanced 3 Select Share Mac clipboard 4 To preserve text formatting when copying and pasting text select Preserve text formatting Note To enable copying and pasting between Mac OS X and Windows Parallels Tools p 221 must be installed In most cases Parallels Tools are installed by default Copying and pasting between Mac OS X and Windows is unavailable if you isolate Mac OS X from Windows 61 Use Windows on Your Mac Copy and Paste Files You can easily copy and paste files between Windows and Mac OS X by doing the following 1 Select a file or multiple files and press Command C on your keyboard to copy it 2 Open a folder or click the desktop in the ot
200. references gt Sound gt Output Select the sound card as the sound output device in the virtual machine configuration After you have configured the sound card in Mac OS X select it as the sound output device in the virtual machine configuration 1 Do one of the following Click the Parallels icon I in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Hardware and select Sound 3 Make sure the Connected option is selected 4 Choose Default from the Output menu 229 Tips and Troubleshooting Configure the sound card in the guest operating system Configure the sound card in the guest operating system In Windows 7 Vista 1 Click Start gt Control Panel gt Hardware and Sound gt Sound On the Playback tab select Parallels Audio Controller and click Configure Select 5 1 Surround or 7 1 Surround depends on your sound card click Next several times and then click Finish On the Playback tab select Parallels Audio Controller again and click Properties Click the Advanced tab and choose the sample rate and bit depth Note The specified settings shouldn t be higher than the same settings specified in the Audio MIDI Setup application in Mac OS X described above 6 When ready click OK twice In Windows XP 1 Click Start gt Control Panel and double click Sound and A
201. res virtual machines in Documents Parallels To change the default location for new virtual machine installations 1 Do one of the following Click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Preferences Then click General If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Parallels Desktop gt Preferences and then click General 2 Choose a location from the Virtual Machines Folder menu All newly created virtual machines are stored in the new location Any existing virtual machines remain in their original locations 134 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 Click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click General and type a new name in the Name field The length of the name is limited to 50 characters Clone a Virtual Machine If you need an exact copy of a virtual machine you can clone it A clone is a separate virtual machine fully identical to the original one To make a clone 1 Start Parallels Desktop 2 Inthe Parallels Virtual Mac
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203. roblem type Please describe what you were doing when the problem occurred Close Send Report 239 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 A problem report with the ID number 9177911 has been sent to Parallels to help us improve the product Thank you for your feedback tf you d like to contact our support team to request help with your problem please copy the problern report ID number 9177911 and submit a support ticket to Parallels Support Copy Report ID Request Support Close Parallels team uses error reports to improve the product quality but doesn t respond to them unless you request support see below Request Support To contact the Parallels support team to request help with your problem 1 Follow the steps above to create and send a problem report Click Request Support Your support code is displayed Write it down for reference in case you are contacted by Parallels Support 4 Click Get Support 240 CHAPTER 7 More Resources For more information and help using Parallels Desktop see the following resources Parallels support website The
204. rograms 37 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 Double click the Windows volume on the desktop and then open the Program Files folder 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 gt 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 gt Make Alias Then drag the alias icon to the desktop Program Icon in the Dock When you open a Windows program its icon appears in the Mac OS X Dock at the bottom of the screen By default when you close the program the icon disappears from the Dock Keeping a program s icon in the Dock provides a quick way to open the program anytime To keep a Windows program s icon in the Dock do one of the following Right click or Control click the Windows program icon in the Dock and choose Keep in Dock from the shortcut menu Drag the program s icon from the Finder to the Dock Now you can open the program again anytime by clicking the ic
205. ronment PXE An environment to boot computers using a network interface independently of available data storage devices like hard disks or installed operating systems 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 Shared networking Virtual machine network connection mode that allows the virtual machine to use the host computer network connections In this mode the virtual machine is invisible to other computers on the network the host computer belongs to Shortcut A user defined key or combination of keys that provides quick access to applications and commands See also Hot key Snapshot A copy of the virtual machine state at a particular point of time The files related to snapshots are stored in a special subfolder in the virtual machine s folder Source computer The computer from which you are going to migrate data using Parallels Transporter Split disk A split disk is cut into 2 GB pieces but is stored as a single HDD file Split disks allow you to transfer the data stored on a split di
206. rotection For Parallels Desktop users Acronis Online Backup is free for 90 days To download Acronis Online Backup do one of the following Click the Parallels icon II in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Exit Coherence Then choose Virtual Machine gt Get Acronis Online Backup If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Get Acronis Online Backup Use AppleScript with the Guest OS You can use AppleScript to open various files and websites in the guest OS applications You may need this when creating automated workflows To make the explanation more vivid let s assume that you need to open some txt file in Windows Notepad using AppleScript in AppleScript Editor The syntax of this command is as follows tell application Notepad open Users username somefile txt end tell As an example of opening a website in the guest OS application let s assume that you need to open www parallels com in Internet Explorer The syntax of this command is as follows tell application Internet Explorer open www parallels com end tell 152 Advanced Topics Quickly Free Up Disk Space With the click of a button you can compress the virtual machine hard disk s and remove various unnecessary files to free up disk space To quickly compress the disk s remove unnecessary files and free up disk space 1 Shut down the virtual machine 2 Cho
