I have loaded Parallels 5 for the MAC and created a Windows 7 VM, but I can't find a combination of network settings to allow me access to the Active Directory network so that I can join Win7 to the domain. Help!
The VM must be in Bridged (most likely to "default") adapter. It is the only requirement to join to Domain. Check that networking is functioning (you are able browse internet) in bridged. And if it is, then join to domain should not be a problem