Over a Network

Important: After importing your data, you may need to reactivate some of your Windows programs using the activation keys you received when you purchased the programs.

To import your data from a PC over a network:

1. Turn on your Mac and your Windows PC and log in. Make sure that the computers are connected over the same network.
2. Make sure that Windows Firewall is turned off. You can turn it on again after the import is finished.
3. On the Windows PC, open Parallels Transporter Agent by clicking the Start menu and choosing All Programs > Parallels > Parallels Transporter Agent .

   

4. On your Mac, open Parallels Desktop and choose File > New .
5. Select Migrate from a PC and click Continue .
6. Select Network and click Continue .
7. Find the passcode displayed in Parallels Wizard on your Mac and enter it in Parallels Transporter Agent on your Windows PC.

   You can also connect to the source Windows PC using its name or IP address. To do so, click Use IP address instead , select the Windows PC name from the list or type the IP address, and click Continue .

   

8. If you have chosen to use the computer name or IP address, provide the Windows administrator credentials. Parallels Desktop connects to Parallels Transporter Agent and starts collecting information about the source computer.
9. If the Windows Installation Files window appears, insert the Windows installation disc into your Mac and click Continue .
10. If you don't want to log in to Windows automatically whenever you start up Windows, select Do not enable Automatic Logon . When ready, click Continue .
11. Choose whether you want to migrate all your files and data or only Windows applications. When ready, click Continue .
12. Select how you want to use Windows:
    • Like a Mac: Windows programs appear on the Mac desktop, just like Mac applications. Documents and media from Mac OS X and Windows are kept together on your Mac.
    • Like a PC: The Windows desktop and programs appear in a single window, separate from Mac applications. You can drag and drop objects between Windows and the Mac.
13. Choose where you want to install your data. You can also click Customize and select which Windows volumes to migrate.

    

    When ready, click Continue .

14. In the next step there's a warning about Windows activation that might be required when you start using it. To proceed, read this message, select I want to continue and click Continue .
15. Once the migration is complete, click Done .
16. Start Windows .
17. When Windows boots up, choose Virtual Machine > Install Parallels Tools and follow the onscreen instructions.

Note: To be able to install Parallels Tools, you must be logged in to Windows as an administrator.