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<blockquote data-quote="Kash" data-source="post: 366372" data-attributes="member: 23444">Parallels is essentially virtualization software. What this means is that it runs Windows in its own separate little window within OS X. So it's pretty much like any other app for the Mac.When you install Windows via Parallels, it's installed in a virtual hard disk. This confirms what you heard, it's just one giant file. So you don't have to worry about Windows spilling over to the OSX file structure (i.e. no Program Files folder pops up in Finder). Installing and uninstalling programs in Windows is just how you would normally do it. Remember, when using Parallels, you really are using Windows. So it works EXACTLY the same way as any other copy of Windows would. I personally have been using Parallels since I first got my Mac and it's been a great experience. In fact, the software has only gotten better with time. The best new feature I think is Coherence mode. It pretty much lets you blend Windows into your OSX desktop, so Windows programs look like they're running in OS X rather than in a stand alone window. Once you skin Windows to look like OS X, you will never be able to tell the difference :black:</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kash, post: 366372, member: 23444"] Parallels is essentially virtualization software. What this means is that it runs Windows in its own separate little window within OS X. So it's pretty much like any other app for the Mac. When you install Windows via Parallels, it's installed in a virtual hard disk. This confirms what you heard, it's just one giant file. So you don't have to worry about Windows spilling over to the OSX file structure (i.e. no Program Files folder pops up in Finder). Installing and uninstalling programs in Windows is just how you would normally do it. Remember, when using Parallels, you really are using Windows. So it works EXACTLY the same way as any other copy of Windows would. I personally have been using Parallels since I first got my Mac and it's been a great experience. In fact, the software has only gotten better with time. The best new feature I think is Coherence mode. It pretty much lets you blend Windows into your OSX desktop, so Windows programs look like they're running in OS X rather than in a stand alone window. Once you skin Windows to look like OS X, you will never be able to tell the difference :black: [/QUOTE]

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