Parallels Desktop for Mac build 3106 Beta 3 is available for download.

Dec 29, 2006, 11:05 AM #1
STim Parallels Team Join: Mar 2006 Posts: 831	Parallels Desktop for Mac build 3106 Beta 3 is available for download. Hello everyone! Parallels Desktop for Mac Beta 3 is now available for download. Additional details and download information is available on this page: http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/beta_testing/ PLEASE REMEMBER: this is a beta software, and like any other beta software you should treat it very carefully. Do not install this Beta 3 into the production environment yet. Do backup your virtual machines before trying them with Beta 3. This beta does not introduce any new functionality, but provides several very important fixes to the problems found in previous Betas: * Coherence now handles “round” windows like Windows Media Player or Winamp correctly. * Fullscreen and Coherence mode on secondary monitor fixed. * Guest pixel size calculation was fixed – applications like MS Access or MS PowerPoint should handle graphs correctly. * Guest Linux screen resolutions in 24 bit mode fixed. * Possiblity to switch off Command+ZXCV mapping or swap Control and Command keys introduced (the feature was requested by a number of beta-testers) * Several USB 2.0 fixes – more bulk devices to work since now. The work on web cameras and other isochronous devices is still in progress. * And many others… As usual, any feedback is extremely appreciated at beta@parallels.com mailbox. Best regards, Tim and the Parallels Team

Dec 29, 2006, 11:05 AM

STim
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Parallels Desktop for Mac build 3106 Beta 3 is available for download.

Hello everyone!

Parallels Desktop for Mac Beta 3 is now available for download.

Additional details and download information is available on this page: http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/beta_testing/

PLEASE REMEMBER: this is a beta software, and like any other beta software you should treat it very carefully. Do not install this Beta 3 into the production environment yet. Do backup your virtual machines before trying them with Beta 3.

This beta does not introduce any new functionality, but provides several very important fixes to the problems found in previous Betas:

* Coherence now handles “round” windows like Windows Media Player or Winamp correctly.

* Fullscreen and Coherence mode on secondary monitor fixed.

* Guest pixel size calculation was fixed – applications like MS Access or MS PowerPoint should handle graphs correctly.

* Guest Linux screen resolutions in 24 bit mode fixed.

* Possiblity to switch off Command+ZXCV mapping or swap Control and Command keys introduced (the feature was requested by a number of beta-testers)

* Several USB 2.0 fixes – more bulk devices to work since now. The work on web cameras and other isochronous devices is still in progress.

* And many others…

As usual, any feedback is extremely appreciated at beta@parallels.com mailbox.

Best regards,
Tim and the Parallels Team

Dec 29, 2006, 11:29 AM #2
kyrunner Junior Member Join: Sep 2006 Posts: 13	How Do You Play Dvds when I put in a dvd it says windows media player cannot play this dvd because it is not possible to turn on analog copy protection on the out put display.try installing an update driver for your video card????????

Dec 29, 2006, 12:00 PM #3
joco Junior Member Join: Sep 2006 Posts: 24	Do we need to uninstall Parallels Tools before installing Beta 3 ov er Beta 2, or is that just for people using Beta 1?

Dec 29, 2006, 12:23 PM #4
neosublime Member Join: May 2006 Posts: 62	Well played gentlemen. Well played.

Dec 29, 2006, 12:32 PM

AlanH
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Quote:

Originally Posted by joco

Do we need to uninstall Parallels Tools before installing Beta 3 ov er Beta 2, or is that just for people using Beta 1?

I just shut down my VMs so that the beta 2 was not running, and ran the beta 3 installer, then re-opened my VM. It even starts the Parallels Tools update automatically after you open the VM and confirm you want it to do so.

Well done, Parallels.

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Dec 29, 2006, 12:58 PM

boneznet01
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RE: play DVD's

Quote:

Originally Posted by kyrunner

when I put in a dvd it says windows media player cannot play this dvd because it is not possible to turn on analog copy protection on the out put display.try installing an update driver for your video card????????

What's the point of this? Why not just play the DVD in the MacOS X DVD Player application?

Dec 29, 2006, 01:02 PM #7
bhagiratha Member Join: Apr 2006 Posts: 31	Still NO support of 64bit Operating Systems.

Dec 29, 2006, 01:05 PM #8
Andrew @ Parallels Parallels Team Join: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,557	bhagiratha, We are not planning to support 64 bit guest until version 3.0, sorry. __________________ Best Regards, Andrew @ Parallels

Dec 29, 2006, 01:10 PM #9
manfredell Senior Member Join: Jul 2006 Posts: 100	Give me a break. Hotsync with Palm desktop STILL NOT WORKING. This is a basic necessity!!!!

Dec 29, 2006, 01:32 PM #10
j0nkatz Junior Member Join: Dec 2006 Posts: 12	I agree! This is not good.

