Installing Parallels Tools in a Mac OS X Guest OS

To install Parallels Tools in a Mac OS X guest OS:

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

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

   Note: If the Install Parallels Tools option is grayed out, make sure that your guest operating system is supported by Parallels Tools. To view the list of supported guest OSs, see Supported Operating Systems .

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, specify a location for Parallels Tools, and click Install . Type the password when prompted.

   You can view the installation progress in the Installation window.

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

Reinstalling Parallels Tools

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

How to check if Parallels Tools have been installed

To check whether Parallels Tools have been successfully installed, ttart 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 were not installed. If Parallels Tools are installed, you do not need to press any key to release the mouse and keyboard because they are released automatically.