Newbie Pre-Install Q's

[Katie Daniel]

I am sitting here with my Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac and I don't understand which to install first. Parallels or Windows. I have a MacBook and I really don't know which version of Windows I need. I just need to run Internet Explorer to access my Real Estate Listing Service (which only runs on Windows). Help. I know this is a more technical site - but a little direction will go a long way.

 

[voobrajulia]

Hello Katie,

At first you should install Parallels Desktop, and then when you start it first time you will be suggested to create new Virtual Machine and install Windows.

Here is the list of supported Windows versions:

Windows Vista® Ultimate, Enterprise, Business
Windows Server® 2003 Standard Edition SP0, SP1
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP0, SP1
Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP0, SP1
Windows XP Professional SP0, SP1,SP2
Windows XP Home SP0, SP1,SP2
Windows 2000 Professional Edition SP4
Windows 2000 Server SP4
Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4
Windows NT® Workstation 4.0 SP6
Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
Windows ME
Windows 98
Windows 95
Windows 3.11
Windows 3.1

But the most common and frequently used are Windows XP and Windows Vista.