207. s directly to Windows Before connecting a Bluetooth device Bluetooth must be enabled To enable Bluetooth 5 If Bluetooth is turned off in Mac OS X turn it on Choose Apple menu gt System Preferences and click Bluetooth Then select On 6 In Parallels Desktop start Windows p 35 if it isn t already started 7 Doone of the following Click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 8 Click Hardware and click USB amp Bluetooth in the sidebar 9 Select Bluetooth devices Once you ve enabled Bluetooth you can pair Bluetooth devices with your computer and they ll work with both Windows and Mac OS X For instructions on pairing a Bluetooth device with your computer see the documentation that came with the device In Windows 7 you can send a file to a paired Bluetooth device that s capable of receiving files by right clicking the file and choosing Send to gt Bluetooth Besides Windows you can connect Bluetooth devices to any guest operating systems Linux or Mac OS X that support USB Bluetooth adapters 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
208. s isn t running the external device is connected to Mac OS X Ask me what to do Each time you connect an external device you re prompted to choose whether you want to connect the device to Windows or the Mac Set a Particular External Device to Always Be Used With Mac OS X or Windows If you know you always want a particular external device to be available to either Mac OS X or Windows you can set it to do so by following the instructions below The device must already have been connected to your Mac at least once 1 Click the Add button towards the bottom of the window Select the device from the list Double click the word either Computer or some form of Windows in the Connect To column The word becomes a pop up menu 4 Doone of the following To set the device to always be available to Mac OS X applications choose Computer from the menu To set the device to always be available to Windows programs choose Windows from the menu To remove an existing assignment so that the device no longer automatically connects to Mac OS X or Windows select the device in the External Device column and click the Remove button Important To be able to use an external device with Windows programs you may need to install Windows drivers for the device Typically you can download drivers from the manufacturer s website 95 Use Windows on Your Mac Connect Bluetooth Devices Parallels Desktop lets you connect Bluetooth device
209. s or the Mac click the Windows screen The CAC reader becomes available to both Windows and Mac OS X 93 Use Windows on Your Mac Adjust Devices Settings In the Devices pane of Parallels Desktop Preferences you can Set what happens when you connect any new USB Thunderbolt or FireWire device to your Mac Set a particular external device to always be used with either Mac OS X or Windows When a new external device is detected C Connect it to my Mac _ Connect it to the active virtual machine Ask me wiat to do Permanent Assignments Eemal Dert Comen Te _Apole internal Keyboard Trackpad Computer j Flasn Disk Compuier UGE 7 0 FlashDick Computer Apple Built in iSight Computer Lh le of Click the lock to prevent further changes 94 Use Windows on Your Mac To access Devices Settings 1 Do one of the following Click the Parallels icon I in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Preferences If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Parallels Desktop gt Preferences 2 Click Devices Set What Happens When You Connect a New External Device to Your Mac Choose one of the following Connect it to my Mac New external devices are automatically available for use with Mac OS X applications Connect it to the active virtual machine New external devices are automatically available for use with Windows programs If Window
210. sic Windows desktop interface accessible by clicking Windows Explorer on the Start screen or clicking Start in the Charm Bar Metro Applications Run in Full Screen On a Windows PC Metro style applications and the Start screen take up the full screen rather than running in a separate window So even when you re using Windows 8 in Coherence mode p 45 Metro applications still use most of the screen 57 Use Windows on Your Mac When Windows 8 is in Window mode p 49 the Metro interface takes up the full window ai amp A D TANIA AS OT Using the Edges and Corners of the Screen In Windows 8 you must click in the edges and corners of the screen to access various features For example to access the Charm Bar which contains icons for accessing settings searching and more you must move the pointer to the upper or lower right corner of the screen E 2 Na ko w 58 Use Windows on Your Mac And to see thumbnails of all your open Metro style applications you move the mouse pointer to the upper or lower left corner until you see a thumbnail then slide up or down Click an application to make it active tANCISCO CA WEATHER ly Cloudy ke 61 When you re using Windows 8 in Window mode it can be tricky to find the exact corner or edge of the screen with the mouse pointer So Parallels Desktop 9 allows you to set the mouse pointer to stick to the edges of the screen p 18
211. sk piece by piece using a USB drive or other media that have limited space and cannot store a large virtual hard disk image file Terminal In Mac OS and GNU Linux operating systems a utility that enables you to access the command line 245 Glossary Third party virtual machine A virtual machine created in a third party virtualization product that can be converted to a Parallels virtual machine with the help of Parallels Transporter Virtual hard disk virtual disk A file that emulates the virtual machine s hard disk Virtual Machine The computer emulated using Parallels Desktop A virtual machine has its own virtual hardware and requires an operating system to control its hardware The installed operating system and its applications are isolated inside the virtual machine and share physical hardware resources of the host computer Virtual Machine Configuration Like any physical computer a virtual machine has its own configuration which is set during the creation and can be later modified The virtual machine configuration settings are stored in a PVS file Virtual machine files Files stored in a virtual machine folder A virtual machine has at least two files configuration file and virtual hard disk file Virtual hard disk file During the creation the virtual machine acquires a virtual hard disk file with the hdd extension This file performs the functions of a real hard disk See also HDD file Virtual machine template
