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New Parallels Beta Build 3036 Released

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Parallels has released a new beta, build 3036, that sports a heap of long awaited features that have been highly requested. Some of these features include booting from, reading, and writing to Boot Camp partitions as well something called Coherency. Coherency is an awesome new feature that allows you to run your Windows applications from Parallels, right on top of Mac OS X. Tim Sugent from the Parallels Forum provides us with more details on the update:

  • 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
  • Resizeable 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.

    IMPORTANT! 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.

  • Parallels Transporter Beta bundled. Migrate your Windows PC, VMware or Virtual PC VMs to Parallels virtual machines.
  • Coherency. 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. :) We're 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 status bar. 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.
The new beta is available from this direct download from parallels.

 

Parallels has made what was once thought impossible, possible.

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wiebeest

Question: Will it run fluently on my MacBook? It is a Dual core 2 Ghz, withc 512bm installed...

 

I'm kinda waiting for the 3d graphics to be included,

which is what I've read elsewhere what will be be included in a future version of Parallels.

 

I wonder if I need my REAL PC any longer by then or can put it on e-bay or something..

Do you guys still use your PC, now that u use Parallels on your Mac? Duh, probable for games at least, since there's no 3D graphics included yet.. :wallbash:

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Question: Will it run fluently on my MacBook? It is a Dual core 2 Ghz, withc 512bm installed...

It will run, but very, VERY slowly. You need at least 1GB of ram for decent Parallels performance.

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Ai Haibara

New build, new (and a little bit better) hack to make it working on AMD.

Now, you don't need to delete InstallationCheck and some other stuffs from the pakage, but just watch inside Info.plist and change these lines:

<key>TestObject</key>

<string>GenuineIntel</string>

whit these others:

<key>TestObject</key>

<string>AuthenticAMD</string>

 

Or, you can delete <key>IFRequirementDicts</key> and all the stuffs regarding Intel and AMD checks between the last two arrays.

Sherry Haibara

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munky

ok, im having a bit of a problem, wonder if anyone can help...

 

so i got Parallels to boot my Boot Camp install (on my MBP - see sig for specs), but it hasnt picked up my keyboard or trackpad - the OS is running, and throws up a bunch of Found New Hardware type things, then a wizard for Floppy Drive (!??!), but i cant move the mouse, and the usual keyboard shortcuts do nothing, suggesting the keyboard also isnt detected.

 

i tried plugging in an external usb keyboard, but i cant ever get parallels to get access to it... i always just get the dreaded 'wait 5-10 sec and try again' message.

 

so i CAN boot the bootcamp install, but i cant DO anyhting with it! help!

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ok, im having a bit of a problem, wonder if anyone can help...

 

so i got Parallels to boot my Boot Camp install (on my MBP - see sig for specs), but it hasnt picked up my keyboard or trackpad - the OS is running, and throws up a bunch of Found New Hardware type things, then a wizard for Floppy Drive (!??!), but i cant move the mouse, and the usual keyboard shortcuts do nothing, suggesting the keyboard also isnt detected.

 

i tried plugging in an external usb keyboard, but i cant ever get parallels to get access to it... i always just get the dreaded 'wait 5-10 sec and try again' message.

 

so i CAN boot the bootcamp install, but i cant DO anyhting with it! help!

And after all that you're still having more luck than me :poster_oops:

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asap18

had the same problem munky with my mouse, got through it by installing the vmtools using alt-tab, enter. But Parallels was messing with my network when i booted into xp natively so i trashed it. Great progress but since its a beta it def needs some work.

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munky

munky keyboard no worky either.

 

munky a sad simian.

 

munky cry now...

 

(actually, im going to try safe mode...)

 

EDIT: that didnt work either. pish.

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John the Geek
munky keyboard no worky either.

 

munky a sad simian.

 

munky cry now...

 

(actually, im going to try safe mode...)

 

EDIT: that didnt work either. pish.

 

Are you crippled in VM, or from a real boot? Or both?

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ConMan

Don't know how to add a quote. . . ah well. Anyway, just to clear the record for my comments last night, I was just a bit drunk and maybe a bit more gushy about a computer program than some would think proper. My life, however, is quite satisfying.

 

 

 

I had the same problem with the mouse and keybord not working. Parallels would boot the Boot Camp install, but I could not log in because the mouse and keybord did not work. To correct this problem on my MacBook Pro, all I needed to do was add the USB devices to the VM before booting the machine. Afer that, everything worked fine. The only issue I am consistently experiencing now is that when I wake from sleep mode, the internet connetion in paralles does not work correctly until I restart Windows.

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ConMan

Ah, I see it now.

 

Have any of you found a workaround for Windows activation when running the Parallels VM from a Boot Camp partition? I've already had to call Mircosoft twice to reactivate the OS. Any suggestions? I tried coping the wpa.dbl file, but was unable to copy the old file over because windows forced me to activate before it would let me login.

 

Is anyone else having this problem?

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greenman100
munky keyboard no worky either.

 

munky a sad simian.

 

munky cry now...

 

(actually, im going to try safe mode...)

 

EDIT: that didnt work either. pish.

did you install parallels tools from bootcamp?

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Wisam

On my hackintosh, it runs very well but with some issues.

First of all, the installation was super smooth. I just entered the serial number for Windows XP and it did un-attanded install and Parallels tools was already installed. The network works great and the performance is very good. The video acceleration is bad in full screen and I can see pixelation. Sound does not work and I receive failed to write to sound device error (I am using AzaliaAudio) and it reverted to loop back driver instead.

However, Coherency works out of the box and it is the best feature in virtualization I've ever seen till now so I can't blame them for the other issues. The most interested feature is full 3D acceleration support and once that day come I will ditch dual boot forever !! On my newly bought Intel Pentium D Pressler Intel Virutalization technology is disabled. How can I tell if my processor supports IVT or not ?

I hope apple will not buy them otherwise it will be crisis for us Hackintosh users :D

but some people already managed to run it on AMD platform :P

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Wisam

BTW, don't forget to turn of screen saver in Coherency mode :rolleyes:

I tried some 2D games like Gunbound and they still don't work. Error 310: No 3D accelerator card could be found or low graphics driver. I send them report for my sound card issue.

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velayo

I have Windows installed on a second hard drive and after installing the parallels tools on the windows partition the bootcamp selection on Parallels is still greyed out. I read the parallels forums and it seem like thtat is a known issue has anyone found a workaraound for that?

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munky

some clarifications: im crippled only when booting in Parallels - my Boot Camp experience is fine; im running 10.4.8; and geekbench scores - so what? i still have a fantastic laptop... :(

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vaderd

Munky, did you do this?

 

IMPORTANT! 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.
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