Was using Parallels 7 Trial, Bought 8, Do I Need to Reinstall Everything?

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Celulloyd

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Like the topic says, I was using a trial version of Parallels 7 on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion last summer. I had loaded Windows 7, Quickbooks, and several other programs hoping to purchase the full version 7 but I guess I waited too long. Do I have to reinstall all the programs under Windows or will they still be installed after I upgrade to Parallels 8?

Thanks,
Lloyd
 
As long as you didn't delete the .pvm/vm files they are still there.
You can check for then on your computer under: /Users/<YourUserName>/Documents/Parallels/<NameOfTheVirtualMachine>
 
Thanks Kat. I didn't delete any files at all. Am I supposed to delete the Parallels v7 files before installing the v8 files?
 
Hi Lloyd,

All you need to do is download the new version of Parallels or install from CD/DVD. When you install Parallels 8 it will find the older installation of Parallels, and remove it.

kat
 
Kat,

Thanks. Everything is working fine so far. I was able to use the previous virtual machine without a problem. I have one more question: When I was using v7, I set it up so that the icons on my Mac also appeared on the desktop of the Windows. How can I configure it so that the icons do NOT appear in Windows? I can't remember the setting but I can't find anything in the HELP either.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Lloyd
 
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You most likely set it up with Sharing enabled.
Along the top near the apple icon with your vm selected but not turned on.
go to Virtual Machine>configure>Options>Sharing

If you have Shared Profile checked: uncheck
If you have SmartMount checked: uncheck

closed the window.
Start you vm
This should take care of the mac icon on your windows machine. ;)
 
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