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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1318610" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>Parallels Tools is what is installed on the Guest OS to support running the OS in a virtual machine. It doesn't handle the "hardware" settings for the VM, but plays more of a supporting role. Typically the settings for the VM are handled by the Parallels application before booting the VM. I don't have the specific process for you, since I don't use Parallels, but their documentation should show the steps. Typically you'd open the program without booting the VM, go into the settings for the Windows XP VM and change them as appropriate. I'll have to defer to their website/support forums for the specific process, as it could be unintuitive if Parallels is set to auto-start the VM.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, it should be - but keep in mind that if you want both your host and guest OSes to run smoothly simultaneously, you have to respect how much memory OS X wants to run comfortably (and it can be a bit of a memory hog). When I first upgraded to a Core i7 machine, I found that OS X was unusable if I allocated a full 2GB to my Windows 7 VM (I had 4GB at the time). I ended up upgrading to 8GB and now I can comfortably run both with 2GB allocated to the VM.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It should be available in retail form as well. Check your local computer stores and/or an Apple Store, if one is accessible.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In my experience, Parallels can be more than a bit flakey. They tend to be more aggressive with their new releases and therefore, usually have some bugs here and there. VMWare is the preeminent player in virtualization (they pretty much created the category) - and it's used everywhere from Enterprise-scale server implementations to desktops running just about all major OS platforms. Overall, I just find it to be more robust, although I haven't tried it since version 3.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, keep in mind that XP just celebrated its 10-year birthday. That makes it a real dinosaur in industry terms. The only reason it's still around is that it took Microsoft so long to follow-up with a new version, and when they did, it pretty much sucked. Windows 7 addressed most of Windows Vista's flaws, so the industry is now moving to it in droves. It's now closing in on Windows XP's market share and it won't be long before Microsoft drops support for XP entirely, which will make it a security risk to run when connected to the Internet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1318610, member: 24098"] Parallels Tools is what is installed on the Guest OS to support running the OS in a virtual machine. It doesn't handle the "hardware" settings for the VM, but plays more of a supporting role. Typically the settings for the VM are handled by the Parallels application before booting the VM. I don't have the specific process for you, since I don't use Parallels, but their documentation should show the steps. Typically you'd open the program without booting the VM, go into the settings for the Windows XP VM and change them as appropriate. I'll have to defer to their website/support forums for the specific process, as it could be unintuitive if Parallels is set to auto-start the VM. Yes, it should be - but keep in mind that if you want both your host and guest OSes to run smoothly simultaneously, you have to respect how much memory OS X wants to run comfortably (and it can be a bit of a memory hog). When I first upgraded to a Core i7 machine, I found that OS X was unusable if I allocated a full 2GB to my Windows 7 VM (I had 4GB at the time). I ended up upgrading to 8GB and now I can comfortably run both with 2GB allocated to the VM. It should be available in retail form as well. Check your local computer stores and/or an Apple Store, if one is accessible. In my experience, Parallels can be more than a bit flakey. They tend to be more aggressive with their new releases and therefore, usually have some bugs here and there. VMWare is the preeminent player in virtualization (they pretty much created the category) - and it's used everywhere from Enterprise-scale server implementations to desktops running just about all major OS platforms. Overall, I just find it to be more robust, although I haven't tried it since version 3. Well, keep in mind that XP just celebrated its 10-year birthday. That makes it a real dinosaur in industry terms. The only reason it's still around is that it took Microsoft so long to follow-up with a new version, and when they did, it pretty much sucked. Windows 7 addressed most of Windows Vista's flaws, so the industry is now moving to it in droves. It's now closing in on Windows XP's market share and it won't be long before Microsoft drops support for XP entirely, which will make it a security risk to run when connected to the Internet. [/QUOTE]
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