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Parallels Desktop - 3.0 Build 5160.0

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All Time:	(3.2)
Version 3.0 Build 5160.0:	(2.8)
Selected Version:	3.0 Build 5160.0
Release Date:	2007-09-11
License:	Update
Downloads (version 3.0 Build 5160.0):	11,203
Downloads (all versions):	375,234
Price:	$79.99

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Product Description:

Parallels Desktop for Mac is the first solution that gives Apple users the ability to run Windows, Linux or any other operating system and their critical applications at the same time as Mac OS X on any Intel-powered iMac, Mac Mini, MacBook or MacBook Pro. Unlike dual-boot solutions, in which users must completely shut down Mac OS X and endure a full OS start-up cycle to access a important application, Parallels Desktop for Mac empowers users with the ability to run important Windows programs like Outlook, Access, Internet Explorer and all other applications without having to give up the usability and functionality of their Mac OS X machine even for a few minutes.

What's new in this version:

Coherence 3.0 changes:
Each Windows application window opens as a separate Mac window
Correct Z-order support for all windows
Expose support
Mac-style drop shadow support (foreground window has deeper shadow)
Transparent windows support
Minimize windows to Mac Dock support
Coherence performance improvement
Bringing Windows notifications to front
Silent boot in Coherence mode when clicking on virtual machine alias
Virtualization Engine:
General virtual machine performance optimization
Significant CPU usage improvement
Memory management improvement: support for more than 4GB of RAM for multiple virtual machines
Maximum memory size available for a virtual machine increased from 1.5GB to 2GB
Shared User Profile - Use your Mac Desktop and Documents/Pictures/Music folders as Desktop and My Documents/My Pictures/My Music in Windows
Map Shared Folders to Windows drives letters - Automatically map and access your Shared Folders using Windows drive letters
Multi-user support - Share your virtual machines with other Mac OS X users
Recycle Bin integration - Ability to drag and drop files from Windows to Mac OS X trash bin
Empty Windows Recycle Bin - Empty Windows recylcle bin directly from the Application menu
Show Windows Desktop - Show Windows desktop in Coherence mode directly from the Application menu
Configurable Sound - Allows you to use headset within virtual machine with highest sound quality
Change Sound Device on the fly - Change input and output sound devices connected to virtual machine on the fly via menu or status bar icon
Boot Camp compatible key mapping - Boot Camp key combinations substitute specific Windows keys like Insert, Print Screen and so on
Virtual keyboard – send key combinations to virtual machine in one click
Keyboard passthrough support when assistive devices are on - Keyboard passthrough mode when assistive devices support is enabled in Universal Access preferences
Apple iPhone support - synchronize contacts, scheduler, mail and media between your Windows virtual machine and your iPhone
Parallels Transporter - Migrate your Linux PC to a Parallels virtual machine
Parallels Mounter - Double-click Parallels virtual disks and mount them to Mac Desktop to access Windows files and folders using Finder (even if the virtual machine is not running)
Parallels Explorer
Suspended virtual machines support
Improved drag-and-drop, copying/deleting operations
Parallels Image Tool - Manages properties of your virtual disk image
Changes your virtual disk format and properties Primary OS support
Latest Leopard versions may become unusable after installing Parallels Desktop - fixed
Uninstaller doesn't work on Leopard 9a499 and 9a500n - fixed
Stability and resources usage
Overall CPU and memory resources usage - optimized
Kernel Panics on Mac Mini when VT-x is disabled - fixed
Some fatal errors during virtual machine startup - fixed
Fatal error during browsing some websites - fixed
Windows 98 high CPU usage - fixed
HDD file corruption after changing the format of the virtual hard disk - fixed
Choppy sound in Windows Media Player 11 in Vista – fixed
Running 3D applications may freeze iMac with ATI Radeon 2600 graphic card - fixed
Coherence
"Show/Hide Windows Taskbar" option - improved
Transparent windows display incorrectly - fixed
Issues during windows moving - fixed
Windows moving speed - improved
Parallels Tools
Large screen resolutions support - added
Parallels Tools Center CPU usage - optimized
Parallels Tools Center crashes caused by some applications - fixed
Mouse scrolling problem in Adobe Acrobat 8 - fixed
Parallels Tools Center in Windows 95 can't be started due to a missing symbol - fixed
SmartSelect and Shared Applications
In rare cases Parallels Desktop crashes on Parallels Tools updating if "Share Mac Applications to Windows" option enabled - fixed
Incorrect Shared Web Applications state after build upgrade - fixed
Can't edit SmartSelect options for paused virtual machine - fixed
Disks and folders sharing
Shared folders may become unavailable after resume - fixed
Video and 3D
Several segmentation faults during playing games - fixed
Crashes of some applications caused by DirectX drivers - fixed
Parallels Desktop window resizing issues - fixed
DirectX and OpenGL performance - improved
Force Suspend for OpenGL – added (you can suspend virtual machine with running OpenGL applications)
Parallels Explorer&Mounter
Mounter as a default application for browsing HDD files
Drag-and-drop issues due to some Unicode problems - fixed
Extentional searching procedure for Columns and Tree views - added
Command+Up и Command+Down support - added
Columns view: listing the same column items using the keyboard shortcuts - added
Sorting - improved
Parallels Image Tool
Increasing capacity of expanding and plain(!) virtual disks - added
Converting virtual disks from expanding to plain and vice versa - added
Converting HDD file format from 2.5 version to 3.0 and vice versa - added

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 Intel

Additional Requirements:

Intel-based Mac

Feedback Summary:

Version 3.0 Build 5160.0:
Overall Rating:	(2.8)	Features:	(4.7)	Support:	(2.5)
Ease of Use:	(4.0)	Quality / Stability:	(3.2)	Price:	(2.8)

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Paying For Problems - Version: 5.0, 12/1/2009 07:57AM PST

DTDunn

This software seemed to work OK with version 4. I upgraded to 5 and have never gotten it to work. It seems to hang at the update to their security software. I'm tired of wasting time and am thinking of going backwards to revision 4.

The next issue is their lack of support. They claim as an upgrader I get 18 months of support, but I have to have a code and cannot figure-out how to get it. You can't call them, you are blocked by answering machines, demanding the code.

What a pain in the butt.

Petition to lower upgrade price! - Version: 5.0, 11/13/2009 04:39AM PST

(2 of 3 users found this comment useful)

rickkarrer_dotmac

If you think the $50 upgrade price is far too much for this product, please sign the petition linked below. Also, please spread the word! Parallels may consider lowering the upgrade price if they see people aren't willing to pay $50 each time there's a new release. It may also show them that we're thinking of switching to their competitor(s) who offer better pricing for upgrades.

http://www.PetitionOnline.com/PD5UpdPr/petition.html

Thank you.

Problems with Exchange server/Outlook Calendar - Version: 5.0, 11/10/2009 07:02PM PST

(0 of 1 users found this comment useful)

Cubeman

After having run Parallels 5 for a week, Parallels 4 for 6 months, I can't see much difference, and certainly nothing worth paying for - especially since Parallels 5 has more problems than 4. With 5, Outlook is unable to get calendar information from the Exchange server, to enable you to schedule meetings; it just gets "free/busy" errors. I made no changes other than reverting to 4, with the same virtual machine, and it now works again.

I'm asking for my money back :)

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