Two things I am Missing...

Discussion in 'Installation and Configuration of Parallels Desktop' started by Jkraynak, Feb 16, 2010.

  1. Jkraynak

    Jkraynak Bit poster

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    Hello,

    I used Parallels for my Mac about 2 years ago to run Windows XP. I had a few issues and decided to give VMWare a try. Just recently, I've decided to switch back to Parallels, as I liked it a lot better. However, when I changed back this time, there seems to be a few features missing that I can't locate. Please see below.

    When I used to have Parallels, I used to be able to go from MAC OS to XP by simply clicking in the Parallels window. When ever I wanted to go back to MAC OS, I would simply click somewhere outside of the Parallels window and it would return my mouse back to me. Now for some reason, I have to hit Ctrl+Alt to release the mouse from Parallels. Is there something I'm missing? I was sure you could do this easily in the previous release.

    My second issue is files. I used to be able to drag and drop files from MAC OS to XP by dropping, say a Word document in the Parallels window. It would load for a few seconds, and then the file would be in XP. I could also do this the other way around. I could drag that file from XP back onto my MAC OS side. This new release will not let me do either of those functions. Is there somewhere I have to enable this feature? Surely, it can be done.

    Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
     

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