Software providing hardware virtualization for Macintosh computers with Intel processors.
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How to get a device back in Parallels?
I'm using Windows 7 with Parallels Desktop.
When I open an instance of Windows 7, I see the 'Device' menu. I can choose which OS (Windows or OS X) can own a device within the menu.
The problem is, ...
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Is it possible to launch a Linux application running under Parallels from OS X?
I am looking for a way to launch an individual application (e.g. Firefox) on my Ubuntu installation which is running under Parallels. I am open to any method of launching such as a shortcut (like how ...
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Boot Camp Windows 7 Taskbar overlapping maximized windows
I have Windows 7 SP1 Home Premium x64 installed under Boot Camp 4.0 in OS X Lion (10.7.2) on the 2011 Mac mini and it's also hooked into Parallels Desktop 7 as a VM when I need it in OS X.
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Is it possible to a full system Copy and run it in Parallels?
i have Mac Server and i want to have a full copy of the System.
So i can play around and test new Software and Upgrades before i apply it to the real System.
I am using Parallels and want to create a ...
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how to use two network adapters simultaneously, bridge one for VM (with Parallels)?
I need bridged networking under Parallels for a VPN from the Windows VM. However, this conflicts with my main OS (Mountain Lion) using the same adapter. I'd be happy to direct the mac to wifi ...
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Parallels shared folders not working
I've followed the manual in setting up the shared folders on my Windows 7 installation under Parallels version 7.0.15106, but still I can not find my Mac folders in Windows explorer! I have tried both ...
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Change Mac settings depending on situation
I use my mac as a lightweight laptop at college, but when I get home I plug it in to charge and plug in 2 external monitors and use it for more power use. Some things that really annoy me are ...
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Parallels doesn't recognize Windows 8 Bootcamp
I just upgraded my OSX to 10.8.3 and installed Windows 8 via Bootcamp.
For some reasons Parallels (8.0.18354) doesn't recognize this Bootcamp partition. It doesn't show up in the Parallels Wizard used ...
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Restarting from bootcamp makes virtualization software run extremely slow
i've an issue with every dedicated software used for virtualization.
My macbook pro 5,3 (2,66ghz P8800, 8 gb ram, ssd ocz agility 3 120 gb, hdd installed into the cd slot; mac os x mountain lion ...
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Can a Parallels VM be salvaged from a recovered .hds file (200gb file)?
The computer got hosed & we lost the .pvm file, then the TM Backup drive was involved in a car crash! The original problem with the TM drive was "stiction", they put the drive into a clean room ...
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How to migrate from Parallels to VirtualBox?
I've tried Parallels and it's great but I still find it quite "expensive" so I would like to try out VirtualBox.
Is there a way to migrate my Parallels installation to VirtualBox?
The versions:
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Built-in card reader in MacBook Pro doesn't work
As the title says, the built-in card reader in my MacBook Pro doesn't work. It simply doesn't do anything when I instert an SD card. I'm using Mac OS X 10.6.8.
I guess one of the issues might be ...
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Parallels windowed mode - make window larger
I'm using Parallels 7 with windows 7 in windowed view mode. The program i'm running in windows is fullscreened. I want to make the window larger, as it's very small by default. Dragging the edges ...
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How about Parallels 7's Lion support especially in graphics performance?
I heard that Parallels 6 lack of GPU acceleration with Lion guest. So it's very slow. How about this on Parallels 7?
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How many CPUs can be assigned to a Parallels Desktop VM?
I have an iMac with the quad core i7 CPU which shows up in Mac OS X as an eight core CPU (thanks to Hyper Threading, I think). Parallels Desktop allows me to assign 1-8 cores to the Windows VM that ...
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Parallels VM process has high CPU on Macbook Pro Retina when running Chrome in Parallels 8
When I look in Activity Monitor in Mac OS X 10.8.3 on a Macbook Pro 15" Retina while running Chrome (Build 26.0.1410.64) in a Windows 8 Pro VM hosted in Parallels 8 (Build 8.0.18483) I see that the ...
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How to I get Parallels to use a mapped drive for the user folder?
I have Parallels running a copy of Windows 7 within a Macbook Pro. By default it appears to share the Mac home directory like this:
\\psf\Home\Documents\
...which causes issues for a few bits of ...
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NTFS-Bootcamp-partition thinks it is a FAT partition
I'm running 10.8.3 Snow Leopard and installed Windows 7 x64 using Bootcamp.
Both system are running fine.
I couldn't use the bootcamp-partition inside in Parallels and then I read about Tuxera NTFS ...
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Parallels Desktop 8 automation
I am trying to get a few things running on Parallels Desktop 8, and I am wondering if there's any scripting tool to automate Parallels Desktop 8. For example, AppleScript?
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Transfer Windows 8 from Parallels to Boot Camp
I have a Windows 8 installation set up in Parallels Desktop 8. I'd like to transfer this to a Boot Camp installation so I can boot to it natively, while retaining the ability to run it with Parallels. ...
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Can I install Windows on the Boot Camp partition from Parallels?
I am the happy owner of a MacBook Pro, Parallels Desktop 7, and Windows 8. I haven't installed Windows 8 yet, but I'd like to do it soon. (I know Apple's drivers are not yet up-to-date, but from this ...
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How to use your keyboard layout on Parallels Desktop?
I'm using Parallels Desktop to play a game, but it's annoying that the keyboard layout is completely different from the one I configured for OSX. How can I use the same keyboard layout for both?
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Unable to load Parallels driver that had been working fine
I have Parallels running a Windows XP virtual machine on my iMac which is running OS X 10.5.8. This virtual machine was working properly but now Parallels indicates that it is unable to load the ...
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Parallels Desktop VM increases virtual disk size dramatically
I have a Parallels Desktop VM installed with Windows XP. One day I recognized that the disk usage increased dramatically. I found out that there are multiple files like <diskname>.0.{GUID}.hds : ...
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Uninstalling Parallels and Windows 8
I installed Parallels and Windows 8 last spring on my MacBook Pro, but it's been eating up my resources. How can I verify that I got rid of ALL the files, and have nothing left?
Thanks!
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Stop Parallels from auto-focusing new windows
I run Windows under Parallels to be able to run a regression test suite, which repeatedly starts a new Windows application window.
The problem is that each time a new window pops up, Mountain Lion's ...
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Parallels Right To Left Keyboard Shortcut
I'm using Parallels 8 and I'd like to switch paragraph direction to right-to-left. Is there a keyboard shortcut for that?
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double finger swipe in Windows virtual machine (running Parallels)
I have a MacBook Pro and am running Windows as a virtual machine with Parallels.
One of the things I love about the Mac experience is the ability to two finger swipe in a browser to "go back". ...
