To install Parallels Tools in Windows guest OS do the following:
You can install the Parallels Tools only if the guest operating system is running and you are logged in. If you are not logged in now, select Cancel and run Parallels Tools installation later.
" If you are logged in, click OK to start installing. complete
setup and a custom
one. The complete setup installs all of the tools available for your guest OS. If you select custom setup, the Select Components screen asks you to select the desired tools from the tools available for your guest OS.When you receive the following message: "Parallels Tools installation contains a number of unsigned drivers. These drivers are required for proper functioning of Parallels Tools. Currently your system is configured to warn you every time an unsigned driver is installed. Do you want to receive these warnings during Parallels Tools installation?
" click OK to disable the unsigned driver warnings during Parallels Tools installation. They will re-enabled later when the installation will be complete.
Notes: 1. In a Windows 98 guest OS, the Sound Driver requires you to perform additional steps after this setup. Proceed to Windows 98 Sound Driver Installation.
2. In Windows NT guest OS, proceed to Windows NT Tools Installation to complete setup in this guest OS.
Troubleshooting When Installing Tools
Parallels Tools installation is invoked by Windows AUTORUN feature for CD/DVD-ROM drive. It is enabled by default, however if you have disabled it manually, nothing happens after you select the Install Parallels Tools command. (In any way, the vmtools.iso
CD image will be connected to the virtual machine CD-ROM drive, however it is not visible to the user.) To solve this problem do one of the following:
Open the contents of the vmtools.iso
in Windows Explorer, find PrlTools.exe
file, and start it.