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A simplified solution is to simply hit Command-H, which is the Hide command that we are already familiar with. Not only will the PC window disappear, but you automatically get the Mac mouse back. On return to the PC window, the PC cursor is automatically there waiting for you.
[robg adds: This trick is handy if you're running non-Windows virtual machines with Parallels. But if you're running a version of Windows in Parallels, make sure you install the Parallels Tools, as you then won't need this solution.
After logging into Windows, 'free' the mouse and select VM: Install Parallels Tools from the menu. This will launch a Windows installer (on Win2K, I had to manually open the CD image and launch it) that adds some key functionality to the virtual PC. The two biggest improvements are screen resolution and the mouse. The mouse in will now work seamlessly between OS X and the PC window, no keyboard use required. Move the cursor outside the PC window, and OS X owns it. When it's over the PC window, it belongs to the PC. Also, all the 'jerkiness' in mouse movement disappears.]
I’ve been running with Parallels for a while on my new Mac Intel system, and am really happy with it. But I really wish I could cut and paste between the Windows apps and the Mac apps, wish it would sync to the correct time, and so on. Is there some sort of Parallels equivalent to the old VMware “helper apps” that you’d install within the guest operating system? I’m running Windows XP.
If you switch to a Mac after becoming familiar with Windows, you’ll quickly find that the standard Ctrl+Alt+Delete shortcut doesn’t do anything. Mac OS X does have its own version of the Task Manager, but it’s a bit different than Windows’, and you access it by pressing Command+Option+Esc. The Mac equivalent of CTRL + ALT + DEL is Command + Option + Escape. Picture of an Apple keyboard with the CMD + OPT + ESC keys circled. Hold down the CTRL and Option keys (located on either side of the space bar) then press the Escape key.
How under Fusion on a Mac, do you select multiple, discontiguous entries in a list? You can use the Shift key to select multiple contiguous entries, but to select discontiguous entries, in Windows you would use the CTRL key. The Ctrl Alt Del Mac Alternative. The equivalent to control alt delete on a Mac is the shortcut 'command+option+esc.' Just like using control+alt+delete on a PC, press 'Command' to the left of the space bar, 'Option' to the left of Command and 'Esc' at the top left of the keyboard at the same time to bring up the equivalent of the Windows Task Manager. Personally, I prefer to keep the backspace key doing what it is supposed to do, but to map Alt-Backspace to delete. So I can use the right hand Alt to do it, so it can be done with just the right hand easily without looking.
- I recently installed a program called ' VM Ware Fusion which is basically like ' parallels '. I got everything to work except it tells me to restart in order for things to take place. Once i restart it asks ' press Ctrl-Alt-Delete ' to begin.
- Gar asked how to get beyond Crtl-Alt-Del in you virtual machine when running parallels on your Mac. It’s stupid but the Delete button on your keyboard is really a ‘backspace’ button, so Windows won’t recognize the Ctrl-Alt-Del combo. To make it work, press Fn-Ctrl-Atl-Del.
There is indeed a helper application that you really do need to install if you’re running Parallels Desktop on your Intel Mac system, called, ingeniously enough, Parallels Tools.
To install it, start up Parallels Desktop on your Mac OS X system (if you don’t yet have this Intel Mac only tool, you can get a working demo copy of Parallels online: download the Parallels demo). You’ll need to have configured your virtual OS to include support for a CD/DVD drive, then log in to Windows XP as an administrator. If you don’t know what I mean, you probably are the admin for the WinXP system!
Now you’ll want to select “Install Parallels Tools…” from the VM toolbar that’s part of the Mac side of Parallels Desktop (that is, it’s not part of your guest OS):
As I indicated, you definitely need to be logged in to your guest OS. Parallels reaffirms that with its warning message:
Just “OK” past that — since you are already logged in to WinXP, aren’t you? — and the next thing you’ll see is the Installer running within Windows for this particular application:
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At this point you’ll be clicking Next a few times to let it tell you about the installation options, etc. The first time you click it’ll warn you that they haven’t gone through the Microsoft verification process for the extensions so you’ll possibly see some warnings, but they’re safely ignored:
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I didn’t find that anything needed to be changed along the way. You’ll be asked if you want to install “complete” or “custom”: I recommend you install the complete Parallels Tools package.
Finally, installation complete, you’ll want to restart your guest operating system (e.g., Windows XP, not your Mac):
Once it starts up again, you’ll have a new icon in the clock tray, right next to the time display itself:
That’s the shortcut for Parallels Tools. Click on it and you’ll be able to configure and modify all of the many utilities included in this useful package:
Without a doubt, if you’re running Parallels Desktop you want to also install Parallels Tools too!
Note: If you haven’t yet delved into the world of virtualization on Intel-based Macs, please read