Release notes. Are they so difficult?

Release notes. Are they so difficult?

3188:

3212:

3.0:

Please feel free to fill in the above as obviously the Parallels team can't be bothered to include release notes with their update/upgrade downloads.

 

My 3.0 download had release notes. You have to look at them during the install. You can look at them prior to install, along with the quickstart guide and the full manual.

 

I want to look at complete 3.0 release notes, online, before downloading or upgrading.

And I would like to see release notes accompany all builds. I haven't found any for 3188 or 3212.

Maybe I'm missing something here?

 

The release notes for 3.0 are in a PDF file included in the dmg image that you download. It is four sparse pages that I've included here, sans formatting:

Release Notes.pdf

Release Notes
Key Features
Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac is the leading virtualization solution for Macintosh computers, enabling their users to run Windows simultaneously with Mac OS X on any Intel-powered iMac, Mac mini, MacBook, MacBook Pro, and Mac Pro Towers.
With Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac, you can:
• Run your favorite Mac OS and Windows applications at the same time without rebooting
• With shared networking option seamlessly connect to any network from Windows via any connection your Mac uses
• Achieve a high level of performance for Windows on your Mac by leveraging Intel VT - an industry leading solution supported by Parallels Software
• Use Coherence mode, drag-and-drop, copy-and-paste, transparent file associations to achieve seamless integration and maintain a single, integrated environment for all of your applications
• Save the running virtual machine state and revert back at any time
• Quickly create a virtual machine and install the guest OS by using OS Installation Assistant
• Run your Boot Camp partition via virtual machine
• Burn CDs or DVDs from the virtual machine using your Mac optical drive
• Use USB 2.0 devices in the virtual machine
• Achieve optimal virtual machine performance and reduce disk files by 50% or more with Parallels Compressor
• Migrate your old PC into virtual machine using Parallels Transporter
• Browse your virtual machines images directly from Mac using Parallels Explorer
• Download and use pre-built virtual machines from Parallels Virtual Appliances Library
What's New in Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac
Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac includes the following new features and feature improvements:
• Coherence 2.0 - Run your Windows and Mac OS X applications in single integrated environment
o Inversed Shared Folders - Mount your Windows file system and access its files and folders directly from Mac OS X
o Security levels - Select security level using security slider in virtual machie configuration. Choose desired balance between virtual machine isolation and guest Windows and Mac OS X integration according your needs.
o SmartSelect - Open your documents in Mac OS X or Windows using any available Mac OS X or Windows application
Auto registration - On first start of any Windows application this application is made default for opening document types which have no default Mac OS X application
Windows binary integration - Run Windows binaries from directly Mac OS X
Editable documents associations - Right click on running Windows application in Dock and edit list of associated documents types. Associate
each document type with running Windows application or with original Mac OS X application
Open With Integration - Right-click your document in Mac OS X or Windows and choose any available Mac OS X or Windows application from the Open With list
Double-click Integration - Double-click your document in Mac OS X or Windows to open it in the default Mac OS X or Windows application. For example:
Double-click a document in Mac Finder to open it in Windows Word or Excel
Double-click a picture or PDF in Windows Explorer to open it with Mac Preview
Double click any EXE program in Mac Finder to start it in Windows
Double-click a DMG file in Windows Explorer to mount it in Mac OS X
Shared Default Browser/FTP/Mail - Click a web/ftp link in Windows to open it with Mac OS Safari; click a mailto link in Mac OS X to open it with Windows Outlook
Reset Windows Applications - Browse to Applications menu and click "Reset Windows applications" button to remove all applications stubs and clean all file associations with Windows
o Flexible Dock Integration - Choose integration level for Windows applications in the Dock from Never, Always and Only in Coherence
o Windows Start menu Integration - Click the Parallels icon in the Dock to show the Windows Start menu
• Accelerated 3D graphics - Enjoy 3D applications and 3D games running at almost native speed
