Upgrade to Parallels desktop 12 FROM Parallels desktop 8

[michaelg16]

I have been running parallels 8 under OSX 10.9. I am now planning up upgrade to OSX 10.11. I see where I can upgrade to Parallels 12 from version 10 or 11, but nothing on how to do it from version 8. Is this even possible?

 

[Dinesh@Parallels]

Hi Michaelg16,
According to our licensing policy, an upgrade to Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac is supported from Parallels Desktop 11 and 10 only. If your previous version key is for Parallels Desktop 9 or earlier, please visit the Parallels Online Store to purchase a full license for Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac.