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

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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

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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
 
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errandwolfe said:
Now that we have the ability to boot a physical partition, is there any way to convert an existing VM machine to a physical partition or do you basically have to start over from scratch?
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I would love to be able to migrate one of my Paralells VM images out to a Boot camp partition, so I can work around the current lack of native OpenGL support. Could this be achieved by running some kind of Windows-based image collection tool, such as Ghost, from inside the Paralles VM instance?

Best

Keith..
 
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I keep getting the same error everytime even though I have tried reinstalling windows in boot camp in NTFS file system and I've also tried reinstalling Parallels Desktop (after deleing every file related to Parallels) and still I get the same exact error. here is the error:

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3036 Ubuntu Edgy Eft can't switch back to OS view

I'm running Ubuntu 6.10 on a MacBook Pro. I installed the 3036 beta of Parallels Desktop last night. No problems with running my two VMs (Vista RC2 and Ubuntu), however, when I hit ctrl-alt in Ubuntu I get released from the Ubuntu window (ie the cursor changes), but I don't get the OS X bar at the top of the screen with the ability to switch back to OS view.

Hence, I'm "stuck" in the Ubuntu VM. I can't get out without powering down the VM. Which is not elegant.

Otherwise, I'm amazed and pleased, as always. with Parallels.

Roger
 
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monstamac said:
As has been mentioned in posts......
361 563 580 582 631 679, I have found that after using my XP bootcamp partition in Parallels, if I try and use XP through bootcamp, the first profile selection screen comes up but you cant select a profile as the keyboard no longer works at this point.. that includes capslock key.
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Thanks monstamac, I've let him know. I really didn't think of a keyboard error after he described it as the machine locking up.... damn. :)

Is there any option to bypass this screen by holding down a given key? I know you can hold down C to boot from CD, ... anything for Bootcamp?
 
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BUG at winxp Login screen...utility manager

When entering my password on the winxp login screen and press the "U" letter, Windows will launch a utility manager/speech thing. i have to fiddle around with switching between fullscreen/window mode till the U actually goes into the password box..
 
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There's a neat bug in this version.

Requires: Windows, Parallels Build 3036

Steps:
1) Full Screen Mode
2) Start a Comand Prompt
3) Size it and place it in the area that you want to apply this to.
4) Coherence Mode
5) Minimize

Now you can overlay your two desktops! I have the left side of my Windows desktop like this.

P.S. I made a thread earlier. It's kind of dying, but it's here... I hope you enjoy the trick.
 
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monstamac said:
As has been mentioned in posts......
361 563 580 582 631 679, I have found that after using my XP bootcamp partition in Parallels, if I try and use XP through bootcamp, the first profile selection screen comes up but you cant select a profile as the keyboard no longer works at this point.. that includes capslock key.

...{snip}

Great stuff parallels, looking forward to seeing this one fixed. the rest has been great for me.
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I had the exact same experience, so I quit trying to use Parallels and Boot Camp. I'll try again after the next release...
 
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Great job, guys. Computer lockups and freezes return yet again to the world of Parallels on the Mac Pro. Can't open any of my VM's with Parallels anymore. Must be some nice features. Too bad I can't try them out to tell you how they're going. Nothing works.
 
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I love how people complain about a beta.

There's a reason it's a beta, live with the issues if you chose to install it. There's a reason Parallels isn't advertising it on their site as an update to 1970.

They release beta versions so people can be guinea pigs and test out the latest bleeding edge features. If all you're going to do is complain and issue sarcastic remarks, you might as well not post at all.

Nobody is forcing your hand to update your parallels version to the beta, it's a choice you've done on your own. I can sympathize with people being upset, but atleast try to provide some constructive criticism that'll help them out.
 
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Is there a thread or a post about the video issues with dragging XP windows around when in coherence mode? When i drag a window for an application around, it's like I've opened a viewport onto my XP Desktop, I can see the icons on the desktop and the windows for the other XP apps. When I drop the window, it all appears normal. It's definitely not as seamless as I've seen on some of the video floating on the web.

MBP, 10.4.8, 2GB RAM, Radeon X1600 w 128MB VRAM running 1400x900 x 32 bit color

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Steve Fuller
 
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Showing the desktop in Coherence mode

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.
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You can also use "window_key-d" which should map to command-d while parallels is the focused window. Nice when you have the taskbar hidden.
 
