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Using Parallels USB Cable

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

To perform this type of migration, the source and host physical computers must be connected with each other by means of the Parallels USB cable. The Parallels USB cable is sold with Parallels Desktop Switch to Mac Edition. This migration method is available for Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP source physical computers only.

Migrating From a Remote Computer Using the Parallels USB Cable

  1. Turn on the host computer and your Windows PC and log in to both computers.
  2. On the Windows PC, open Parallels Transporter Agent:
    • Click the Windows Start menu and choose All Programs > Parallels > Parallels Transporter Agent.

    PTA - Welcome Window

  3. Connect the Parallels USB cable to your Windows PC and to the host computer.
  4. If the Windows PC is running Windows XP, the Found New Hardware wizard opens. In this wizard:
    1. Select Yes, this time only, and click Next.
    2. Select Install the software automatically (Recommended), and click Next.
    3. A Hardware Installation warning appears. Click Continue Anyway.
    4. Drivers for the Parallels USB cable are installed. Click Finish to exit the wizard.
  5. On the host computer, open Parallels Workstation and choose File > Import.
  6. Select Parallels Transporter Agent is open on the source PC and click Next.
  7. Select Parallels USB cable and click Next. Parallels Transporter starts collecting the information about the source computer.

    PTA - Migrate via Parallels USB Cable

  8. If the Windows Installation Files window appears, insert the Windows installation disc into your computer's optical disc drive and click Next.
  9. In the Automatic Logon window, you can enable automatic logon to Windows when it is started. If you don't want to enable automatic logon, select Do not enable Automatic Logon. When ready, click Next.
  10. Choose where you want to install Windows and your data, and then click Next.

    PT - Specify Name and Destination

  11. 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 Migrate.
  12. Once the migration is complete, click Done.

After quitting Parallels Transporter, you can start using Windows on the host computer. Open Parallels Workstation and install Parallels Tools.

Note: To be able to install Parallels Tools in a Windows virtual machine, log in to its operating system as an administrator.