212. sktop Virtualizaton Server Virtualization amp Automation Software Sotutions Parall x Ble Edt yew History pooimaks Pols Help G a Tapase comprodcty MeMou Vieted g Aeiease Notes Eyfedorahrojet Gihedha Gifree Comerty as eres Leer nee Il Oesktop Virtualization Server Desktop Virtwalization Pasaiiels Desasop for Mac e i Parsieis Desinop on Bl H Smich to Mac Eitton a OEE py eee Parailets Desktops 4 Parasiets Worksaasan Extreme for Windom amp Circe eem Time 0201 19 Desktop Virtusizabon 4 Mines Bee L F os wa e 154 Advanced Topics To enable the Coherence view mode Parallels Tools must be installed p 171 Disable Linux 3D effects The way you can do this depends on your Linux distribution For example in Fedora 14 click System gt Preferences gt Desktop Effects and select Standard To learn how to disable Linux 3D effects in other Linux OSs refer to the operating system documentation Switch to Coherence Mode To switch from Window mode to Coherence mode do one of the following Choose View gt 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 Then open the View menu and select Enter Coherence Move the pointer to the upper left corner of the screen until the corner peels back and click Exit Full
213. sktop installation Enough free disk space for each virtual machine and its applications at least 15 GB for each installation of Windows OS X 10 9 Mavericks OS X 10 8 Mountain Lion or later OS X Lion 10 7 4 or later or Mac OS X Snow Leopard v10 6 8 or later To identify your computer s processor memory and Mac OS X version choose Apple menu gt About This Mac Internet connection required for product activation 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 An Internet connection to download and install freely available operating system such as Ubuntu or Google Chrome If you re using OS X Lion or later you can set up a second copy of OS X to be used as a guest operating system alongside your main system without having to purchase or download another copy of OS X For a list of operating systems that Parallels Desktop supports for use with your Mac see Supported Guest Operating Systems p 130 or go to http www parallels com products desktop system requirements 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 gt Software Update you must have an Internet connection If a later version of Mac OS X is available select it
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215. t OS you will need the Disk Management utility available For example in Windows 7 and Windows XP you can access this utility by doing the following In Windows 7 click Start gt Control Panel gt System and Security gt Administrative Tools gt Computer Management Storage gt Disk Management In Windows XP click Start gt Control Panel gt Administrative Tools gt Computer Management gt Storage gt Disk Management When you open the Disk Management utility it automatically detects that a new hard disk was added to the configuration and launches the Initialize and Convert Disk wizard 1 Inthe introduction window click Next 2 Inthe Select Disks to Initialize window select the newly added disk and click Next 3 Inthe Select Disks to Convert window select the newly added disk and click Finish The added disk will appear as a new disk in the Disk Management utility window but its memory space will be unallocated To allocate the disk memory right click this disk name in the Disk Management utility window and select New Simple Volume in Windows Vista or New Volume in Windows XP The New Simple Volume Wizard New Volume Wizard window will appear Follow the steps of the wizard and create a new volume in the newly added disk After that your disk will become visible in Computer My Computer and you will be able to use it as a data disk inside your virtual machine Initializing the New Virtual Hard Disk in Linux Initializing a
216. tart switch to another virtual console using Ctrl Option F1 Ctri Alt F1 and enter your login details 3 Choose Install Parallels Tools from the Virtual Machine menu to connect the Parallels Tools ISO image to your virtual machine Note If the Install Parallels Tools option is grayed out make sure that Parallels Tools can be installed in your guest operating system To see the list of guest OSs supported by Parallels Tools refer to the Parallels Tools Overview section in Parallels Desktop User s Guide The prl tools lin iso image file will be connected to the virtual machine s CD DVD drive 4 Inthe virtual machine console type the following command to gain the root privileges su 5 Check if the Parallels Tools CD image is mounted by entering mount grep iso9660 If this command does not return anything proceed to the next step If this command returns anything like dev cdrom on media cdrom type iso9660 ro exec nosuid nodev uid 0 skip the next step and proceed to the following one If this command returns anything like dev cdrom on media cdrom type iso9660 ro noexec nosuid nodev uid 0 with the noexec option present in parentheses you need to unmount the disc using the following command and then proceed to the next step umount dev cdrom 6 To mount the Parallels Tools installation disc image enter the following mount o exec dev cdrom media cdrom Note dev cdromis the virtual machine s CD DVD drive and media
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218. te Device Driver Wizard and then when the driver is found click Next again Click Finish and then Close to close the Update Device Driver Wizard Click Close to exit the Display Properties dialog box 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 To install a video driver in Windows NT NO oO Ff O ND Start Windows NT When the guest OS boots up choose Virtual Machine gt Install Parallels Tools In Windows click Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Display In the Display Properties dialog go to the Settings tab and click the Display Type button In the Adapter Type section click Change The Change Display window opens In this window click Have Disk Click Browse Select the Drivers Video Nt 4 folder on the CD ROM drive and click Open twice In the Install From Disk window click OK In the Change Display window click OK 159 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 160 Advanced Topics Customize the Keyboard for the Guest OS By default Parallels Desktop contains four profiles that represent sets of key combinations typical for the following OSs Windows Linux Mac O
219. ted click Continue If your Mac doesn t have a DVD drive you can use an Apple SuperDrive another Mac s DVD drive via Remote Disc or make an image from the disc Image File If you have a Windows image file click Image File and drag the image to the Parallels Wizard window Once Windows is detected click Continue USB Drive If you have a bootable USB installer with Windows click USB Drive and connect the drive to the Mac Once Windows is detected click Continue Note Parallels Desktop may fail to detect some operating systems for example the latest Linux distributions If this happens but you re sure that the operating system can be installed click Continue specify the OS type manually if it s not listed choose Other and follow the onscreen instructions 6 Be sure to leave Express installation selected Note If you deselect Express installation you ll need to install Parallels Tools p 221 after the installation to allow the most seamless operation between Windows and Mac OS X 7 If you are installing a recent version of Windows select how you want to use Windows Like a Mac Windows programs appear on the Mac desktop just like Mac applications Documents and media from Mac OS X and Windows are kept together on your Mac Like a PC The Windows desktop and programs appear in a single window separate from Mac applications You can drag and drop objects between Windows and the Mac 8 If you are installing Windows 8 se
