Can't edit my VM

This happens once and a while with Parallels for as long as I can remember and it drives me nuts!

I want to change my RAM or enable/disable smart select. Problem is Parallels is either all on or all off for me. I shut down/stop my VM and parallels just exits.

If I try to edit it while running it says I have to shut it down to edit my VM. But parallels won't stay open.

I try just starting from the dock and I get the new VM wizard. I figure I should be able to cancel out of the wizard and then select to open/edit my existing VM.

How in the effin @&#! do I just get Parallels to present a mode where I can edit my VM.

 

Ok - this post answered my question
http://forums.parallels.com/showthread.php?t=22282

Just hold down command key when starting.

 

If you start Parallels from Applications/Parallels.app instead of your VM desktop shortcut, you can edit everything.

 

When I start form the dock (a shortcut to Parallels.app not the VM) I just get the wizard to create a new VM. If I cancel out of this Parallels just quits ... but its all taken care of now by holding command key.

 

Move pvs file for VM to Dock, from Documents/Parallels/VM name