Organization of this Guide

This guide is organized into the following chapters:

Introduction (you are reading it now). Provides basic information about the product and this guide.
Virtual Machine Technology Basics. Provides information on the specification and technologies of virtual machines.
Installing Parallels Desktop. Provides instructions on product installation.
Principles of Working With Parallels Desktop. Provides basic information on how to work with Parallels Desktop.
Setting up a Virtual Machine. Provides instructions on creating a new virtual machine and adding an existing one.
Working in a Virtual Machine. Provides basic information on how to work with virtual machines.
Integrating Mac OS X and Your Virtual Machine. Provides information on how to enhance the integration between Mac OS X and your virtual machine.
Configuring the Virtual Machine. Provides information on how to change the virtual machine configuration.
Managing Virtual Machines. Provides basic information on how to manage your virtual machines.
Working With Snapshots. Provides information on how to make and use snapshots.
Using Boot Camp Partition in a Virtual Machine. Provides information on how to use a Boot Camp Windows partition in a virtual machine.
Using Parallels Add-ons. Provides information on how and when you can use Parallels Transporter, Parallels Explorer, Parallels Compressor, and Parallels Image Tool.
Troubleshooting and Limitations. Provides the solutions for some of the known issues.