o OpenGL support - Run OpenGL applications and OpenGL games at native speed in the Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista guest operating systems
o Limited DirectX 8.1 support - Run DirectX applications and DirectX games at native speed in the Windows XP/2003/Vista guest operating systems.
• Snapshots - Save the running virtual machine state and revert back to it at any time
o Multiple Snapshots - Create multiple snapshots
o Visual Snapshots Manager - Manage and navigate your snapshots tree using comprehensive visual tool
• Undo disks - Make you virtual machine read-only and clear all changes at the end of session
• Splitted disks - Split virtual disks into 2G chunks (it allows to store virtual disk on FAT32 filesystem)
• Shared printers - Print directly from Windows to any Mac OS X installed printer
• Vista Boot Camp support - Run Windows Vista installed on Boot Camp partition within virtual machine
• Windows 2008 (beta) experimental support - Run Windows 2008 Server beta within virtual machine
• Improved Hypervisor - Enjoy better security, stability and isolation between virtual machines and Mac OS X
• Improved Memory Manager - Allocate only required virtual memory on hard disk and save up to 1,5G disk space per virtual machine
• Parallels Tools for guest Linux - Enjoy better integration between guest Linux and Mac OS X
o Mouse Synchronization - Seemlessly move mouse pointer between Linux and Mac OS X
o Change Screen Resolution - Resize guest Linux resolution according to virtual machine window size
• New Toolbar Icons - Switch between three pre-defined toolbar icon sets or add your own icon set to Parallels Desktop.app/Contents/Resources/Iconsets/
• Improved Parallels Transporter - Use firewire cable for easy migration
o Vista Support - Migrate your Vista PC or third-party Vista VM into Parallels virtual machine
o Entire VM Migration - Migrate entire VMware or Microsoft virtual machine into Parallels virtual machine
o Firewire Support - Migrate PC into Parallels virtual machine via firewire cable
• Parallels Explorer - Browse your virtual machines images directly from Mac OS X when Parallels Desktop is not running, copy, move and delete files and folders on virtual disks
• Parallels Virtual Appliances - Download pre-built virtual machines from Parallels Virtual Appliances Library
• Other changes
o Paused virtual machine could be continued by mouse click on its window
o Resource allocation policy between virtual machine and Mac OS X can be chosen in new virtual machine assitant
o Legacy Image Tool removed from installation package
Bugfixes in Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac
The list of most important fixes:
• High CPU usage when some USB devices are connected to the VM
• High CPU usage by sound input device enabled in VM
• High CPU usage by Paused VM
• GDI resources leak in ParallelsToolsCenter.exe
• BSOD 07B after repairing Windows in Boot Camp
• Slow Boot Camp partition unmounting
• Slow real CD/DVD unmounting
• Ubuntu 7.04 guest OS installation fixes
• Two minutes delay when mounting CD-ROM in Ubuntu 7.04 guest OS
• Windows XP SP0 and Windows XP SP1 guest OS stability fixes
• Coherence on 23" and 30" monitors problem fixed - now up to 64 MB of video RAM is avaliable
• Parallels Tools uninstallation fixed for Windows NT, Windows 98 and Windows 95
• Windows 95 and Windows 98 guest OSes causing 100% CPU load problem fixed
• Linspire/Freespire 5.1 guest OS installation fixes
• USB devices autoconnect behavior changed - now it shouldn't connect HID devices (mice, keyboards...)
• Windows XP in Boot Camp constantly reinstalling Windows update issue fixed
In addition, lots of other bugs were fixed and improvements were implemented.
Compatible 3D Applications and Games
The following 3D applications and games are known to be compatible with Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac 3D hardware virtualization:
• Autodesk AutoCAD 2008 (mouse synchronization should be off to achieve better experience)
• AeroFly Pro Deluxe
• AVID SoftImage XSI 5.11
• RhinoCeros 4
• SketchUp Pro 6
• SolidWorks 2007
• Alien Arena 2007 (OpenGL)
• Baldur's Gate 2 (Direct3D)
• Call of Duty (OpenGL)
• Counter Strike 1.6 (OpenGL/Direct3D)
• Descent 3 (OpenGL)
• Doom 3 (OpenGL)
• Duke Nukem Manhattan Project (OpenGL)
• Dungeon Siege 2 (Direct3D)
• Far Cry (OpenGL)
• GORE - Ultimate Soldier (OpenGL)
• Half Life (OpenGL/Direct3D)
• Hitman Codename 47 (OpenGL)
• Hitman Silent Assasin (OpenGL)
• Hitman Contracts (OpenGL)
• Max Payne (Direct3D)
• Max Payne 2 (Direct3D)
• Neverball (OpenGL)
• Prey (OpenGL)
• Quake 1 GL (OpenGL)
• Quake 2 (OpenGL)
• Quake 3 Arena (OpenGL)
• Return to Castle Wolfenstein (OpenGL)
• Scorched 3D (OpenGL)
• Serious Sam The First Encounter (OpenGL)
• Serious Sam The Second Encounter (OpenGL)
• SiN (OpenGL)
• Tribes (OpenGL)
• Unreal Tournament 2004 (OpenGL)
• Warcraft 3 (OpenGL)
• Worms 3D (OpenGL)