Working in a Virtual Machine

This chapter provides the information on the main operations you can perform in a running virtual machine. These operations include:

Starting, stopping, and resetting the virtual machine .
Pausing or suspending the virtual machine .
Starting the virtual machine in Safe Mode .
Switching between different view modes .
Capturing the keyboard and mouse input in and releasing it from the virtual machine .
Installing different applications in the virtual machine .
Using Mac keyboard shortcuts in the virtual machine .
Creating aliases for your favorite Windows applications in Max OS X.
Making images of the whole Mac OS X desktop or any of its parts and have them displayed on top of all windows in the virtual machine .
Enabling/disabling the 3D graphics support in the virtual machine.
Connecting USB devices to and disconnecting them from the virtual machine .

In This Chapter

Starting, Stopping and Resetting a Virtual Machine

Suspending and Pausing a Virtual Machine

Capturing and Releasing the Keyboard and Mouse Input

Changing the View Mode

Using Safe Mode

Using Keyboard Shortcuts in a Virtual Machine

Installing Applications in a Virtual Machine

Setting Up Parallels Internet Security

Placing an Image on Top of the Virtual Machine Window

Using 3D Graphics Applications

Making Guest OS Screenshots

Setting Up a Printer in Virtual Machine

Connecting USB Devices to a Virtual Machine

Synchronizing a USB Palm OS Device With the Guest OS

Changing the Configuration at Runtime

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