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Setting Up a Virtual Machine

There are a few ways you can get started using guest operating systems alongside the host operating system:

  • Install a new guest operating system in a Parallels Workstation virtual machine
  • Import a virtual machine from a previous version of Parallels Workstation or from VMware, Microsoft Virtual PC, or VirtualBox.
  • Transfer an operating system and all your data from a remote PC to a Parallels Workstation virtual machine on your host computer.

Read on to learn how.

In This Chapter

Supported Guest Operating Systems

Create a Virtual Machine

Import from an Earlier Parallels Workstation or Other Virtualization Application

Transfer Your Data from a PC

Install and Update Parallels Tools