220. ted in both places Windows running from Boot Camp has the following limitations It can t be paused It can t be saved as a snapshot p 142 It can t run in Safe Mode It can t be compressed Import Windows and your data from Boot Camp into Parallels Desktop Windows running from Parallels Desktop doesn t have the above listed limitations Boot Camp and Parallels Desktop are separate Changes you make in Windows programs while working in Mac OS X are not reflected when you start up your Mac in Windows using Boot Camp Set Parallels Desktop to run Windows from the Boot Camp Partition 1 Open Parallels Desktop in the Applications folder and choose File gt New 2 Click Boot Camp and then follow the onscreen instructions Note If you plan to start up in Windows using Boot Camp it is recommended that you shut down Windows in Parallels Desktop rather than suspending Windows Import Windows and Your Data from Boot Camp into Parallels Desktop 1 Set Parallels Desktop to use Boot Camp as described in the steps above 2 Right click Control click the Boot Camp version of Windows in the Parallels Virtual Machines list and choose Import Boot Camp Note Windows must be shut down Click Import Locate where you want to store Windows and your data and then click Choose Windows and all your data are imported from Boot Camp You can still use the original Boot Camp Windows installation separately from Parallels Desktop 32 Install or Im
221. ter configuration procedure When the printer is added to Windows you can use it to print documents from Windows XP To add a network printer in Windows XP a A O N 10 11 12 Open the Windows Start menu and select Control Panel In the Control Panel window double click the Printers and Faxes item Click the Add a printer link to open the Add Printer wizard In the Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard window click Next In the Local or Network Printer window select Local printer attached to this computer and clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer option if it is also selected When ready click Next In the Select a Printer Port window select Create a new port and specify Standard TCP IP Port as the port type When ready click Next In the Welcome to the Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard window click Next In the Add Port window specify the network printer IP address and click Next If prompted to specify additional port information choose Standard select Generic Network Card from the list and click Next In the Completing the Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard window click Finish 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 Co
222. that is used to run virtual machines In case of Parallels Desktop for Mac it is your Mac In case of Parallels Desktop for Windows or Parallels Desktop for Linux it is the Windows or Linux based physical computer where Parallels Desktop is installed In the Parallels Transporter documentation this term may define the computer that hosts the result of migration Hot key A user defined key or combination of keys that provides quick access to applications and commands See also Shortcut 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 A single file containing the complete contents and structure of a data storage medium or device such as a hard disk drive CD or DVD IP address A unique address that is assigned to a physical computer or a virtual machine that participates in computer networking Linux computer A physical computer that has a Linux operating system installed Merged disk A split disk whose parts were merged into a single disk Migration The process of transferring data from a
223. the dhclient conf file contains these lines DHCP client sends the virtual machine s ID to the DHCP server The DHCP server sends an IP address in response Tip To locate the dhclient conf file in a terminal enter strings sbin dhclient grep etc grep dhclient conf or rpm ql dhclient 237 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 To install the gcc package and kernel sources in the RHEL Fedora CentOS Linux distribution enter the following command in a terminal yum install gcc kernel devel make To install the gcc package and kernel sources in the Debian Ubuntu Linux distribution enter the following command in a terminal apt get install gcc make linux headers uname r For information on how to install the gcc package and kernel sources in other Linux distributions refer to the documentation for these distributions If you still experience any problems try to find a solution in Parallels Knowledge Base or refer to the Parallels support team http www parallels com en support desktop Checking the Build Number To check the version and build number of the Parallels Desktop software you are using do one of th
224. the full screen when you open them while in Coherence mode Disable Windows Aero The Windows Aero theme includes elements such as translucent title bars and animations Select this option to disable the Aero theme for better performance Set Windows to Appear in a Single Window You can set the Windows and programs to appear together in their own window If you opted to use Windows Like a PC when you first installed Windows Parallels Desktop is already set to Window mode 49 Use Windows on Your Mac To switch to Window mode from Coherence mode do one of the following Click the Parallels icon l in the menu bar then choose Exit Coherence If the Parallels Desktop menus are available in the Mac menu bar click View gt Exit Coherence To switch to Window mode from Full Screen mode do one of the following Press Command Control F Move the pointer to the top of the screen until the OS X menu bar appears and click View gt Exit Full Screen If you re using Mac OS X Snow Leopard or working in Parallels Full Screen mode p 54 press Control Option Alt to display the Mac menu bar Status Bar When using Parallels Desktop in Window mode the status bar at the bottom of the window shows clickable icons The icons are shortcuts that let you control various functions Most of the icons let you connect and disconnect hardware devices to and from Windows 50 Use Windows on Your Mac Note If you don t
225. the lock to prevent further changes T 204 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 In the Connect to field the source device or image file that emulates the virtual machine CD DVD drive is specified You can change the source device To use areal CD DVD drive as the virtual machine CD DVD drive click the Connect to field and select the real device name from the list To use an image file as the virtual machine CD DVD drive click the Connect to field and choose the image file from the list or click Choose an image file and specify the path to the desired image file on your Mac In the Location field you can specify the type of interface for connecting the device IDE Using this interface type you can connect up to 4 virtual devices hard disks or CD DVD drives SATA Using this interface type you can connect up to 6 virtual devices hard disks or CD DVD drives If you want to prevent Virtual Machine Configuration from unauthorized changes click the Lock P icon E at the bottom of the window The next time someone wants to change the settings in any pane
