Parallels Desktop for Mac build 3036 Beta is available for download.

Status
Not open for further replies.
S

STim

Bit poster
Hello community!

We are continuing our efforts for bringing you even more feature-full product and we are making our latest Parallels Desktop for Mac Beta Build 3036 early available to you. It will be one more FREE update of the currently available version.

Heres a short overview of the new features and enhancements introduced by this Beta:

* New Look and Feel and Improved Usability. Completely redesigned windows and dialogues to make them even easier and smooth. Too many changes to describe just check them out yourselves

* Virtual Machines Catalogue. A very useful feature for those having more than one VM now all of them are available through centralized VM catalogue which appears on each Parallels Desktop for Mac instance start in case you have more than one VM

* One-click Virtual Machine Aliases:
* Automatically created by OS installation assistant or by drag-and-drop from title bar pressing Command-Option keys combination
* Clicking on Alias automatically starts the Virtual Machine
* Shutting down the VM automatically closes Parallels Desktop for Mac application

* Resizable Main Window. Resize Parallels Desktop for Mac main window as you do with any other Mac application

* Auto-Adjusting Screen Resolution. Your Windows auto-adjusts the screen resolution to the actual Main Window size.

* Drag and Drop files and folders between Windows and Mac. A long awaited feature that lets you seamlessly drag and drop files and folders from Windows to Mac OS X and vice versa.

* Read/Write BootCamp partition. Since this build, an Apple Boot Camp partition with Windows XP installed could be used as a virtual HDD for Parallels Desktop for Mac.

* Boot from BootCamp partition. Another long awaited feature that lets you boot your 32-bit Windows XP residing on Boot Camp partition directly in Parallels Desktop for Mac.
IMPRORTANT! You need to boot in your Windows XP natively through Boot Camp and install Parallels Tools for Boot Camp package in it before your first boot in Parallels Desktop for Mac.
NOTE! It is not possible to suspend Virtual Machine connected to Boot Camp for integrity reasons.
NOTE! Running Boot Camp in Virtual Machine will need to reactivate your Windows XP installation.

* Parallels Transporter Beta bundled. Migrate your Windows PC, VMware or Virtual PC VMs to Parallels virtual machines. Please visit Parallels Transporter forum for details.

* Coherence. Shows Windows applications as if they were Mac ones. Try it and enjoy best of both worlds truly at the same time. No more switching between Windows to Mac OS.

* Improved graphic performance. Up to 50% on different applications.

* Connect/disconnect USB devices schema improved. No more wait 5-10 seconds message on USB device connecting to Parallels Desktop for Mac.

* Up to 5 Virtual NICs. Now Virtual Machine can have up to five virtual network interfaces.

* Enhanced Shared Networking Mode. Run Cisco VPN and many other complicated networking applications in conjunction with Connection Sharing Mode.

* Switch between networking modes on-the-fly. Switch networking modes while the virtual machine is running.

* Transparent mapping of Command-AZXCV key combinations. Now you can also use Mac copy/paste key combinations in Windows.

* Power On/Power Off/Suspend/Resume/Pause animation. Just try and see. :) Were very interested in your feedback about the feature.

* Shared folders configuration on-the-fly. Add/remove/configure shared folders on-the-fly via menu or Status Bar icon without the need to stop your Virtual Machine.

* Drag and Drop CD/FDD images and folders to the Parallels Desktop statusbar. Just drag and drop CD or floppy image you want to connect or Mac folder you want to share onto a respective statusbar icon.

* And dozens of other not that evident enhancements.

Just download Parallels Desktop for Mac Beta Build 3036 to have them all available on your Mac! It will be a FREE update once it becomes Generally Available.
IMPORTANT! Resume and shut down all suspended Virtual Machines prior to upgrade.

Please remember that this is beta software, and like any other beta software you should treat it very carefully. Do not install this Beta into the production environment yet. Do backup your virtual machines before starting them.

