Thumb drive doesn't show on Mac w/ Parallels is running

This is more of an annoyance than a major problem, but why is it that when I have Parallels running Windows XP and I insert a thumb drive, it opens on the Windows side and doesn't show at all in the Mac's Finder window? Is that a setting that I'm just not seeing?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Patrick

 

Start Parallels Desktop holding Command key-
Configuration Editor - USB COntroller 1 - Connection options - select connect to Mac OS

 

Great! Thanks.

I always wondered what those options were for!

 

Hi I am not able to detect the external hard disk form parallels and also I am not able to maximaize the screen to the complete size

 

1. Use Shared Folders
Parallels Desktop for Mac user guide from http://www.parallels.com/en/download/file/doc/Parallels_Desktop_for_Mac_User_Guide.pdf page 207
2. Install /reinstall Parallels Tools