Parallels 8 Retina

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Nice to have Retina MBP support....but....everything is so small in the Windows window. When I change the Windows resolution to something 'bigger' (less resolution), the Windows window shrinks (though things are 'bigger'). When I resize the Windows window, everything goes very tiny again (icons, text etc).

Is there a way to get the benefit of Retina support without needing a magnifying glass to see things?
 
PD8 doesn't adjust DPI for Windows XP automatically because many older applications misbehave to the point of being unusable. Windows 7 and 8 are much better in this respect. For that reason Enable full resolution checkbox should have been off by default for your XP VM.

Anyway, you can try to adjust DPI scaling in XP manually to see how it would work:
Right-click on the desktop > Properties > Settings tab > Advanced button > General tab > DPI setting.
 
Have Enable Full Resolution checked, changed dpi to 200% and changed icon size from 32 to 45. Things looking good

But, can't say for sure if I had normal behavior before....but now notice that mouse does not travel beyond XP window....must invoke the Control Option command.
 
serv said:
PD8 doesn't adjust DPI for Windows XP automatically because many older applications misbehave to the point of being unusable. Windows 7 and 8 are much better in this respect. For that reason Enable full resolution checkbox should have been off by default for your XP VM.

Anyway, you can try to adjust DPI scaling in XP manually to see how it would work:
Right-click on the desktop > Properties > Settings tab > Advanced button > General tab > DPI setting.
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Where can we control PD8's auto-tuning of DPI? I've been trying to play with this, as when I plug my laptop into a projector, 200% DPI is way too large, but the Parallels Agent seems to keep trying to do things for me....
 
Configuration > Devices > Video
Enable full resolution - allows high resolutions in guest
Optimize Windows for full resolution - tunes DPI in Windows
 
I installed a 10.8 Mountain Lion using Parallels Desktop 8 in my Retina MBP. It works well except the DPI. I can change the resolution but can't reach retina class. Can I make it fit my retina display?
 
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