#Parallels Tools Install And Run#

Parallels Tools Install And Run

We also support these products via Boot Camp, part of Mac OS X that lets you install and run Windows (and Windows-based applications) on a Mac.Parallels Desktop for Mac allows you to run other Operating Systems (like Windows 7) in a virtual environment, while OS X is running at the same time. The functionality is the same, in fact it has only gotten better in the last 10+ years, but the steps and screenshots used in this guide have changed, probably significantly.In addition, we provide full support for a number of products when used on the Mac in virtualized environments including Parallels Desktop and VMware Fusion. Parallels Tools are located on the disc images that are installed along with Parallels Desktop.Please note: This guide was initially published back in 2009 and Parallels Desktop for Mac has changed a lot since then. Installing Parallels Tools Parallels Desktop includes a set of specially developed utilities that help you use your virtual machines in the most comfortable and efficient way. To install it, start up Parallels Desktop on your Mac OS X system (if you donвЂ™t yet have this Intel Mac only tool, you can get a working demo copy of Parallels. There is indeed a helper application that you really do need to install if youвЂ™re running Parallels Desktop on your Intel Mac system, called, ingeniously enough, Parallels Tools.

Iso image, select CD/DVD Image, click the ChooseвЂ¦ button, navigate to your Windows 7. On the Operating System Detection screen, select either the Real CD/DVD-ROM Drive option if you have Windows 7 burned to DVD (and make sure the disk is in your DVD drive). Otherwise, click File -> New Virtual MachineвЂ¦. If youвЂ™re using Parallels for the first time, an Introduction window will appear. Youll be able to install Windows, DOS, Linux, BeOS, OS/2, or any other x86-based.

From the Version: drop-down, select Windows 7 (experimental). From the Type: drop-down, select Windows. The automatic detection will probably fail. When youвЂ™re ready, click Continue.

Specify a size for your virtual hard drive, and select Expanding disk (recommended). Select New image file on the Hard Disk Options screen, and once again click Continue. YouвЂ™ll want to allocate at least 1GB (1024MB) of RAM for your Virtual Machine, as Windows 7 will run quite slowly if you set it any lower. I opted for 1, which is always a safe bet. Choosing the Number of CPUs: will depend on your Mac.

On the Optimization Options screen, select Virutal Machine (Recommended) if you want Windows 7 to have more resources while itвЂ™s running, or Mac if you want OS X to have more resources while Windows 7 is running. Select Shared Networking (Recommended) as the Networking Type and click Continue. Yet again, click Continue.

Click Done to begin the installation. Iso or image file of Windows 7. Again, the same as in step #2, select Real CD/DVD-ROM Drive if youвЂ™ve burned Windows 7 to DVD (and make sure itвЂ™s in your DVD drive) or CD/DVD Image if youвЂ™re using an. When youвЂ™re ready, click Create. Click the small arrow next to More Options and decide if you want to have a launch icon on your Desktop for Windows 7, and if you want to share your virtual machine with other users on your Mac. If you want to enable File Sharing and User Profile Sharing, leave those boxes checked.

Setup will initiate and take a moment or two to do its thing. Click Next to continue installing Windows 7. Select the appropriate language, time and keyboard layout for you.

Windows 7 may reboot itself during this process. ItвЂ™ll take a while for Windows to install itself. Go grab yourself a cup of coffee. If you have more than one, make sure to select the one that is the size you specified back in step #7 and has the idental number in the Free Space column. You should only have one option on the Where do you want to install Windows? screen. Click the Custom (advanced) вЂbuttonвЂ™ when asked which type of installation you want.

The final part of the setup will prepare and create your desktop. Make sure your time and date settings are correct, then click Next. They can always be changed later.

Press the Ctrl+Alt keyboard combo to release your mouse and keyboard from Parallels (Windows 7). ThereвЂ™s a possibility that networking (including your Internet connection) and sound wonвЂ™t be working вЂ“ yet. But your work isnвЂ™t over quite yet.

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