- As an owner of Parallels Desktop 5 or 6 you will need to upgrade to Parallels Desktop 7 in order to have compatibility with Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8). Prior versions of Parallels Desktop are not compatible with Mac OS X Mountain Lion.
- At the end of the day, you have to evaluate for yourselves if the value you obtain from Parallels 7 is worth it for you. I made that determination when I upgraded to PD 7 soon after I purchased my mid-2011 Mac Mini (which only ran Lion at that time), to replace my dead iMac G5.
- I have a Microsoft SharePoint 2010 VHD that I want to load into my Parallels 7 Mac virtual environment, which runs on my Macintosh MacBook Pro. I have already installed and successfully used my. Importing a VHD into Parallels 7 for Mac (Mountain Lion).
OS X Mountain Lion & Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac compatibility Information Parallels has always been committed to supporting new Apple operating systems when they are released. The latest update of Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac build 15106 does support Mac OS X Mountain Lion and is available to address the most Mountain Lion compatibility issues.
https://intensiverd423.weebly.com/parallels-desktop-9-serial-for-mac.html. Today I got an alert from Parallels that the latest update was available. I always like to be notified rather than downloading it automatically so I can see what new features have been introduced.
The latest update has a focus on Windows 8 as you would expect. The ones i’m most interested in i’ve listed below:
- Support for one finger gestures to show charms and running applications
- Full speed support for USB 3.0 devices
- Windows 8 system notifications are displayed as Mountain Lion notifications
- New, more intuitive design to optimise Windows for working on Retina Displays
Some other updates i'm personally less interested in, but still noteworthy are:
Parallels Upgrade For Mac Mountain Lion
- Support for Windows Server 2012
- Ability to assign up to 16GB RAM to a single VM (I'll be sticking with 8GB on my MBPr)
In case you are considering upgrading but not quite sure yet i've covered some of the changes below.
Mac Mountain Lion Download
One finger gesture support for opening Charms etc
This makes the gestures available on touch screens work on trackpads. To activate them you need to swipe from off the trackpad from either the left, right, or top/bottom.
- Swipe in from the left to see all your running applications
- Swipe in from the right to bring up the charms menu
- Swipe in from the top/bottom to bring up the context menus (Same as right click)
It works really well and shows the OS can be just as intuitive with a trackpad as with a touchscreen. I tend to use keyboard shortcuts myself, but for those out there who don't like remembering key combinations this should be a welcome addition.
New UI for Retina Display Options
I actually think this is a step backwards, but it ultimately gives you the same options as before. Previously you had two check boxes; One to enable the use of the full resolution, and another to Optimise the display.
Optimising the display basically just sets Windows DPI setting to 199%.
You now get 3 options, i've listed below how these map to the old check boxes.
- Scaled = Both boxes unticked
- Best for Retina = Both boxes ticked
- More space = Only 'Enable full resolution' ticked
My personal preference is to choose 'More Space' and set my DPI setting manually to 178%, this still allows more tiles on the start screen, without things becoming too small.
The parallels 'Best for Retina' setting forces it to 199% which means tiles on the home screen become larger, meaning you fit the same number of tiles as you would on a screen running at 1440x900.
Windows 8 System Notifications displayed as Mountain Lion notifications
I was disappointed to find that this doesn't appear to work if you run your VM in full screen or windowed. I tried installing an application from the Windows store, sent an email to my account in Office 2013, and also turned on my Xbox 360. All should trigger a notification, and they did in Windows, but none of them appeared in Mountain Lion.
It looks like this only works in Coherence mode..Which makes sense for it to work here, but I think you should be able to get alerts in ML no matter how you like to run your VM. An example where this would be useful is if you have Windows 8 in full screen on Desktop 2, but you're working on Desktop 1 in Mac OS X.
![Parallels Upgrade For Mac Mountain Lion Parallels Upgrade For Mac Mountain Lion](https://aplawrence.com/images/mountain_lion_parallels.jpg)
I hope Parallels will add support for this in full screen/windowed mode in a future update.
![Lion Lion](/uploads/1/2/6/0/126042135/361104008.png)
UPDATE: I think my machine just needed a reboot after enabling this setting as it has been working great for a while now. Good to know when something happens in Windows if i'm using OS X at the time.
General Impression of the Update
Any update is always welcome, and it's great Parallels are releasing new features on a regular basis lately. Parallels is still the most valuable piece of software i've had, and my personal favourite for desktop virtualisation. It still feels so much faster than VM Ware player/ Workstation on Windows which I also use on a daily basis.
Most importantly of all the update has not broken anything. This is a problem some people have had in the past with new versions of PD8. I can say that for me nothing has gone wrong. I am running a Retina MBP and Windows 8 RTM from August.
From my personal experience you can update to the latest version without fear of issues cropping up.
https://intensiverd423.weebly.com/parallels-for-mac-with-crack.html. You can read the full KB article that discusses all the changes in the update here: Parallels KB article for PD8 8.0.18305
If you've updated please post your impressions in the comments.
Did you know VM software requires updates to run on Mac OS X Mountain Lion?
Virtual Machine software
Many people are running Virtual Machine software, such as Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion, on their Macs. It is quite common to do this when using :Apogee Impose, as a Windows based client is required.
However, please be aware if you are currently running earlier version of Mac OS X, and you plan to upgrade to Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.x), software updates to the VM software may be required. It is recommended to refer to the web sites of each respective software vendor for more information.
When/if you upgrade the Mac OS X to Mountain Lion, and you have not yet downloaded and installed the latest updates to the VM software, you will no longer be able to launch the VM software. The newer versions of the VM software have built in support, however previous versions may require updating.
You can get the latest version of Parallels Desktop and VMware Fusion from the respective vendors web site.