Existing users, 
When installed it will reduce memoru to less then 2gb! It says so but it does not give you an option to cancel!!
Further more: it says you can reclaim memory under the help menu... BUT THERE IS NO SUCH OPTION.
I've lsot all memory and Paralles does not answer the phone nor my email
DO NOT TOUCH!
Lawsuit will follow if my new Mac is ruined forever!
Parallels Desktop
Run Windows simultaneously with OS X.
Version: 5.0
WARNING: RUINS YOUR MAC PRO!!!
Feedback Type: Troubleshooting Report
Contributed by: fvdg Tuesday, September 19 2006 @ 09:17 AM PDT
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Less than a month
Recommend Product: NO
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WARNING: RUINS YOUR MAC PRO!!! - Michael_Miller_800
Not only that but it also makes your wife leave you and beats your kids.Tuesday, September 19 2006 @ 11:47 AM PDT
WARNING: RUINS YOUR MAC PRO!!! - yukiko70
Great! Parallels will come to my house and take care of this for me.Saturday, September 23 2006 @ 10:33 AM PDT
WARNING: RUINS YOUR MAC PRO!!! - yukiko70
That comment was so wrong. Not only didn't they take my wife but my kids beat me, after the Parallels team left.Saturday, September 23 2006 @ 10:37 AM PDT
Try this... - Weston Mason
Enter the following command line in the Terminal to reclaim your memory:sudo /usr/sbin/nvram boot-args=""
Check out MacFixIt.com for more information.
Tuesday, September 19 2006 @ 10:29 AM PDT
No Grounds For Lawsuit - iMarc
WHY is it that (small-minded) people have to threaten every little thing they don't like with a lawsuit?This is BETA software. It says so. If you want full support of your "Lookit me, I've got the newest & biggest" Mac Pro, then WAIT. I further suggest you wait for the inevitable bug-fix release AFTER the official release of the production application with Mac Pro support.
Mac Pros are BRAND NEW machines. Apple did not let anyone have them in advance for testing. They have a different architecture than the previous Intel-based Macs. There are bound to be some issues that need to be worked out. Parallels is doing an admirable job of addressing issues, especially for a small company with (presumably) very limited resources.
If you can't accept that, I have some suggestions:
1) Wait for the production release
2) Buy a Mac system that's been in the developer's hands for a while
3) Buy a Dell (you and they deserve each other)
4) Hold your breath for half an hour
One other suggestion: read Macfixit.com daily. They covered the working memory reduction some time ago; both how to reduce the memory visible to the system AND how to restore it.
Tuesday, September 19 2006 @ 01:06 PM PDT
WARNING: RUINS YOUR MAC PRO!!! - Esquared
The number of raving lunatics actually owning a Mac Pro never seizes to amaze me.Wednesday, September 20 2006 @ 02:03 PM PDT
WARNING: RUINS YOUR MAC PRO!!! - Kevin Boggs
I THINK IT DESTROEID ALL OF MY MEMORU. I DONT SEEM TO HAVE *ANY*!!! (ok, that was cruel, sorry)Wednesday, September 20 2006 @ 02:22 PM PDT
WARNING: RUINS YOUR MAC PRO!!! - ZildjianKX
Yes, their software will physically destroy RAM banks... (end sarcasm)Try contacting their customer support and ease off on the dramatics.
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Tuesday, September 19 2006 @ 10:03 AM PDT