If, for any reason, you would like to downgrade to previous stable build, use this link to get it.
IMPORTANT! Uninstall Parallels Tools from the guest OS prior to downgrading and install them again after finishing the downgrade procedure.

As usual, any feedback is extremely appreciated at [email protected] mailbox.

Best regards,
Tim and Parallels Team

------------
Download links:

Parallels Desktop for Mac Beta Build 3036 - http://download.parallels.com/beta/Parallels Desktop 3036 Mac en.dmg

Parallels Tools For Boot Camp - http://download.parallels.com/beta/Parallels-Tools-Bcp-1.0.3-Win.exe
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Sort by date Sort by votes
Andrew:

Yes, but how? I tried dragging a Windows app to the dock and also to the desktop, but that wasn't it. When I run a Windows app, it doesn't appear in the dock, and I can't Command-Tab to it directly from the Mac side. So what am I missing?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Drug and drop not work

Hi, I install le last build and parallels tools, I can't drug and drop. I click on coherence mode and don't work. How can I drug and drop . My guest system is Vista RC2.
Thanks
Regards
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
neosublime said:
OK the "Coherency" feature, just slaughterd VMware. Damn good work guys!
Click to expand...
No kidding -- that just blew me away.

I have a dual monitor setup (one for Parallels and one for Mac OS). I usually have two or more XCode windows open and often require moving one of them onto the Parallels screen so that I can see two at once. I always hated when I clicked in the VM and it would obscure everything else on that screen. Now it's not a problem.

Amazing feature guys!

Now my next request is for the VM to have access to all the sound devices in Mac OS. Currently it only uses the default sound input/output as set up within Mac OS. I use a USB headset for my VoIP phone software (which unfortunately only runs under Windows), and I'd like to be able to keep the Mac OS sound coming out of the headphone output. Right now this is impossible because I have to set the audio output to be the USB headset in Mac OS so that Parallels will use it for the VoIP phone.

For me, that would seal the deal on my choice of VM software.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
[email protected] said:
Andrew:

Yes, but how? I tried dragging a Windows app to the dock and also to the desktop, but that wasn't it. When I run a Windows app, it doesn't appear in the dock, and I can't Command-Tab to it directly from the Mac side. So what am I missing?
Click to expand...
The integration doesn't seem to be that advanced yet. The big deal is that you can drag mac applications over the Parallels VM, then click a Windows app, and not have the Mac app disappear. So it frees up the Parallels VM desktop space to hold Mac apps.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Wow I am impressed! The drag and drop feature works great with XP and coherency has just eliminated the need for WINE type solutions in my opinion. I have not tried the Boot Camp solution because I have Vista installed. Any idea how soon the Boot Camp solution will be available for Vista ?
One other question. In coherence mode is it possible to move the Windows task bar? ie attach it to the menu bar or place it along the side of the desktop?
 
Last edited:
Upvote 0 Downvote
How do I boot my bootcamp into Parallel's?

I have installed the required software package in my bootcamp XP, but I still get the "Unable to open disk image Boot Camp!" message.
My bootcamp contains a fresh XPSP2 32GB FAT32 install.

Is there something else I need to check?
 
Last edited:
Upvote 0 Downvote
gor said:
The integration doesn't seem to be that advanced yet. The big deal is that you can drag mac applications over the Parallels VM, then click a Windows app, and not have the Mac app disappear. So it frees up the Parallels VM desktop space to hold Mac apps.
Click to expand...

Thanks for that, GOR! Once I tried it, I understood. That's COOL!!
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Windows Product Activation

When I try to boot into my Boot Camp Windows XP Pro partition via Parallels, I get the Windows Product Activation dialog box. Windows does not respond to either my mouse or keyboard and I am stuck at this point, without Windows proceeding to complete booting.

- Anyone else with this problem?
- Will alternate booting from Parallels versus Boot Camp on the same partition trigger the Windows Product Activation dialog?
- Any alternate way to get the keyboard recognized as to proceed?

