Installing Parallels Tools in a Windows Guest OS
If you created your virtual machine using the
Express Windows
mode, Parallels Tools were installed automatically after the installation of the Windows guest operating system.
If your virtual machine was created in the
Typical
or
Custom
mode, do the following to install Parallels Tools in it:
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Start the virtual machine and log in to the guest operating system.
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When the guest OS boots up, connect the Parallels Tools ISO image by choosing the
Install Parallels Tools
option from the
Virtual Machine
menu.
Note:
If the
Install Parallels Tools
option is grayed out, make sure that Parallels Tools can be installed in your guest operating system. To see the list of guest OSs supported by Parallels Tools, refer to
the
Parallels Tools Overview
section
in
Parallels Workstation Extreme
Help
available through the
Help
menu.
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In the
Welcome
window, click
Install
. The wizard will start the automatic installation.
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When the installation is complete, click
Reboot
to exit the wizard and restart the virtual machine.
If the Parallels Tools installation does not start automatically, you can launch it manually:
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Start the virtual machine and log in to the guest operating system.
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When the guest OS boots up, connect the Parallels Tools ISO image by right-clicking the CD/DVD-ROM icon in the virtual machine's window status bar and choosing
Connect Image
.
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Open the following folder:
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In 32-bit Windows:
C:\Program Files\Parallels\
Parallels Workstation Extreme
\Tools\
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In 64-bit Windows:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\
Parallels Workstation Extreme
\Tools\
Select the
prl-tools-win.iso
file, and click
Open
to connect it to the virtual machine.
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In the virtual machine, open
My Computer
and double-click the
Parallels Tools
disc icon to expand its contents.
Note:
If the installation wizard does not launch automatically, right-click the disc, choose
Open
from the shortcut menu, and double-click
Setup.exe
to launch the installer.
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Follow the wizard's instructions to complete the installation.
To edit the settings of Parallels Tools installed in your virtual machine, use
the
Services
pane
of the
Virtual Machine Configuration
dialog.
How to check if Parallels Tools are installed
If you are not sure whether Parallels Tools are installed, you can easily check this. Start your virtual machine and look at the status bar of its window: if the tip "
Press Ctrl + Alt to release the mouse and keyboard
" appears in the status bar of the virtual machine's window, this means that Parallels Tools are not installed. When Parallels Tools are installed, you do not need to press any key to release the mouse and keyboard - they are released automatically.
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