Removing Parallels Desktop Without Installation Disc

Parallels Desktop can be removed without the installation disc via Uninstaller.sh located in the Library/Parallels/Parallels Service/Contents/Resources directory. To locate it, in a terminal, enter:

# ls /Library/Parallels/Parallels\ Service.app/Contents/Resources

ParallelsDispatcherService libprl_sdk.dylib

Uninstaller.sh libprl_sdk_py.dylib

VM Samples uninstaller_messages.strings

com.parallels.vm.prl_naptd.plist

The syntax of Uninstaller.sh is:

./Uninstaller.sh selection

Where selection can be one of the following:

`server`	Removes Parallels Server.
`desktop`	Removes Parallels Desktop.
`vitools`	Removes Parallels Transporter, Parallels Explorer, Parallels ImageTool.
`sdk`	Removes Parallels Server SDK.
`gtools`	Removes Parallels Tools for Mac OS X.

You can also pass to Uninstaller.sh one of the following options:

`--help`	Displays the usage information on `Uninstaller.sh` .
`--remove-configs`	Removes the product configuration files.

In this example, Parallels Desktop is removed from the computer using Uninstaller.sh :

# cd /Library/Parallels/Parallels\ Service.app/Contents/Resources

# ./Uninstaller.sh desktop

[UN_PERCENT]:4[UN_OP]:Stopping Parallels Desktop [UN_MSG]:Stopping Dispatcher

launchctl stop "com.parallels.desktop.launchdaemon"

...

[UN_PERCENT]:100[UN_OP]:Uninstall successfull[UN_MSG]:Parallels Desktop Removed

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