Removing Parallels Tools
Parallels Tools can be removed through a general procedure of removing applications from the operating system installed in your virtual machine.
Removing from a Windows guest OS
- Start the virtual machine and log in to the guest OS.
- From the Windows Start menu, choose Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs. In Windows Vista, choose Control Panel > Programs and Features.
- Select Parallels Tools in the list and click Remove.
- When Parallels Tools are removed, restart the guest operating system.
Removing from a Linux guest OS
Perform the following actions before removing Parallels Tools:
- Close all applications in the guest operating system.
- Disable the 3D accelerated window manager if you use any.
To remove Parallels Tools:
- Start the virtual machine.
- To remove Parallels Tools, you should connect and mount the
prl-tools-lin.iso
image and launch Parallels Tools Installer. See Installing Parallels Tools in a Linux Guest OS for detailed information how you can do it. - Follow the Parallels Tools Installer instructions. When prompted to choose the action to perform, select Remove and press Enter.
- When Parallels Tools are successfully removed, press Enter to close the window.
Removing from Mac OS X Server Leopard
- Start the virtual machine, and log in to the guest OS.
- To remove Parallels Tools, you should connect and mount the
prl-tools-mac.iso
image and launch Parallels Tools Installer. See Installing Parallels Tools in Mac OS X for detailed information how you can do it. - Open the mounted image of the disc and double-click the Uninstall Parallels Tools icon to start the uninstallation.
- In the Welcome window, click Uninstall. Enter the password when prompted.
- In the Uninstallation window, you can see the process of Parallels Tools being removed from your virtual machine.
- In the Uninstallation Completed window, click Restart to finish the uninstallation and quit the assistant.
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