Have you ever wanted to play Windows games on your Mac? Well if you have an Intel powered Mac running a Mac OS X 10.4.6 or later operating system you can run a complete Windows operation system such as Windows XP in parallel with your normal Mac operating system. With the Windows operating system installed on your Mac you can than play those Windows Game in fact you can run any Windows program.
To install Windows on your Mac you will first need to install the Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac software on your system. To successfully run the Parallels Desktop software on your Mac you must have the following:-
• Mac OS X 10.4.6 or later. To check what version of Mac OS X you have got, choose About This Mac from the Apple menu in the menu bar.
• An Intel-powered Core™ Duo or Core™ Solo Mac® Mini, iMac®, MacBook™, MacBook Pro or Mac Pro.
• A minimum of 768MB of RAM but 1GB is recommended.
• About 200 MB of hard disk space on the boot volume for Parallels Desktop installation.
• Sufficient space on your hard disks to allocate for the virtual machines, i.e. 15 GB of hard disk space is recommended for each virtual machine.
Installing Parallels Desktop software on your Mac is not difficult. When it is installed you can then use it to install what it calls the Guest operation systems i.e. the other operating system such as Windows XP or Vista or even Linux that you want to run at the same time as your Mac operating system. You can install any of the Windows operating systems but there is a Windows Express Installation Assistant especially for Windows XP and Windows Vista. You can also install using Typical or Custom installation settings. During the installation process you will be instructed to insert the CD or DVD containing the Operating System software you want installed, such as the Windows XP Operating System disk.
Leading the way with our trademark innovation, Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac comes packed with 50+ new features and enhancements, including Snapshots, 3D graphics, and the new Parallels-only SmartSelect.
Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac now has more than 1,000,000 users and counting. Make your Mac the only computer you'll ever need.Now Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac is easy to run Windows and other compatible operating systems on your Intel-based Mac--simultaneously with Mac OS X. Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac lets you switch back and forth between Mac OS X and full-screen Windows XP with a simple keystroke. Or you can run Windows inside a window right on your Macintosh desktop. So you're free to use important applications that are currently available only for Windows--programs like Microsoft Project, Access, Money, Act!, Internet Explorer, and more. Even better, Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac doesn't require any rebooting.
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