Thanks!
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Where is the USB 2.0 support?

I see this is a very ambitious update, but I see no support for USB 2.0 yet. When is this going to be addressed? Without USB 2.0, it not going to be as viable. The other thing is Parallels is not supporting or should I say, using all the processors available. I would like to see full multi-processor support. Just a suggestion. Mick
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
mconners said:
I see this is a very ambitious update, but I see no support for USB 2.0 yet. When is this going to be addressed? Without USB 2.0, it not going to be as viable. The other thing is Parallels is not supporting or should I say, using all the processors available. I would like to see full multi-processor support. Just a suggestion. Mick
Click to expand...
Parallels has always said that USB 2.0 will be in the next major upgrade (i.e., version 3.0; we're currently on 2.2) of Parallels. They've implied it will be released early next year (1st quarter?).
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
mvk said:
When I try to boot into my Boot Camp Windows XP Pro partition via Parallels, I get the Windows Product Activation dialog box.
Click to expand...

Did you read this important note in the announcement?

IMPRORTANT! You need to boot in your Windows XP natively through Boot Camp and install Parallels Tools for Boot Camp package in it before your first boot in Parallels Desktop for Mac.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Coherence is awesome. Here's a cool feature: While in coherence, click the toolbar and select "Show the Desktop". Voila, there it is! Now you can access what you have on your desktop. Click on the taskbar again and select "Show Open Windows" to toggle back to Coherence mode.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
[email protected] said:
Andrew:

Yes, but how? I tried dragging a Windows app to the dock and also to the desktop, but that wasn't it. When I run a Windows app, it doesn't appear in the dock, and I can't Command-Tab to it directly from the Mac side. So what am I missing?
Click to expand...
You should run your Windows app and then go to Coherence mode by clicking on toolbar icon. VM and Windows desktop will disappear and you will have your Windows app directly on top of Mac desktop. You also optionally could have Windows task bar on or off (on by default) and run new Windows application when in Coherence mode.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Parallels tools???

I can't get Parallels tools installed. WinXP Pro. I got a message telling me to upgrade my Parallels tools, but I select "Install Parallels Tools" and the computer just sits there.

Uninstalled Parallel Tools from Controll Panel.
Reboot
Attempt to select "Install Parallels Tools".
Computer just sits there.

How else can I install the new Parallels tools??

Thanx!
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
edelmiro said:
Hi, I install le last build and parallels tools, I can't drug and drop. I click on coherence mode and don't work. How can I drug and drop . My guest system is Vista RC2.
Thanks
Regards
Click to expand...
Sorry, Coherence and Drag and Drop are not working in Vista yet. We are working on this right now.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
This is very impressive for a free update. A few notes:

The coherency feature is fantiastic. But I can see how you've implemeneted it, basically by making the desktop "transparent". This is easiest to spot when moving the windows around - you can see the desktop being redrawn and wiped out just beyond the edges of the desktop. Nice hack!

The most annoying thing about the mode is the Window's toolbar. Making it auto-hide makes this a bit better. What seems to be a bug though is that the screen resolution isn't quite right on my original MacBook, so the toolbar isn't quite in the right spot, it floats just above the bottom of the screen.

What would be much nice though having "proxy apps" running in the Mac OS, so that they appear in the dock and so you command-tab to them.

Looking forward to the final release of an great update.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Godrifle said:
Coherence is awesome. Here's a cool feature: While in coherence, click the toolbar and select "Show the Desktop". Voila, there it is! Now you can access what you have on your desktop. Click on the taskbar again and select "Show Open Windows" to toggle back to Coherence mode.
Click to expand...

I agree; I just found that, too. The more I play with it, the better it gets.

One suggestion for a future enhancement (may be impossible): have the indiviual VM app windows layer (interleave) with OS X windows, i.e. when selecting any visible single VM app window, have only that one window - instead of ALL VM windows - come to the front.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top