Parallels Desktop - 12.0 Getting Started
Getting Started With
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Parallels Desktop
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Contents
Welcome to Parallels Desktop..................................................................................4
What You Can Do ............................................................................................................. 5
Get Started ....................................................................................................................... 5
Install or Upgrade Parallels Desktop ........................................................................6
What You Need ................................................................................................................ 6
Install Parallels Desktop..................................................................................................... 7
Upgrade Parallels Desktop................................................................................................ 7
Install or Import Windows .........................................................................................9
Install Windows ................................................................................................................. 9
Import Your Data from a PC............................................................................................ 11
Use Boot Camp with Parallels Desktop ........................................................................... 12
Import from an Earlier Parallels Desktop or Other Virtualization Application...................... 13
Use Windows...........................................................................................................14
Open a Windows Program .............................................................................................. 14
Install Windows Applications ........................................................................................... 18
Learning More, Support, and Feedback.................................................................19
More Resources.............................................................................................................. 19
Index ........................................................................................................................ 21
C HAPTER 1
Welcome to Parallels Desktop
Congratulations on purchasing Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac. You no longer have to choose
between the Mac and the PC. Parallels Desktop lets you use Windows side-by-side with OS X on
your Mac.
Use this guide to quickly set up and start using Parallels Desktop.
In This Chapter
What You Can Do .................................................................................................... 5
Get Started .............................................................................................................. 5
Welcome to Parallels Desktop
What You Can Do
With Parallels Desktop, you can:
• Open Windows applications 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 trial versions of Windows, Linux, another copy of OS X,
and free virtual appliances; and use them together
• And much more
Get Started
After just a few steps, you can begin using Windows programs on your Mac:
Step 1: Install Parallels Desktop.
Step 2: Install Windows on your Mac (p. 9).
Step 3: Install Windows
You only need to follow these steps once. Then you can open and use your Windows programs on
your Mac anytime you like.
programs.
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C HAPTER 2
Install or Upgrade Parallels Desktop
Follow the instructions in this section to install or upgrade Parallels Desktop.
Note: You can either purchase a boxed version of Parallels Desktop 12 or purchase and download it
from the Parallels website.
In This Chapter
What You Need ........................................................................................................ 6
Install Parallels Desktop ............................................................................................7
Upgrade Parallels Desktop........................................................................................ 7
What You Need
To install and set up Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac, you need:
• A Mac computer with:
• An Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, Intel Core M or Xeon processor (Core Solo
and Core Duo processors are no longer supported).
Note: Parallels Desktop can only be installed on Intel-based Macs running the 64-bit kernel.
Please see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3770 for more details.
• At least 2GB of RAM (4GB recommended)
Note: Your Mac must have enough RAM memory to use Mac OS X and its applications plus the
memory required for each additional operating system (and its programs) that you want to use
simultaneously.
• At least 850 MB of space available on the boot volume (the volume that has OS X) for
Parallels Desktop installation
• Enough free disk space for each virtual machine and its applications (at least 15 GB for each
installation of Windows)
• OS X Yosemite 10.10 or later, OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 or later
To identify your computer's processor, memory, and OS X version, choose Apple menu >
About This Mac.
• Internet connection required for product activation, select features, and online updates
• One of the following:
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