Set a Program to Open When You Insert a CD or DVD

You can set the Windows program of your choice to open when you insert a music CD, picture CD, video DVD, or a blank CD or DVD.

  1. From the Mac OS X Finder, choose Apple menu > System Preferences.
  2. Click CDs & DVDs.
  3. From the disc type menu of your choice, choose Open other application.
  4. Choose a Windows program from /username/Applications (Parallels)/Windows Applications.

When you insert a disc of the type you selected, the Windows program you chose automatically opens.

Note: 1.If you're unable to set a Windows program to open when you insert a CD or DVD, be sure that sharing Mac OS X applications is enabled and that Mac OS X CD/DVD-ROM is not selected in CD/DVD Preferences.

2. To enable a Windows program to open when you insert a CD or DVD, Parallels Tools must be installed. In most cases, Parallels Tools are installed by default.