Parallels just announced that it has released a release candidate of Parallels Desktop for Mac 3.0. The release candidate is in the final stages of a Parallels private Beta testing program that has been going on for the last several months. The final release is expected within the next few weeks.
In the left pane choose Boot order and move CD/DVD to the first place in the Boot order list. Close configuration and run virtual machine. Once you see the black shell, click on the virtual machine window to make virtual machine grab the mouse. Virtual Machine environment like Parallels and Mac (with Boot Camp) are separate 'computers' and those can't use same license. Your Windows license is linked to Parallels 'hardware ID' and can't be transferred to mac unless you have Retail license. Parallels Desktop provides support for a plethora of operating systems, such as Windows (going from Windows 3.11 to Windows 8), MS-DOS, RED Hat Enterprise, Fedora, CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian, Suse Linux Enterprise, Mandriva, Solaris, Chrome OS, Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard Server or Android. After converting the USB flash drive from MBR to GPT format, you can use the steps below to create a bootable USB installation media to install Mac OS X. Download and install a copy of TransMac, which is the software that will make everything happen.
The latest version of the product includes over 50 new features and enhancements as well as over 100 bug fixes. The three new features that stand out the most to me include 3-D graphic support, Snapshots and SmartSelect.
One thing I have personally been waiting for these past 8 years has been the ability to truly run a 3-D game or application in a virtual machine. And today's announcement should be welcomed news for any gamer who has tried to install, run and successfully play such a game. The 3.0 version will offer support for both DirectX and OpenGL graphics within a virtual machine. And as expected, it didn't take long for people to start trying out Half-Life 2 in a VM.
Another important feature within any good virtualization platform these days and one that has been missing in Parallels Desktop for Mac until now is a good snapshot manager. Being able to save a virtual machine's state at different intervals or having the ability to rollback to a previous state in case something bombs or corrupts within the virtual machine is one of the things that sold me on virtualization early on in life. The 3.0 version finally brings this functionality to Desktop for Mac users.
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And finally, 3.0 offers a feature called SmartSelect. This is a new built-in integration tool that allows users to open any file from Windows or OS X with any program from either OS. SmartSelect's total application and file integration adds tremendous value to the seamless multi-OS interface introduced by Coherence. Together, Coherence and SmartSelect give users the easiest, most fluid way to run multiple OSes and their applications simultaneously, without rebooting or switching desktop environments.
Other features mentioned by the company include:
- Offline access to virtual machine files with Paralles Explorer
- Coherence 2.0, including shared folders and UI enhancements
- Linux Tools for seamless integration betwen Mac OS X and Linux
- Expanded support for USB 2.0 devices
- USB connection assistant quickly connects you to your OS of choice
- Shared printers for cross OS printing
- Significantly enhancements performance and audio quality
- Control the levels of integration and isolation with Security Manager
Ben Rudolph, Director of Corporate Communications at Parallels, said, 'The release of Desktop for Mac 3.0 represents another opportunity to help computer users get the best of all operating systems on a single, seamless desktop'. He continued, 'We look forward to feedback on the important new features like SmartSelect, 3D graphics, and Snapshots as we prepare for the full launch very soon.'
And if these features alone don't sell you on the upgrade to the 3.0 version, Parallels is offering a discount upgrade price of $39.99 until June 6 to convince you. After that, the product will be $49.99 to upgrade and $79.99 for a new copy. Find out more information by going to the Web site, here.
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When I plug in a USB drive while my VM is running, Parallels offers a dialog lightbox asking whether the USB drive should associate with the Mac or the VM. Once this choice is made, Parallels tends to remember/respect it on every subsequent reconnect. Sometimes I want to change this association, but I don't see how I can. Is there an easy option to change the USB drive's association on the fly? Or do I need to select something to make Parallels forget all USB associations and start over?
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I had the same problem, with a USB disk drive. Parallels was configured to ask each time yet always put the device to the guest I'd first used it on. Choosing Parallels Preferences didn't help. The device wasn't listed as one that had a permanent assignment.
I think this is expected behavior as the documentation talks about a 'New' device.
The fix for me was to Option-click (Alt-click) the Parallels icon in the Dock and choose Devices -> USB and there I saw the device listed with a tickmark next to it. Selecting the device removed the tickmark. Next time the devise was connected I was asked.
Tim BunceTim Bunce
Even though you aren't telling it to remember devices, you can remove any 'permanent' assignments by following this guide. This should list all the devices for which it remembers Host vs VM assignments
Specifically:
Megan WalkerMegan Walker
I have this same problem on my MAC. In the Parallels preferences, no permanent connections exist. I can usually get around it by unplugging the drive and plugging in to a different USB port. Sounds silly, but works.
BrianBrian