spectre
Oct 29, 2007, 04:48 PM
Dear Customers,
We are glad to announce that Parallels begins new Open Beta-testing Program on the coming update for Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac Build 5540.
"RENTON, Wash. – October 29th, 2007 -- Parallels, Inc., has released a new beta version of its award-winning Parallels Desktop for Mac, the world’s leading desktop virtualization product, that is certified to work with Mac OS X “Leopard”, delivering better performance and enhanced usability when running both Windows Vista and XP on a Mac. The new build enables current Parallels Desktop users to upgrade to Leopard more easily, and makes it simple for new users to start using OS X and Windows simultaneously." - read the full Press Release (http://www.parallels.com/en/pr/press-releases/id,16164) for more details.
You can learn more details on the Beta Program in the dedicated Public Beta Forums Section (http://forum.parallels.com/forumdisplay.php?f=75)
Please keep in mind that this software version is considered Beta in all aspects and you shouldn't use it for any mission critical tasks or production purposes.
== What's New in Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac Beta (Build 5540) ==
* '''Mac OS X Leopard support'''
** Mount virtual disks to Mac desktop
* '''Virtualization Engine'''
** SMBios support
** Significant Windows Vista and Windows XP performance improvement
* '''Network'''
** Port forwarding support for Shared Networking implemented
* '''User interface'''
** Support for "~" in paths (to HDD, Shared Folders and such) implemented
* '''Virtual devices'''
** Possibility to use two identical CD/DVD drives in VM implemented
* '''Video and 3D'''
** DirectX and OpenGL performance improved
* '''Parallels Transporter'''
** Migrate Windows from your Boot Camp partition to a Parallels virtual disk image
== Bugfixes and improvements in Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac Beta (Build 5540) ==
* '''Primary OS support'''
** Wrong disk permissions after installing Parallels Desktop - fixed
** Applications icons are not shown in Dock on Leopard - fixed
* '''Stability and resources usage'''
** Sound related segmentation faults: troubles when playing in PokerStars, browsing the Web - fixed
** Segmentation fault when deleting Snapshot in inactive state of Guest OS - fixed
** Windows Experience Index is not counted properly in Vista - fixed
* '''Coherence'''
** Windows Taskbar behavior in various view modes - corrected
** Command key doesn't call Windows Start Menu if Windows Taskbar is hidden - fixed
** Visual Studio 2005 taskbar jumps over the screen when moving it - fixed
** Cursor jumping about in AutoCAD - fixed
** Visual Studio hangs when moving toolbox panel - fixed
** Visual Studio debugger hits breakpoint when running in Coherence - fixed
** Black rectangle instead of Start button in Vista - fixed
* '''Parallels Tools'''
** Error 5009 appears during Parallels Tools installation - fixed
** MIDIoverLAN CP 3.2 doesn't work with Bridged networking - fixed
** Parallels Tools installation on SuSE 9.3 guest fails - fixed
** Wealth In Motion failed to register throught the network - fixed
** Wrong key codes conversion - fixed
** Japanese Input Method (MSIME) doesn't display convert candidates on a pop-up window correctly - fixed
* '''Disks and folders sharing'''
** Some 3rd party applications can not be installed/uninstalled with Shared Profile enabled - fixed
* '''Virtual devices'''
** CD/DVD drive detection for some Linux distributives is broken - fixed
* '''Video and 3D'''
** Video memory size inside VM and in VM settinigs are not always similar - fixed
** CatiaV5R16: Error on startup - fixed
** 3DMark 2001 benchmark mode causes segmentation fault - fixed
** No textures in some games on nVidia graphic cards - fixed
** DirectX and OpenGL performance - improved
** Lots of application compatibility fixes
* '''Parallels Image Tool'''
** Disk package permissions corruption during split operation - fixed
== Known issues in Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac Beta (Build 5540) ==
* '''Stability and resources usage'''
** Windows disks may be not correctly mounted to Leopard
** Problems may occur when suspending a virtual machine with running OpenGL application
** Accidental BSODs on Vista may occur
** Mounted USB device may seriously increase CPU usage
** In rare cases, Windows Vista may be frozen while going to sleep
** Windows NT4 hangs while trying to change screen resolution
* '''Suspend/Resume'''
** Slow resume still may be noticed
* '''Coherence'''
** Small artefacts in Expose' may appear
** Leopard Spaces are not fully supported
* '''Parallels Tools'''
** Parallels Tools Center sometimes may use 100% CPU after drag-and-drop operation
** Sometimes clipboard synchronization doesn't work
* '''Shared Applications and SmartSelect'''
** Sharing Mac Applications may not be turned off
* '''Video and 3D'''
** Windows Media Player doesn`t work in IE on Vista
* '''Parallels Transporter'''
** Vista Boot Camp migration via network may fail (if Vista launched in Parallels Desktop)
* '''Parallels Explorer&Mounter'''
** Mounter doesn't work on Leopard
** Incorrect disk size may be displayed
** Transmission between different columns with keyboard is not available yet
We are glad to announce that Parallels begins new Open Beta-testing Program on the coming update for Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac Build 5540.
