uninstalling parallels 8

i want to uninstall parallels 8 after having been witht he software since version 5.

it just never worked very well on my mid 2009 macbookpro.

can anyone help me figure out how to do this as thoroughly as possible/

TIA

 

To remove Virtual Machines: http://kb.parallels.com/en/5029

To Uninstall Parallels Desktop 8 (the application): http://kb.parallels.com/en/114624