The one and only reason I switched from VMWare Fusion was because Parallels allowed me to suspend my Boot Camp virtual machine! So I'm extremely disappointed to find this functionality is removed! Is there absolutely no way to bring it back?
I need to use Boot Camp for some 3D programs I use, because Parallels doesn't have the performance for that. But I also want to use Parallels too, to make things more convenient when I just need to do some minor operation in Windows. Almost all of that convenience is now wiped out, if I have to wait for Windows to boot and shut down, every time I want to do some small thing in Windows.
Leaving Windows & Parallels running all the time is not an option for me, because it uses way too many resources, and I don't use it that often. Likewise, having to manage a duplicate install of Windows in a non-Boot Camp virtual machine is not a satisfactory option. In other words, there's not that much incentive anymore for me to use Parallels instead of just using Boot Camp directly. Again, for me, the ability of Parallels to suspend the Boot Camp virtual machine was its number one feature. I sincerely hope you will re-think the decision to remove it.
Could you be more specific about this "improper behavior" and "damage"? Because, I never had any problems with it up until now. So you can imagine that it's frustrating to have a major piece of functionality removed, with no real explanation, when it seems like there was nothing wrong with it to begin with.
I know that I need to be careful to un-suspend and shut down the virtual machine before booting with Boot Camp. I have a suspicion that not doing this might cause the damage to the Boot Camp install that you mention, and that you decided to remove the functionality altogether because people might forget to shut down the virtual machine before booting with Boot Camp. Is that correct? If that's the case, then I would doubly urge you to bring back the functionality. Perhaps some dire warnings could be given when suspending the Boot Camp machine, but I don't need to be protected from myself by completely preventing me from doing what I want if it's possible. I can remember not to leave the house with no pants on, not to stick knives in my eyes or put my tongue in the electrical outlet, and not to start Boot Camp without shutting down the Parallels virtual machine first
Looking forward to your answer, thanks...
