Using Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac you can run several other kinds of operating systems (p. 130) on your Mac, such as several flavors of Linux and Unix, Mac OS X Server, Windows 8, older versions of Windows, and more. Parallels Toolbox for Mac; Parallels Toolbox for Windows; Parallels Remote Application Server. Cannot access Mac volumes from Windows. APPLIES TO: Parallels Desktop. In Windows click on 'Parallels Shared folders' shortcut located on the Desktop or go to Widnows Explorer > Network, here you will see Shared folder with all its contents. Parallels operates from a disc image kept on a hard drive or Parallels can create a VM using a Windows system already installed on a Boot Camp partition. If you are running OS X on an Intel machine you have Boot Camp Assistant located in your Utilities folder.

Kostby wrote: Note that OS X Lion 10.7 does not support Windows XP under Boot Camp. Once you've installed Windows using Boot Camp in the separate partition, Parallels Desktop (version 6 or 7) CAN be installed to use the Boot Camp partition, WITHOUT reinstalling Windows 7 as a separate Parallels virtual machine. How to use wd hard drive on mac and pc.

Here's the link to the current version (Parallels 7) manual: Guidance on running Parallels 7 using a boot Camp partition begins on what is marked as Page 34 in the pdf file. How to change out pictures in folder for mac desktop and screen saver. The original poster is running Windows 7 in Parallels. Change default program mac for .ics.

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Now wants to run Windows 7 in a Boot Camp partition. So although you are correct that Parallels can run Windows from a Boot Camp partition, this is the opposite to what the original poster is trying to do. When the original poster gets Windows 7 installed in a Boot Camp partition, then s/he can investigate also accessing that installation from Parallels. Webbcww wrote: Would the ISO file be this file named 'X17-58997.iso' that I have on my computer?

Or do I have to uninstall windows from parallels to access the iso file? X17-58997.iso appears to be a Windows iso file name but where and how did you get it?