Windows XP Professional SP3, SP2, SP1, SP0.

Supported Guest Operating Systems* 32-bit Operating Systems Note: Internet connection is required for product activation, updates, and select features. To get information about your Mac OS X version, type of processor, and amount of memory, choose About This Mac from the Apple menu. Note: Mac OS X Leopard v10.5.x is not supported in this version of Parallels Desktop.

About 15 GB of disk space for each virtual machine.

About 700 MB of disk space on the boot volume (Macintosh HD) for Parallels Desktop installation.

Minimum 2 GB of memory (4 GB of memory is recommended to run Windows 7 in a virtual machine or if your host OS is Lion).

A Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor (Core Solo and Core Duo processors are no longer supported).

Proving Mac and Windows can do more than coexist - they can collaborate. Running Windows software on your Mac is so easy and smooth, it's effortless. Multiple view modes make it possible for you to customize the level of integration between Mac and Windows without compromising performance. Itâs the best of both worlds on one desktop.Įxperience as much or as little Windows as you want. Bring all your PC programs, documents, photos, music and browser bookmarks to your Mac, then run them all like they were made for your Mac. Setting up Parallels Desktop for Mac is easy.

With Parallels Desktop for Mac, you can seamlessly run both Windows and Mac OS X applications side-by-side with speed, control and confidence. Įven Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal is talking about the new version and how well Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac runs Windows and Mac apps side by side. Parallels Desktop for Mac is the most tested, trusted and talked-about solution for running Windows applications on your Mac - without rebooting.

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