Note: You must have Power User or Administrator rights to be able to install the Parallels Workstation on a computer running Windows.
To install Parallels Workstation:
Select the Windows EXE file for downloading.
Parallels-Wst-2.2.xxxx-Win.exe
file and double-click it. The Parallels Setup Wizard greets you with the following screen.Click Next button to display user license agreement which you must accept to continue installing Parallels Workstation.
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key or the down arrow ¯ key on your keyboard to read the entire agreement. Select the I accept the terms of the license agreement option. The Next button becomes enabled; click it to proceed with the installation. You may print the license agreement for your records using the Print button.
If you prefer to register on Parallels site, click the Register on site button.
To buy Parallels Workstation and receive a permanent activation key, use the Buy button.
If you want to put off the registration, click Skip registration to proceed to next step.
Note. The User registration screen does not appear if you reinstall Parallels Workstation.
When finished, click the Next button to move to the Choose Destination Location screen.
Notes. 1. You are not obligated to specify activation information right now. It is possible to do it later in the installed application in the Activate Product window. To skip this step, click the Activate later button.
2. The Customer Information screen may not appear if you reinstall Parallels Workstation after removing it. If you chose to save license information when removing, this step will be omitted.
Press the Next button to display the Select Program Folder window.
By default, setup wizard offers to create a new folder called Parallels. However you may choose one of the folders currently existing in the Programs list and presented in the Existing Folders list on this screen.
Click Next to proceed.
Click Next to move to the next screen.
You can return to the previous steps by clicking the Back button.
Click OK to disable the unsigned driver warnings during Parallels Workstation installation. They will re-enabled later when the installation will be complete.
If your system is configured to block the unsigned drivers installation, you will receive the similar message prompting you to allow installation of these drivers. Click OK, otherwise Parallels Workstation can not be installed at all.
To complete the installation, click Finish. If you check I want to view Readme file option, the Readme file will be opened in Notepad.