226. the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt 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 All Windows programs close giving you the opportunity to save your progress if necessary and Windows stops running To shut down Windows do one of the following Click the Parallels icon I in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Actions gt Shut Down If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Shut Down Stop Windows To stop Windows and all open Windows programs immediately do one of the following Click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Actions gt Stop If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Stop Important When you stop Windows this way none of your data or progress is saved Window Menu If Windows is set to appear in a separate window you can also choose any of the above options from the menu at the bottom of the window 42 Use Windows on Your Mac amp Suspend II Pause Shut Down E Stop Startup and Shutdown Settings Using Startup and Shutdown settings you can Set whether Windows starts automatically when you open Parallels D
227. ther plain or expanding format A plain virtual hard disk image file has a fixed size The size is determined when the plain disk is created Plain disks can be created with the help of New Virtual Machine wizard the Custom mode An expanding virtual hard disk image file is small initially Its size grows as you add expanding applications and data to the virtual hard disk in the guest OS When you create a virtual machine the disk is created in the expanding format You can change the disk format in the Hard Disk pane of the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog To add a plain hard disk to your virtual machine clear the Expanding disk option when adding a hard disk to the virtual machine Split disks A virtual disk of either format can be a single piece disk or a split disk A split disk is cut into 2 GB pieces and is stored as a single hdd file Boot Camp Partitions With Parallels Desktop you can choose how to use your Boot Camp Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating system to boot in it natively via Boot Camp or in a virtual machine via Parallels Desktop A Boot Camp Windows partition can be used as a bootable disk or as a data disk in Parallels virtual machines For detailed information see Using the Boot Camp Partition in a Virtual Machine Note You cannot create snapshots or use the Undo Disks option for a virtual machine that uses the Boot Camp partition CD DVD Discs and Their Images 192 Advanced T
228. tion about troubleshooting networking problems refer to the Parallels knowledge base http kb parallels com available at the Parallels website 116 Use Windows on Your Mac Connect Windows to a VLAN If your Mac is a VLAN virtual local area network member Parallels Desktop allows you to bridge Windows to this VLAN To bridge Windows to the VLAN do one of the following Click the Parallels icon II in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 5 Click Hardware and then click Network 6 Select Bridged Network gt VLAN from the Type list and make sure the Connected option is enabled Windows is bridged to the selected VLAN 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 117 Use Windows on Your Mac 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 If too much memory is allocated to Windows Mac OS X may slow down which in turn can cause Windows programs to slow down because they re running on top of Mac OS X If on the other hand to
229. tion icons 6 Do one of the following Click the Parallels icon I in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 7 Click Options and then click Applications 8 To show Windows program icons in the Dock when in Window mode deselect Show Dock icons in Coherence only Monitoring Windows in a Scalable Window You can set Windows to appear in a window that can be resized to any size so that the content scales in size with the window This is called Modality mode Modality mode can be useful if you want to monitor programs and other tasks running in Windows as you work in Mac OS X To switch to Modality mode From Window mode choose View gt Modality For more information on Modality mode see the Modality mode settings topic p 178 52 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 l in the menu bar then choose Exit Coherence Then click the View menu and select Enter Full Screen x From Window mode choose View gt Enter Full Screen or click the Full Screen icon _
230. to a Virtual Machine p 150 Configure Windows to Run Windows Phone Emulator Once your system meets the above requirements do the following to configure Windows to run Windows Phone emulator 1 Select Enable next to Nested Virtualization in the Optimization pane p 120 to enable Hyper V support in Windows Note Enabling Hyper V support may slightly slow down your Windows performance If you don t use Hyper V anymore it is recommended to disable this option 2 Start Windows and make sure you have Windows Phone SDK installed If necessary you can download the SDK here 3 Open Visual Studio for Windows Phone create a new project and start Windows Phone emulator In this step you may get the following error 231 Tips and Troubleshooting a 3 lt phone PhoneApplicationPage x Class PhoneApp1 MainPage xmins http schemas microsoft com winfx 200 xmlins x http schemas microsoft com winfx 2 xmlns phone clr namespace Microsoft Phone Cor xmlins shell clr namespace Microsoft Phone She microsoft com expressi cas openxml formats org mz gt th e PhoneFontFamilyNor PhoneFontSizeNormal e PhoneForegroundBrt trait Orientation True gt x The Windows Phone Emulator wasn t able to create the virtual machine Generic failure grid where all page Background Transpar n Height Auto gt n Height gt ions gt Output Show output from Build nm
231. top and start Windows When Windows starts go to http support apple com kb dl999 and download the Bonjour for Windows installation package In Windows start the Bonjour installation by launching the BonjourPSSetup exe file from the folder in which it was downloaded Follow the onscreen instructions to install Bonjour for Windows Start the Bonjour Printer wizard either by double clicking its icon on the desktop or by selecting Start gt All Programs gt Bonjour Print Services gt Bonjour Printer Wizard In the Browse for Bonjour Printers window select the printer that you want to use and click Next If the next window you see is Completing the Bonjour Printer Wizard then the driver required by this printer is available in the Windows driver library and the printer has been successfully configured Click Finish and you can start using the newly added printer to print documents from Windows programs However if the next window you see is Install Bonjour Printer you must choose the printer manufacturer and model 99 Use Windows on Your Mac Install Bonjour Printer CS The manufacturer and model determine which printer software to use HP Deskjet D2300 series L s The Bonjour Printer Wizard has auto selected the folowing printer settings Click Next to continue installing this printer Manufacturer Model Fuji Xerox HP 2500C Series Printer Fujitsu hp business inkjet 1000 Generic h
