Can you download Windows 8 into Parallels?

Discussion in 'Installation and Configuration of Parallels Desktop' started by Jerseygirl1968, Sep 15, 2014.

  1. Jerseygirl1968

    Jerseygirl1968 Bit poster

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    Recently purchased an iMac and installed Parallels 10. I need to install Windows 8 and do not have an external cd drive. How can I get around this or am I off to best buy to buy an external hard drive?
    I didn't do my homework and did not realize that this would be such a problem.
    Can I buy a download of Windows 8 to install in Parallels? I am not as tech savvy as I used to be and do not want to mess things up. The set up wizard does not appear to have this option.
    Please help! Need to get my Quickbooks back up and running!
     
  2. Abdul@Parallels

    Abdul@Parallels Parallels Support

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    Hi Jerseygirl1968,

    Please purchase Windows 8 full version from Microsoft (request for an .iso image file) and follow the steps as suggested at http://kb.parallels.com/4729 to install Windows 8 OS as Virtual Machine in Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac.
     

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