Parallels tools puts a USB icon (among others) on the bottom right corner of the XP VM panel. I have a question about what to do with that Icon. I know that if I click on a listed device it will connect to it (if it's supported). My questions are;
1.) Once you connect to a USB device in the VM does it disappear from OS X or can both OS X and the XP VM use it concurrently? If not, when I am done with a device in the VM, if I uncheck it does it immediately go back to being available to OS X?
2.) Once a device is checked to connect, does that selection survive through power downs/ups of the VM?
3.) Do I need to select all of the USB devices in the list to use them? .e.g. The trackpad is not selected, however it works. Here's my list;
Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
HL - 5170DN (Laser Printer)
ActionStar KVMS
USB Receiver (for a mouse)
USB Receiver (for a keyboard)
Epson Scanner
IR Receiver
Apple Wireless
Built-in iSight
4.)Since my external keyboard/mouse, internal keyboard/trackpad, and KVM all work without selecting anything, my assumption is that I only need to select those USB devices to connect that do not do so by default. Is this correct?
5.)Why do some devices connect by default and not others?
I am just trying to understand this tool. It is not intiuitive 
Thanks.
Last edited: Oct 10, 2006