232. top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Options and select Applications 3 Be sure Share Windows applications with Mac is selected and then select Pause Windows when no applications are open 125 Use Windows on Your Mac Use Windows on Your iPad Parallels Access is a new product created by Parallels that allows you to work with your Mac or Windows PC and their applications remotely from your iPad If you have Parallels Desktop installed on your Mac you can use the Parallels Access app to access and control Windows Parallels Access lets you Use any of your Windows programs on your iPad Remotely start stop and reset Windows Connect over Wi Fi or 3G Access Windows from anywhere over the Internet Get Started Before you can use Parallels Access you must do the following 1 On your iPad download and install Parallels Access from the App Store 2 Be sure you have installed Windows on your Mac p 19 3 In Parallels Desktop do one of the following Click the Parallels icon I in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Preferences If Windows is running in Window mode p 49 choose Parallels Desktop gt Preferences 4 Click Access 5 Install the Parallels Access agent on your Mac by clicking Install You only have to do these steps once Access Windows from your iPad 1 Turn on your Mac Your Mac must be on for Parallels Access to access and use Windows
233. tures 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 contro some Windows programs using three finger swipes only if you re using Parallels Desktop with Mac OS X Snow Leopard In OS X Lion and later three finger swipes are used by default to move between full screen apps and spaces To use the Apple Remote you must first enable it by doing the following 1 Start Windows p 35 2 Do one of the following Click the Parallels icon Il in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure Ifthe Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 3 Click Options and then click Advanced 4 Select Enable next to Apple Remote The following table provides commands to control some of the more popular Windows programs Action General Scroll Microsoft Power Point Start slide show End slide show Perform the next animation or advance to the next slide Perform the previous animation or return to the previous slide Zoom in zoom out Microsoft Word Excel Zoom in zoom out Windows Media Player Keyboard and Mouse Combination Up down left or right arrow F5 Esc N Enter Page Down
234. u and select Enter Coherence 165 Advanced Topics Install or Update Parallels Tools Parallels Tools are a suite of behind the scenes tools that allow seamless operating between Mac OS X and Windows or another guest operating system This section gives an overview of Parallels Tools and has information about how to install them for various guest operating systems 166 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 With Parallels Tools you can move the mouse seamlessly between the virtual machine and your Mac change the virtual machine s screen resolution by simply resizing its window synchronize your virtual machine s time and date settings with the time settings of the host computer share your Mac s disks and folders with its virtual machines copy text and drag and drop objects from Mac OS to a virtual machine and vice versa Parallels Tools are available for the most popular Windows Linux and Mac OS X operating systems and include the utilities listed below All utilities supported by your guest OS are installed in your virtual machine as a single package when you install Parallels Tools Utility Available for Description Windows Mouse Synchronization Tool captures the mouse input in the virtual machine each time the pointer moves over its window and automatically releases the input when
235. u 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 Note Provided that Parallels Tools are installed in Linux p 171 you can also open Mac OS X files using Linux applications Enable Sharing Mac OS X Applications When sharing Mac OS X applications is enabled you can open Mac OS X Applications from within Windows or Windows programs If not you can enable it at any time by doing the following 1 Do one of the following Click the Parallels icon l in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Click Options and click Applications 3 Select Share Mac applications with Windows Once sharing Mac OS X applications is enabled you can do the tasks below Open a File from Windows in a Mac OS X Application You can open a file in a Mac OS X application from Windows Explorer from the Open dialog in most Windows programs or from Windows Desktop if Windows is set to appear in a separate Window or at full screen p 49 You may want to do this if you don t have a Windows program that can open the file In Windows right click or Control click a file and do one of the following Choose Open on Mac from the shortcut menu The file opens in the default Mac OS X
236. uchpad Gestures Select Enable next to Swipe from edges to enable edge swipe gestures for example swiping from the right edge of the touchpad to show the Charm Bar when working with Windows Note This option is available for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 only If you often accidentally swipe from the edges of the touchpad and activate features you may want to disable edge swipe gestures by deselecting this option Apple Remote Enable the Apple Remote option to use the Apple Remote to control some Windows applications For detailed information on using Apple Remote see Control Programs with Trackpad Gestures or the Apple Remote Time Synchronization Select Sync from Mac OS X to synchronize Windows time settings with those of your Mac If you want Windows and Mac OS X time settings to always be the same select Sync from either OS With this option selected if you manually change the time settings in Windows they are changed accordingly in Mac OS X and vice versa If the time zone set in your virtual machine differs from that of your Mac you can maintain this time difference by selecting Do not sync Copy amp 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