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GregA said:
Thanks monstamac, I've let him know. I really didn't think of a keyboard error after he described it as the machine locking up.... damn. :)

Is there any option to bypass this screen by holding down a given key? I know you can hold down C to boot from CD, ... anything for Bootcamp?
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Not that I've found working for me. :(
 
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USB memory stick access

USB memory stick

Like many others , I was unable to access my memory stick from within my Windows XP guest operating system. I did not try the solution suggested by the parallels team, as I do not want to fiddle around in terminal.

Mainly by trial and error, I discovered the possibily to access my memory stick through shared folders. It works fine ; not only I can open all my documents, but also Firefox Portable (although very slowly).
I offer this finding, as I did not find any reference to this neither in the parallels documentation neither in the different forums.

Other than the USB issue, I find this last build a great improvement over the previous ones, and I am looking forward for any furher improvements

MacBook 1.83 GHz, 2Go RAM
Windows XP sp2
 
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monstamac said:
Not that I've found working for me. :(
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Its quite easy to fix, if you have an external keyboard. Just plug a keyboard in and you'll be able to use that one just fine. Uninstall the Parallels Tools for BootCamp and your Boot Camp stuff will come back working just fine.

I, too, was unable to get that working, but Coherance is nice enough to make the beta a worthwhile build to use anyway.
 
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Solution for flippin360

flippin360 said:
I keep getting the same error everytime even though I have tried reinstalling windows in boot camp in NTFS file system and I've also tried reinstalling Parallels Desktop (after deleing every file related to Parallels) and still I get the same exact error. here is the error:

pd.png
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Hi Flippin, try the following for your problem.

- boot VM with XP install cd
- choose repair
- enter admin passw.
- in the dos line enter "bootcfg /rebuild"
- make the right partition active
- reboot

This should do the trick.
 
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Page fault BSOD

The beta worked wonderfully when I tried it out at first. Even installed the parallels tools and rebooted. I tried coherence for all of thirty seconds so I could see how it worked, but I like my current setup with windows fullscreen on an external monitor.

Then I shut my Mac down for the weekend and when I came in this morning Windows failed to boot normally. BSOD and then the VM shut down.

Which, that in itself bothers me. It was a pain trying to get a screenshot before it shutdown. I always try to set set windows NOT to automatically restart on a BSOD so I can copy down details. I had that set, and this wasn't a restart--Parallels turned off the virtual machine.

After a few attempts at a screengrab, I eventually obtained a decent shot of the BSOD. PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA. 0x00000050 (0xF72B8000, 0x00000001, 0x804DB12D, 0x00000000)

Fortunately, I could boot into safe mode. (Specifically, safe mode with command prompt, because I'm a nut that way.) I uninstalled the parallels tools from the Add/Remove Programs (aka, appwiz.cpl). I was intending to downgrade, but since I had to restart after uninstalling the 3036 parallels tools, I let it boot up and now Windows works fine in normal mode. Whatever was up with the BSOD, removing the tools stopped it.

I'm still going to back up my HDD image again and downgrade to build 1970. Parallels has worked wonders with their betas before, and I hope this information helps them to tighten this one down a bit more. Keep up the good work ;)

FYI, running on a 2 Ghz Intel Core Duo MacBook Pro, 2 GB RAM (1 of which is allocated to the VM), Windows XP Pro SP2. Hooked up to an Apple Cinema HD at 1920x1200.

EDIT: Side note, when I started my parallels icon on the dock acquired a question mark overlay when I tried to run it. I had to drag it out of Applications\Parallels onto the dock and then remove the old one. Not sure if it worked before I restarted the Mac just because some old files or other were still in use.

EDIT2: Parallels Desktop.app is 3036, Parallels.app is 1970. I had to switch apps on the dock again after the downgrade and manually deleted PD.app. I'm still *pretty sure* I was using 3036 the entire time it was installed since the look was of the properties pane was the new style and the coherence icon (the four-window looking thing) was on the sidebar. The parallels tools I had installed had coherence, so those were 3036. This morning I had no Paralles.app, had the coherence icon, and the different property sheet style, so I'd vote 3036 again. Still, a bit of strangeness maybe worth mentioning. The downgrade otherwise went smoothly, including the build 1970 parallels tools.
 
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