Booting into Windows 7 installed via Parallels

Discussion in 'Installation and Configuration of Parallels Desktop' started by Schindog, Jan 5, 2013.

  1. Schindog

    Schindog Bit poster

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    So I have Windows 7 installed as a VM through Parallels and was wondering if there is a way to boot directly into Windows 7. I have thus far been unable to find a method for using Bootcamp to boot straight into an OS installed via Parallels. When I hold option on startup, I see my hard drive and the recovery drive as the only two bootable drive options. Is there a way to boot into Windows 7? Thanks!
     
  2. kat

    kat Product Expert

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  3. Andrew@Parallels

    Andrew@Parallels Parallels Team

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    On a side note - you will still be able to use your Windows installed in a BootCamp with Parallels Desktop for Mac while booted to OS X. Just create a virtual machine based on Boot Camp.

    Also you can tune Parallels Desktop VM to start automatically on OS X start.
     

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