237. udio Devices 2 On the Volume tab click Advanced in the Speaker settings section 3 On the Speakers tab select the necessary speaker setup In Linux You can try to follow these general guidelines to use the 5 1 or 7 1 surround capable sound card in Linux 1 Click System gt Preferences gt Sound 2 Onthe Hardware tab choose the necessary speaker setup from the Profile menu 230 Tips and Troubleshooting Run Windows Phone Emulator Parallels Desktop allows you to develop and test software for Windows Phone on your Mac You need the following A Mac computer with at least 4 GB of memory more is better To find out how much memory your Mac has click the Apple menu and choose About This Mac The latest version of Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac installed To check whether an update is available open Parallels Desktop and click Parallels Desktop gt Check for Updates If an update is available install it A Windows 8 Professional 64 bit or Windows Server 2012 64 bit virtual machine with 1 CPU and 2 GB of memory 4 GB recommended if your Mac has 8 GB Note Windows with 2 CPUs or more may perform unstably Parallels is currently working to fix this issue To learn how to install Windows on your Mac see Install Windows from an Installation Disc p 19 To learn how to set Windows to use 1 CPU and 2 GB of memory see Set How Much Memory is Allocated to Windows p 118 and Set How Many Processors are Allocated
238. urs Time Machine when backing up your Mac will not back up the entire virtual machine but only its latest snapshot This allows you to reduce the amount of data that Time Machine backs up to reduce the time Time Machine spends backing up the virtual hard disk s and to minimize the risk of data loss or corruption when restoring the virtual machine hard disk s from the Time Machine backup Manually set the snapshots frequency and maximum number of snapshots to keep If you want to know when it is time to make the next snapshot and to be able to reject the snapshot creation select Notify me before snapshot creation To set how often snapshots are made Use the Take a Snapshot Every field You can set from one to 48 hours If the time interval is less than 24 hours SmartGuard will allow you to restore the latest hourly daily and weekly snapshot If the time interval is more than 24 hours you will be able to restore the latest daily weekly and monthly snapshot To limit how many snapshots are stored Use the Snapshots to Keep field to set the maximum number of snapshots that can be stored on your Mac The maximum available value is 100 snapshots As soon as Snapshots Manager reaches the limit for snapshots and needs to make a new one over limit it deletes the oldest snapshot Revert to a Snapshot To revert to a snapshot A O N a Start Parallels Desktop In the Parallels Virtual Machines list select the virtual machine that
239. ust the video memory amount in the Video pane p 199 of the virtual machine configuration dialog Virtual Machine Monitor is the module responsible for the guest operating system virtualization It consumes memory to perform operations of guest virtual devices and performs virtual paging emulation The amount of memory required for the Virtual Machine Monitor operation depends on the guest OS and varies from 50 MB to 200 MB Memory Overcommitment If you have several virtual machines running simultaneously and you are trying to start one more virtual machine you may come across the memory over commit If so Parallels Desktop informs you with the corresponding message If you start one more virtual machine this may significantly slow down all your virtual machines To solve this problem you can Stop one or several of your running virtual machines or Edit your virtual machines configurations so they consume less memory 225 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 memory consuming 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 gt Utilities to see how much of your Mac s memory each application is using That way you ll have a better idea of
240. uter choose the appropriate port on the host computer in the Source list Socket To connect two virtual machines through the sockets click the Source list and choose the appropriate socket If there are no sockets available click New socket and specify its name in the Enter a socket name field You should also configure the role the virtual machine will play in the connection by selecting the necessary role in the Mode list Selecting Server enables you to use this virtual machine to direct the other one Selecting Client enables you to direct this virtual machine from the other one Note If you change the socket mode of the first virtual machine make sure the socket mode of the second virtual machine is also modified Output File To connect the virtual machine serial port to an output file click the Source list and choose the appropriate output file You can also click Choose an output file to locate the necessary file If you want to prevent Virtual Machine Configuration from unauthorized changes click the Lock a icon E 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 215 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 Click the Parallels icon l in the me
241. witching to Full Screen 53 Synchronizing Screen vertical synchronization 199 System requirements 12 T Technical support 239 241 The F8 Key Isn t Working Correctly 234 Third party virtual machines 33 Time Machine backup 136 142 Time synchronization 188 Tips and Troubleshooting 220 Touchpad gestures 81 Translate Words in Windows 128 Transporter Agent for Windows 22 Trial activation key 13 Troubleshooting 220 Turning off virtual machine 41 Typical virtual machines 133 U Unused space cleaning up 206 Update check 16 Updating Parallels Desktop 16 automatically 16 manually 16 Updating Parallels Tools 169 171 176 Upgrade Parallels Desktop 15 Upgrading from previous versions 15 Upgrading Parallels Tools 169 171 176 USB configuring USB 94 218 using USB devices in virtual machine 92 USB amp Bluetooth 93 213 218 Use a Disk Image with the Virtual DVD Drive 77 Use AppleScript with the Guest OS 152 Use Boot Camp with Parallels Desktop 18 32 Use Host Only Network Settings 114 187 211 Use Keyboard Shortcuts 83 Use Linux in Coherence Mode 154 Use Mouse Wheel Horizontal Scrolling 147 Use OS X as a Guest OS 164 Use OS X in Coherence Mode 165 Index Use Other Operating Systems on Your Mac 153 Use the Built in iSight Camera or Another Webcam 105 Use Wi Fi with Windows 116 Use Windows on Your iPad 126 Use Windows on Your Mac 34
242. ws Programs After just a few steps you can begin using Windows programs on your Mac Setting up your Mac to run Windows programs involves the following steps Step 1 Install Parallels Desktop p 11 Step 2 Install Windows on your Mac p 18 Step 3 Install your Windows programs p 40 You only need to follow these steps once Then you can open and use your Windows programs on your Mac anytime you like just as you do with your Mac applications 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 9 for Mac you can run several other kinds of operating systems p 130 on your Mac such as several flavors of Linux and Unix Mac OS X Server Windows 8 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 241 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 129 section 10 CHAPTER 2 Install or Upgrade Parallels Desktop Follow the instructions in this chapter to install or upgr