"RENTON, Wash. – October 29th, 2007 -- Parallels, Inc., has released a new beta version of its award-winning Parallels Desktop for Mac, the world’s leading desktop virtualization product, that is certified to work with Mac OS X “Leopard”, delivering better performance and enhanced usability when running both Windows Vista and XP on a Mac. The new build enables current Parallels Desktop users to upgrade to Leopard more easily, and makes it simple for new users to start using OS X and Windows simultaneously." - read the full Press Release (http://www.parallels.com/en/pr/press-releases/id,16164) for more details.
You can learn more details on the Beta Program in the dedicated Public Beta Forums Section (http://forum.parallels.com/forumdisplay.php?f=75)
Please keep in mind that this software version is considered Beta in all aspects and you shouldn't use it for any mission critical tasks or production purposes.
== What's New in Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac Beta (Build 5540) ==
* '''Mac OS X Leopard support'''
** Mount virtual disks to Mac desktop
* '''Virtualization Engine'''
** SMBios support
** Significant Windows Vista and Windows XP performance improvement
* '''Network'''
** Port forwarding support for Shared Networking implemented
* '''User interface'''
** Support for "~" in paths (to HDD, Shared Folders and such) implemented
* '''Virtual devices'''
** Possibility to use two identical CD/DVD drives in VM implemented
* '''Video and 3D'''
** DirectX and OpenGL performance improved
* '''Parallels Transporter'''
** Migrate Windows from your Boot Camp partition to a Parallels virtual disk image
== Bugfixes and improvements in Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac Beta (Build 5540) ==
* '''Primary OS support'''
** Wrong disk permissions after installing Parallels Desktop - fixed
** Applications icons are not shown in Dock on Leopard - fixed
* '''Stability and resources usage'''
** Sound related segmentation faults: troubles when playing in PokerStars, browsing the Web - fixed
** Segmentation fault when deleting Snapshot in inactive state of Guest OS - fixed
** Windows Experience Index is not counted properly in Vista - fixed
* '''Coherence'''
** Windows Taskbar behavior in various view modes - corrected
** Command key doesn't call Windows Start Menu if Windows Taskbar is hidden - fixed
** Visual Studio 2005 taskbar jumps over the screen when moving it - fixed
** Cursor jumping about in AutoCAD - fixed
** Visual Studio hangs when moving toolbox panel - fixed
** Visual Studio debugger hits breakpoint when running in Coherence - fixed
** Black rectangle instead of Start button in Vista - fixed
* '''Parallels Tools'''
** Error 5009 appears during Parallels Tools installation - fixed
** MIDIoverLAN CP 3.2 doesn't work with Bridged networking - fixed
** Parallels Tools installation on SuSE 9.3 guest fails - fixed
** Wealth In Motion failed to register throught the network - fixed
** Wrong key codes conversion - fixed
** Japanese Input Method (MSIME) doesn't display convert candidates on a pop-up window correctly - fixed
* '''Disks and folders sharing'''
** Some 3rd party applications can not be installed/uninstalled with Shared Profile enabled - fixed
* '''Virtual devices'''
** CD/DVD drive detection for some Linux distributives is broken - fixed
* '''Video and 3D'''
** Video memory size inside VM and in VM settinigs are not always similar - fixed
** CatiaV5R16: Error on startup - fixed
** 3DMark 2001 benchmark mode causes segmentation fault - fixed
** No textures in some games on nVidia graphic cards - fixed
** DirectX and OpenGL performance - improved
** Lots of application compatibility fixes
* '''Parallels Image Tool'''
** Disk package permissions corruption during split operation - fixed
== Known issues in Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac Beta (Build 5540) ==
* '''Stability and resources usage'''
** Windows disks may be not correctly mounted to Leopard
** Problems may occur when suspending a virtual machine with running OpenGL application
** Accidental BSODs on Vista may occur
** Mounted USB device may seriously increase CPU usage
** In rare cases, Windows Vista may be frozen while going to sleep
** Windows NT4 hangs while trying to change screen resolution
* '''Suspend/Resume'''
** Slow resume still may be noticed
* '''Coherence'''
** Small artefacts in Expose' may appear
** Leopard Spaces are not fully supported
* '''Parallels Tools'''
** Parallels Tools Center sometimes may use 100% CPU after drag-and-drop operation
** Sometimes clipboard synchronization doesn't work
* '''Shared Applications and SmartSelect'''
** Sharing Mac Applications may not be turned off
* '''Video and 3D'''
** Windows Media Player doesn`t work in IE on Vista
* '''Parallels Transporter'''
** Vista Boot Camp migration via network may fail (if Vista launched in Parallels Desktop)
* '''Parallels Explorer&Mounter'''
** Mounter doesn't work on Leopard
** Incorrect disk size may be displayed
** Transmission between different columns with keyboard is not available yet