Automatically suspend virtual machine?

[TheCat]

When I shut down or restart my Mac, Parallels prompts me:

Do you want to stop or suspend this virtual machine?

If you stop this virtual machine, you may lose unsaved data.

If I don't respond, a few seconds late, my Mac says:

Logout has timed out because the application Parallels Desktop failed to quit. To try again, quit Parallels Desktop and choose Log Out from the Apple menu.

You can use the Force Quit menu item in the apple menu (or press Command+Option+Esc) to quit an unresponsive application.

How can I get Parallels to automatically suspend my virtual machine?

I'm running Mac OS X 10.5.6, Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac Build 4.0.3810 and the virtual machine is Windows XP Professional.

 

[galochka]

Hello TheCat,

Yes it is possible:

Please open Configure -> Startup and Shutdown-> On window close -> Suspend
and check option: Close window on shutdown

 

[Parallels User]

I'm sorry, correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm almost certain that Close Window on Shutdown refers to the shutdown of the Guest OS in the VM not the Shutdown of Parallels or the Shutdown of OSX. So it will not have any effect on this issue.

 

[RickKC]

galochka's settings worked for me

Just confirming that those settings indeed worked and Mac logout now just works properly for me.