243. ws from a previous version of Parallels Desktop or other virtualization software p 33 In This Chapter lAStall WINGOWS onina a a a bans nsammesesnatdunden sh a 19 Import Your Data from a PC 0 0 e cece eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeceeeceeceeeeeaeeeeeseeeseeeeereeneeees 20 Use Boot Camp with Parallels Desktop 0 0 0 0 ceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeteeeeeeteerteeeeaes 32 Import from an Earlier Parallels Desktop or Other Virtualization Application 33 Install or Import Windows Install Windows If you have a Windows installation source a DVD disc an image file or a USB storage and a valid Windows product key you can install Windows on your Mac and use it with Parallels Desktop To install Windows 1 Open Parallels Desktop in the Applications folder and choose File gt New 2 If you have a Windows installation disc insert it into the DVD drive If you have a USB storage with Windows connect the storage to the Mac oo Click Install Windows or another OS from a DVD or image file A Parallels Desktop scans for and lists installable operating systems If you see the version of Windows you want to install select it click Continue and go to step 6 5 If the Windows installation source didn t show up automatically in Step 4 click Locate manually to browse for it manually You can browse from the following sources DVD If you have a Windows DVD insert it into the DVD drive Once Windows is detec
244. ws performance Better performance This option selected by default maximizes Windows performance but uses more power Note If you change options in the Power menu when Windows is running you must shut down Windows and start it again for the changes to take effect To show battery status in Windows Select Show battery in Windows When your MacBook or other portable computer is running on battery power the battery status is displayed in the menu bar Automatically Conserve Disk Space 122 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 You can also free up hard disk space manually And you can quickly remove unnecessary files that have built up in the system p 153 to free up disk space Note Compressing can be done only if you haven t saved a snapshot and if the Undo disks option is disabled Enable nested virtualization support Parallels Desktop 9 allows you to run Hyper V virtual machines inside Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 virtual machines and to run Xen and kernel based virtual machines in versi
245. ws shuts down according to how it s set in shutdown settings p 43 To ensure that another user can t access your Windows account set windows to shut down or stop rather than suspend 180 Advanced Topics Remove Parallels Desktop To remove Parallels Desktop open your Applications folder and drag the Parallels Desktop application to the Trash Advanced Preferences In the Advanced pane of Parallels Desktop Preferences you can configure some additional settings Encryption Engine __ Allow third party plugins Read there how to install encryption plugins Require Password to _ Create a new virtual machine __ Add an existing virtual machine _ Remove a virtual machine Clone or convert a virtual machine or template Speech _ Enable spoken commands _ System Preferences Feedback V Participate in the Customer Experience Program Troubleshooting __ Use detailed log messages Hidden Messages Reset hy Click the lock to prevent further changes 181 Advanced Topics Configuring Network Preferences In the Advanced pane of Parallels Desktop Preferences you can configure a number of network related 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 For details on configurin
246. xt to your Mac applications and documents from Windows programs and Mac applications are stored in the same folders rare w ic Cones U Ack ENJ AE a he MONTHLY BUDGET parze oar 3 as 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 e Click the Coherence icon m in the top right corner of the virtual machine window 45 Use Windows on Your Mac Choose View gt Enter Coherence Press Control Command C To switch from Full Screen mode to Coherence mode do one of the following Press Control Command F to exit Full Screen Then click View gt Enter Coherence Move the pointer to the top of the screen until the OS X menu bar appears and click View gt Exit Full Screen Then open the View menu once again and click Enter Coherence If you re using Mac OS X Snow Leopard or working in Parallels Full Screen mode p 54 press Control Option Alt to display the Mac menu bar If the Parallels hot corners p 54 are active move the pointer to the upper left corner of the screen until the corner peels back and click Exit Full Screen Exit Full Screen Then choose View gt Enter Coherence Note To enable the Coherence view mode Parallels Tools must be installed p 221 In most cases Parallels Tools are installed
247. you should stop the virtual machine and configure at least one boot device for it The Boot flags field is intended for specifying the flags that can change the virtual machine system behavior The system flags can be used by the Parallels customer support team in cases when something goes wrong in your virtual machine It is not recommended to type anything into this field without being instructed to do so by the customer support staff 198 Advanced Topics If you want to prevent Virtual Machine Configuration from unauthorized changes click the Lock F icon re 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 To edit these settings do the following 1 Click the Parallels icon l in the menu bar press and hold the Option Alt key and choose Configure Or if the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen choose Virtual Machine gt Configure 2 Inthe Virtual Machine Configuration dialog click Hardware and select Video in the sidebar Note These settings cannot be changed when the virtual machine is running e g Windows 7 Hardware S m Boot Order Video memory 512 MB me Print id Floppy Disk 2 M8 64 M8 256 M8 1 C8 CD DVD 1 ea Hard Dis
248. ystem directory or specify another one In the Setup options dialog choose the type of installation Typical is recommended only for Windows 98 If you are going to use networking select the network card when prompted Turn off the virtual machine Eject the installation CD or disconnect the ISO image Choose Configure from the Virtual Machine menu go to Hardware gt Boot Order and select the hard disk to be the first boot device Click OK to save the configuration 12 158 Restart the virtual machine This time it will boot from the 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 O N Oo at WO DND a 10 11 12 Start Windows 98 or Windows ME When the guest OS boots up choose Virtual Machine gt Install Parallels Tools In Windows click Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Display In the Display Properties dialog go to the Settings tab and click the Advanced button On the Adapter tab click Change The wizard opens In the wizard click Next Select Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now and click Next Select Specify a location option Click Browse Locate the Drivers Video Win9x folder on the CD ROM drive and click OK Click Next in the Upda

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