Import from an Earlier Parallels Desktop or Other Virtualization Application

With Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac you can use Windows that you set up using earlier versions of Parallels Desktop, as well as VMware Fusion, Microsoft Virtual PC, and Virtualbox:

1. Open Parallels Desktop (in the Applications folder) and choose File > Open .
2. Select the Windows data file you want to import, then click Open .
   • Parallels Desktop data files end with .pvm .
   • VMware files end with .vmx .
   • Virtual PC files end with .vmc .
   • VirtualBox files end with .xml or .vbox .

   You can also simply drag a Parallels .pvm file to the Parallels Virtual Machines list to add it to Parallels Desktop.

3. Start Windows .
4. Choose Virtual Machine > Install Parallels Tools and follow the onscreen instructions.