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Activating Parallels Workstation in Linux

Getting an Activation Key

If you already have an activation key, skip this section and proceed to Activating Your Copy of Parallels Workstation below in this topic.

To get an evaluation key:

  1. Click Help in the menu and select Activate Product. This opens the Activate Product screen.
  2. In the Activate Product screen, click the "obtain a free trial activation key" link to open the User Registration window.
  3. In the User Registration window, specify your e-mail and your name. Entering name of your company and optional information in the respective tab is not necessary. Specify if you want to receive news from Parallels to your e-mail.

    User Registration

  4. Click the Register button to send this information to Parallels. You will be sent a free trial activation key to your e-mail in a short time.

    Alternatively, you may register on Parallels site. Click the Register on site button to proceed to creation of the account on site. You will receive a free trial activation key on your e-mail soon after this.

To get a permanent activation key:

  1. Click Help in the menu and select Activate Product. This opens the Activate Product screen.
  2. In the Activate Product screen, click the "purchase a permanent activation key" hyperlink to open the Parallels Online Store.

Activating Your Copy of Parallels Workstation

To activate Parallels Workstation in Linux do the following:

  1. Click Help in the Parallels Workstation main menu and select Activate Product.
  2. In the Activate Product window, fill in the following fields:
  3. Click the Activate button. If you have entered a valid activation key, the following confirmation message will be displayed: "Parallels Workstation has been activated successfully. Thank you!" From this point on, your copy of the Parallels Workstation is active and you may use all of its features and capabilities.

The same information is contained in the Licensing Information group in About Parallels Workstation window and is described in the appropriate topic.

If You Activated with a Permanent Key

After you have activated your copy of Parallels Workstation with a permanent activation key, you will be asked to register the next time you start Parallels Workstation. When you see the dialog shown below and click the Register button, the user registration online form will be opened in your Web browser. Please provide us with you contact information to receive notifications about our new updates and products.

Registration Reminder in Linux