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Introducing.....
Parallels Desktop 8
for Mac
Parallels is pleased to announce the arrival of Parallels
Desktop 8 for Mac - Simplicity, performance, and no rebooting make Parallels the #1 choice of Mac users.
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 Parallels Desktop for Mac
Parallels Desktop for Mac is the most tested, trusted and talked-about solution for running Windows applications on your Mac - without rebooting.
Even 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. (Read the full article.)
Seamless Simplicity
With Parallels Desktop for Mac, you can seamlessly run both Windows and Mac OS X applications side-by-side with speed, control and confidence.
Setting up Parallels Desktop for Mac is easy. 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. It’s the best of both worlds on one desktop.
Performance and Personalization
Experience as much or as little Windows as you want. Multiple view modes make it possible for you to customize the level of integration between Mac and Windows without compromising performance.
Running Windows software on your Mac is so easy and smooth, it's effortless. Proving Mac and Windows can do more than coexist -- they can collaborate.
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Discover Parallels Desktop for Mac
With Parallels Desktop for Mac, you can
seamlessly run both Windows and Mac OS X applications side-by-side without
rebooting. Drag and drop files between Windows and Mac applications and
launch Windows applications from your Mac dock. Powerful performance lets
you run Windows productivity applications, even graphics intensive ones,
with ease.
Whether you use an iMac, MacBook Pro or
MacBook Air, Parallels is easy to set up. Simply download the software from
our website, enter your key and you’re up and running. Then you can enjoy
any of the Windows programs you need – even Microsoft Office 2010, the gold
standard of productivity software – right on your Mac.
We've united Mac and Windows. The rest is up
to you.
Life Simplified
Run Windows programs like they were made for your Mac. Setting
up Parallels Desktop for Mac is simple and easy. Enjoy the best of
both worlds - Windows and Mac OS X - on one seamless desktop.
Powerful Performance and Personalization
Experience as much or as little Windows as you want. Multiple
view modes make it possible for you to customize the level of
integration between Mac and Windows without compromising
performance.
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Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac Requirements
Hardware Requirements
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- 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)
- 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)
- About 700 MB of disk space on
the boot volume (Macintosh HD) for Parallels Desktop
installation
- About 15 GB of disk space for
each virtual machine
Software Requirements
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- Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8
- Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4 or later
- Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or
later
Note: Mac OS X Leopard v10.5.x
is not supported in this version of Parallels Desktop.
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: Internet connection is
required for product activation, updates, and select features.
Supported Guest Operating Systems*
- 32-bit Operating
Systems
- Windows 8
- Windows 7 SP1
- Windows Vista SP0, SP1, SP2
- Windows Server 2008 R2, SP2,
SP1, SP0
- Windows Server 2003 R2, SP2,
SP1, SP0
- Windows XP Professional SP3,
SP2, SP1, SP0
- Windows XP Home SP3, SP2, SP1,
SP0
- Windows 2000 Professional SP4
- Windows 2000 Server SP4
- Windows NT 4.0 Server SP6
- Windows NT 4.0 Workstation SP6
- Windows ME
- Windows 98 SE
- Windows 95
- Windows 3.11
- MS-DOS 6.22
- Red Hat Enterprise 6.x, 5.x, 4.x
- Fedora 17, 16, 15
- Ubuntu 12.04, 11.10, 11.04,
10.10, 10.04
- CentOS 5.x, 4.x
- Debian 6.0, 5.0
- Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11
SP2
- Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11
- OpenSUSE Linux 12.1, 11.4
- Mandriva 2011, 2010
- Solaris 10
- Open Solaris 2009.06
- Chrome OS
- FreeBSD 8.x, 7.x
- OS/2 Warp 4.5, 4
- eComStation 1.2
- Mac OS X Leopard Server 10.5.x
- Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server
10.6.x
- Andriod OS
64-bit Operating Systems
- Windows 8
- Windows 7 SP1
- Windows Vista SP0, SP1, SP2
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2008 R2, SP2,
SP1, SP0
- Windows Server 2003 R2, SP2,
SP1, SP0
- Windows XP Professional SP2
- Red Hat Enterprise 6.x, 5.x
- Fedora 17, 16, 15
- Ubuntu 12.04, 11.10, 11.04,
10.10, 10.04
- CentOS 6.x, 5.x
- Debian 6.0, 5.0
- Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11
SP2
- Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11
SP2
- OpenSUSE Linux 12.1, 11.4
- Mandriva 2011, 2010
- Solaris 10
- Open Solaris 2009.06
- Oracle Solaris 11
- FreeBSD 8.x,7.x
- Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8
- Mac OS X Lion 10.7x
- Mac OS X Lion Server 10.7.x
- Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server
10.6.x
- Mac OS X Leopard Server 10.5.x
* Virtual machine operating systems -
such as Windows, Linux, and Solaris - are not included.
Parallels Desktop 8 Switch to Mac Edition
Requirements
Mac Requirements
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- A Mac computer with an Intel
Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor (Core
Solo and Core Duo processor are no longer supported)
- Minimum 2 GB of memory, 4 GB of
memory is recommended
- 1.4 GB of disk space on the boot
volume for Parallels Desktop 8 Switch to Mac installation
- About 15 GB of disk space for
each virtual machine
- Supported Mac OS versions: Mac
OS X Snow Leopard v10.6.8 or later, Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4 or
later, Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8
Note: Mac OS X Leopard
v10.5.8 is not supported in this version of Parallels Desktop.
To get information about your Mac OS
X version, type of processor, and amount of memory, choose About
This Mac from the Apple menu.
PC Requirements
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- 700 MHz (or higher) x86 or x64
processor (Intel or AMD)
- 256 MB or more of RAM
- 50 MB of hard disk space for
installing Parallels Transporter Agent
- Ethernet or WiFi network adapter
for migrating over network
- USB port for migrating using the
Parallels USB cable
- Supported Windows and Linux
versions: Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server
2003, Windows 2000, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Ubuntu Linux
8.04
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