Dec 29, 2006, 01:34 PM #11
Andrew @ Parallels Parallels Team Join: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,557	It seems that website is overloaded. Please wait a bit and try to download again. __________________ Best Regards, Andrew @ Parallels

Dec 31, 2006, 05:35 PM

#12

sparker
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Quote:

Originally Posted by manfredell

Give me a break. Hotsync with Palm desktop STILL NOT WORKING. This is a basic necessity!!!!

Interesting. I sync with Palm Desktop just fine, and I'm running the pre-beta versions...

Steve

Jan 1, 2007, 08:56 AM

#13

jonsun
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Posts: 12

Quote:

Originally Posted by manfredell

Give me a break. Hotsync with Palm desktop STILL NOT WORKING. This is a basic necessity!!!!

I agree, very basic necessity, especially for those web updates that require a windows browser envirnoment to complete the hotsynch update!

Jan 9, 2007, 11:03 PM

#14

scotymac
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Quote:

Originally Posted by manfredell

Give me a break. Hotsync with Palm desktop STILL NOT WORKING. This is a basic necessity!!!!

That's why it's called beta..... reinstall 1970 for reliable palm hotsync.

Jan 10, 2007, 01:21 AM

#15

luomat
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ah yes, the USB1.1 goodness

Quote:

Originally Posted by scotymac

That's why it's called beta..... reinstall 1970 for reliable palm hotsync.

Right, because really, the ability to use USB2 isn't all that important when syncing a Palm.

I suppose I could also reinstall writing things out in longhand, or use carbon paper to duplicate my contact information and calendar.

Coherence = Eye Candy

USB2/Palm Sync = functionality

We've gotten much more of 1 than 2

Jan 10, 2007, 02:31 AM

#16

Fredric
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Quote:

Originally Posted by scotymac

That's why it's called beta..... reinstall 1970 for reliable palm hotsync.

FYI: Palm hotsync did not work for me in 1970, and still does not recognize the presence of my iQue 3600 in 3106.

Jan 21, 2007, 04:11 PM #17
mekanik Junior Member Join: Jan 2007 Posts: 3	Exactly! And I've just installed Release Candidate 3120 and still I cannot synchronize my Clie. When will it be possible? It's REALLY crucial as SONY will not support Mac and I have no other way of backing up my data (except The Missing Sync software that sucks).

Feb 12, 2007, 09:31 AM #18
Resuna Member Join: Aug 2006 Posts: 54	Mekanik: I can sync my Clie SJ22 in VMware Fusion. (maybe mentioning the competition will light a fire under Parallel's butt)

Feb 12, 2007, 01:13 PM

#19

drval
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Quote:

Originally Posted by mekanik

Exactly! And I've just installed Release Candidate 3120 and still I cannot synchronize my Clie. When will it be possible? It's REALLY crucial as SONY will not support Mac and I have no other way of backing up my data (except The Missing Sync software that sucks).

Have you tried build 3150?

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Dec 29, 2006, 01:17 PM #20
macguyincali Junior Member Join: Dec 2006 Posts: 4	System Freeze First of all, gentlemen: Parallels is a great tool and you guys have done a great job updating it constantly and meeting your users' needs. I seem to have run into a problem with my version upon updating to this last beta (it actually started with the previous beta released a few weeks ago). I uninstalled BootCamp tools in XP (when booted into XP) and then rebooted into OS X and tried starting up the BootCamp disk in Parallels. It seems to work every other time. The times it doesn't work, the entire computer freezes up and I have to do a hard reset (hold down power button for 5 seconds) to get my computer back. It tends to happen when I have to restart the Parallels XP machine (installing software, etc.). A screen has come up a few times: Checking file system on c: The type of the file system is NTFS. One of your disks needs to be checked for consistency. You may cancel the disk check, but it is strongly recommended that you continue. To skip disk checking, press any key within 10 seconds(s). When this appears, the countdown stops at 7 or 6 or so and then the entire system freezes up. CTRL-ALT-DEL won't work and only the mouse pointer can move. Any thoughts on this?

Dec 29, 2006, 01:17 PM

#20

macguyincali
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System Freeze

First of all, gentlemen:

Parallels is a great tool and you guys have done a great job updating it constantly and meeting your users' needs.

I seem to have run into a problem with my version upon updating to this last beta (it actually started with the previous beta released a few weeks ago).

I uninstalled BootCamp tools in XP (when booted into XP) and then rebooted into OS X and tried starting up the BootCamp disk in Parallels. It seems to work every other time. The times it doesn't work, the entire computer freezes up and I have to do a hard reset (hold down power button for 5 seconds) to get my computer back. It tends to happen when I have to restart the Parallels XP machine (installing software, etc.). A screen has come up a few times:

Checking file system on c: The type of the file system is NTFS. One of your disks needs to be checked for consistency. You may cancel the disk check, but it is strongly recommended that you continue. To skip disk checking, press any key within 10 seconds(s).

When this appears, the countdown stops at 7 or 6 or so and then the entire system freezes up. CTRL-ALT-DEL won't work and only the mouse pointer can move.

Any thoughts on this?

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