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Windows NT Tools Installation

To install Parallels Tools in Windows NT:

Video Driver Installation

To install the Video Driver do the following:

  1. Open the Control Panel. For this click the Start system menu, select the Settings item, and then Control Panel.
  2. Double click the Display icon to open the Display Properties window.
  3. In the Display Properties window select the Settings tab. Then click the Display Type button.
  4. In the Display Type window select the Change button.
  5. In the Change Display window select the Manufacturers --> Parallels and Display --> Parallels Video Driver. Click OK.
  6. In the Third-party Drivers window click Yes.
  7. Installing Driver window informs you about successfully completed installation. Click OK.
  8. Click the Close button in the Display Type window.
  9. Click the Close button in the Display Properties window.
  10. Click the Yes button in the System Settings Change window to restart the guest OS.

Note: You must restart virtual machine after this setup procedure.

AC'97 Sound Driver Installation

To install AC'97 Sound Driver do the following:

  1. Open the Control Panel. For this click the Start button in the system menu. Then select the Settings item, and then Control Panel.
  2. Double click the Multimedia icon to open the Multimedia Properties window.
  3. In the Multimedia Properties window select the Devices tab. Then select the Audio Devices from Multimedia devices: tree. Click the Add button.
  4. In the Add window, select the Unlisted or Updated Driver from List of Drivers. Click OK.
  5. In the Install Driver window click the Browse button and select the sound driver path.

    If you have installed Parallels Tools to the default location, select C:\Program Files\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Sound.

    If you have installed Parallels Tools to another directory, you should locate this directory.

    Click OK. Then click OK in the Install Driver window.

  6. In the Third-party Drivers window click Yes.
  7. The Add Unlisted or Updated Driver window informs you that you are about to install the AC'97 Audio Driver. Click OK.
  8. Click OK in the About AC97 Audio Driver window.
  9. Click OK in the System Settings Change window.
  10. Click Close button in the Display Type window.

Note: You must restart virtual machine after this setup procedure.