Multiple VMs in P10?

I'm finally upgrading from my 2006 Macbook Pro (1st Intel machine) to a latest gen Macbook Pro. Currently using Parallels 5 on the old machine with WinXP SP3.
On the new Macbook I'd like to preserve the XP VM, and add 2-3 other VMs (a new win 7/8, an old win 98SE from an old design computer, and possibly a Win2000 VM to preserve an existing POS machine).
1. Can Parallels 10 support multiple VMs? with the described OS's?
2. Can Parallels 10 import directly from the existing machines (the 1 VM on the old Mac and the existing Windows machines?

 

Hi,
Answering your questions.
1. yes, Parallels Desktop support multiple VMs with the mentioned OS's
2. yes, Parallels Desktop can create a virtual machine from your real PC: http://kb.parallels.com/en/115007
and Parallels Desktop can convert a third-party VM to the Parallels one: http://kb.parallels.com/en/115305
But in case with Parallels Desktop 5 virtual machine, please make a backup of the .pvm file (virtual machine's file)
then transfer .pvm to the new Mac -> open it with Parallels Desktop 10 (dobule click)
The machine should run under Parallels Desktop 10.
Please consider, you may encounter some technical issues with it as the versions are really differ and the WinXP seems to be old. So please if you experience the issue with it, please don't hesitate to create a ticket in Support.

 

OK. Made the plunge.... Bought Parllels 10 and win 8.1 Pro. That went smooth. It found and brought in my XPSP3 virtual machine, no problem. Has anyone been able to directly create a VM from and existing Win98se windows machine? Transporter does not support Win98. I have the Win98 disk, is there a way to "restore" from a backup or other such workaround, once I have a 98se VM set up?

 

Hi,

Regrettably the only way is to transfer the data -> via external Device (hdd) or by network, but you need to create a Win98 SE virtual machine for that.
Also, please consider, in Parallels Desktop 10 due to technical aspects, we provide slightly different way for connecting printers. So Windows 98 is kind of legacy software and using old drivers for printers, so under Parallels Desktop 10 some of the printers may stop to work.
I'd suggest to use more recent versions of Windows but if for some reason you need 98, you may go ahead.