Working in a Virtual Machine

This chapter provides the information on the main operations you can perform in a running virtual machine. These operations include:

Starting, stopping, and resetting the virtual machine.
Pausing or suspending the virtual machine.
Starting the virtual machine in Safe Mode.
Switching between different view modes.
Capturing the keyboard and mouse input in and releasing it from the virtual machine.
Installing different applications in the virtual machine.
Using Mac keyboard shortcuts in the virtual machine.
Creating aliases for your favorite Windows applications in Max OS X.
Making images of the whole Mac OS X desktop or any of its parts and have them displayed on top of all windows in the virtual machine.
Enabling/disabling the 3D graphics support in the virtual machine.
Connecting USB devices to and disconnecting them from the virtual machine.

In This Chapter

Starting, Stopping and Resetting a Virtual Machine

Suspending and Pausing a Virtual Machine

Capturing and Releasing the Keyboard and Mouse Input

Changing the View Mode

Using Safe Mode

Using Keyboard Shortcuts in a Virtual Machine

Installing Applications in a Virtual Machine

Setting Up Parallels Internet Security

Placing an Image on Top of the Virtual Machine Window

Using 3D Graphics Applications

Making Guest OS Screenshots

Setting Up a Printer in Virtual Machine

Connecting USB Devices to a Virtual Machine

Synchronizing a USB Palm OS Device With the Guest OS

Changing the Configuration at Runtime

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