Parallels Desktop - 6.0 User's Guide

Parallels Desktop

User's Guide

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Contents

Introduction 7

About Parallels Desktop............................................................................................................................... 8

About This Guide......................................................................................................................................... 9

Organization of this Guide.............................................................................................................. 10

Documentation Conventions........................................................................................................... 10

Getting Help............................................................................................................................................... 12

Feedback....................................................................................................................................................12

Virtual Machine Technology Basics 13

Virtual Machine Technology Overview..................................................................................................... 13

Parallels Virtual Machine........................................................................................................................... 14

Installing Parallels Desktop 16

System Requirements................................................................................................................................. 16

Installing Parallels Desktop........................................................................................................................ 17

Upgrading to Parallels Desktop 6...............................................................................................................20

Activating Parallels Desktop...................................................................................................................... 21

Trial Activation............................................................................................................................... 22

Registering Parallels Desktop.................................................................................................................... 23

Updating Parallels Desktop........................................................................................................................ 24

Automatic Updating........................................................................................................................ 25

Manual Updating ............................................................................................................................ 26

Hiding and Showing Parallels Desktop...................................................................................................... 27

Removing Parallels Desktop...................................................................................................................... 28

Removing Parallels Desktop Without Installation Disc.................................................................. 29

Starting Parallels Desktop 30

The Welcome Window .............................................................................................................................. 31

Parallels Virtual Machines List.................................................................................................................. 33

Virtual Machine Window........................................................................................................................... 36

Menus......................................................................................................................................................... 38

Status Bar................................................................................................................................................... 39

Customizing Toolbar.................................................................................................................................. 41

Parallels Desktop Preferences 42

General Preferences ................................................................................................................................... 43

Keyboard Preferences................................................................................................................................ 46

USB Preferences........................................................................................................................................ 50

iPhone Preferences..................................................................................................................................... 52

Advanced Preferences................................................................................................................................ 53

Host-Only Networking Settings...................................................................................................... 56

Shared Networking Settings ........................................................................................................... 57

Contents 4

Setting Up a Virtual Machine 60

Supported Guest Operating Systems.......................................................................................................... 61

Creating a New Virtual Machine ............................................................................................................... 63

Default Configurations....................................................................................................................66

Installing a Guest Operating System............................................................................................... 67

Like a Mac or like a PC?................................................................................................................. 69

Opening an Existing Virtual Machine........................................................................................................ 70

Using Boot Camp Partition in Virtual Machine......................................................................................... 71

Moving Data from PC to a Virtual Machine.............................................................................................. 72

Downloading Virtual Appliances............................................................................................................... 73

Installing Parallels Tools............................................................................................................................ 74

Parallels Tools Overview ................................................................................................................ 75

Parallels Tools for Windows........................................................................................................... 77

Parallels Tools for Linux ................................................................................................................ 79

Parallels Tools for Mac................................................................................................................... 82

Parallels Tools for OS/2 and eComStation Guest OSs................................................................... 83

Parallels Tools for Windows 98...................................................................................................... 85

Updating Parallels Tools................................................................................................................. 86

Removing Parallels Tools............................................................................................................... 88

Working With Virtual Machines 89

Basic Operations........................................................................................................................................ 90

Starting, Stopping and Resetting a Virtual Machine....................................................................... 90

Suspending and Pausing a Virtual Machine....................................................................................92

Changing the View Mode............................................................................................................... 94

Capturing Keyboard and Mouse..................................................................................................... 99

Using Keyboard Shortcuts in a Virtual Machine.......................................................................... 100

Installing Applications in a Virtual Machine................................................................................ 100

Placing an Image on Top of the Virtual Machine Window .......................................................... 101

Making Screenshots...................................................................................................................... 102

Changing the Configuration at Runtime....................................................................................... 103

Working With Virtual Machine's Applications ........................................................................................ 105

Setting Up Virus Protection.......................................................................................................... 105

Getting Acronis Applications........................................................................................................106

Using 3D Graphics Applications.................................................................................................. 106

Using Touchpad Gestures and Apple Remote.............................................................................. 107

Configuring Network in Virtual Machines .............................................................................................. 109

Shared Networking....................................................................................................................... 109

Bridged Ethernet Networking....................................................................................................... 111

Host-Only Networking..................................................................................................................112

Using WiFi in a Virtual Machine.................................................................................................. 113

Bridging a Virtual Machine to VLAN.......................................................................................... 113

Connecting USB Devices to a Virtual Machine....................................................................................... 114

Synchronizing a USB Palm OS Device With the Guest OS......................................................... 117

Setting Up a Printer in a Virtual Machine................................................................................................ 117

Sharing a Mac Printer................................................................................................................... 118

Setting Up a Printer via Bonjour................................................................................................... 120

Setting Up a Network Printer........................................................................................................ 122

Managing Virtual Machines..................................................................................................................... 125

Using Safe Mode .......................................................................................................................... 125

Encrypting a Virtual Machine....................................................................................................... 126

Cloning a Virtual Machine............................................................................................................ 128

Working With Virtual Machine Templates................................................................................... 129

Backing Up a Virtual Machine ..................................................................................................... 134

Working With Snapshots.............................................................................................................. 135

Managing Virtual Machines Using Spoken Commands............................................................... 140

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