Installing Parallels Tools in a Mac OS X Guest OS

To install Parallels Tools in Mac OS X guest OS:

Note: You can create virtual machines with Mac OS X guest operating systems only on Intel-based Macs.

1. Start the virtual machine, and log in to the guest OS.
2. When the guest OS boots up, connect and mount the Parallels Tools ISO image file by choosing the Install Parallels Tools option from the Virtual Machine menu.

   Note: If the Install Parallels Tools option is greyed out, make sure that Parallels Tools support your guest operating system. To view the list of guest OSs which are supported by Parallels Tools, refer to Parallels Tools Availability .

3. Open the mounted image of the disk and double-click the Guest OS Tools For Mac OS X icon to start the installation.
4. In the Welcome window, click Continue .
5. In the Select a Destination window, specify the location for Parallels Tools. Click Continue .
6. In the Standard Install on "Macintosh HD" window, if you need to set a different location for Parallels Tools, you can do it by clicking Change Install Location . Click Install to continue the installation. Type the password when prompted.

   In the Installation window, you can see the process of Parallels Tools being installed in your virtual machine.

7. When the installation is complete, click Restart to exit the assistant and restart you virtual machine.

Reinstalling Parallels Tools

To reinstall Parallels Tools, remove them first, and then install them again using the above procedure.

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.