Mac Virtual machine Installation win8.1 Tutorial

1, open parallels Desktop 10, in the initial interface "new virtual machine" to choose to install Windows or other operating systems (from or DVD image files), if the virtual machine has been installed before, will display a list of virtual machines, click "Continue" to enter the next step: as shown

Description: Parallel Desktop 9 provides us with 3 new ways of virtual machines:

1), install a brand-new Windows system;

2), from our original PC to carry out a complete system migration;

3, start Windows installed under Apple Boot camp.

In addition, Parallels Desktop 9 also provides download of a variety of operating system mirroring and installation without a system-installed image. Here we choose "Install Windows or other operating systems".

2, parallels will automatically scan the local storage system installation files, in the found operating system to select the installation can be. If you do not find a custom lookup by the Manual Find button, click "Continue" to go to the next step: as shown. Parallels Desktop will automatically display the found operating system, select one to enter the installation, and choose "Install Windows 8 64 bits" here. Click "Continue" to go to the next step.

3. In this step, we can choose "Quick Install", when you install Windows 8 on a virtual machine, you are prompted for the installation key (Type the key you purchased in the Product Key text box, or uncheck "This version requires a product key" to be activated after Windows 8 Setup completes).

4, compared to the various types of virtual machines under Windows, Parallels Desktop provides an unprecedented user experience, installation, we can choose the operation of two kinds of virtual machines: one is the integration to the OS (like Mac), one is a stand-alone Windows interface (like a PC). Of course, when the installation is over, we can switch at any time in the course of use. Here we first select the "as Mac" option for Windows interface installation, figure 1 below.

5. Because of the difference between Windows 8 and the previous Windows system user interface, here parallels Desktop 9 will ask you "How do you want Windows to display and run?", Parallels Desktop 9 provides "Windows 8" and " Like Windows7 "Two ways to run!" to experience the Metro interface of Windows 8, select the first interface, which is to install Windows into the OS, and click "Continue" to proceed to the next step, figure 2.

6, then parallels Desktop 9 will prompt us to set the virtual machine system name and installation location (in general, choose the default method), you can choose whether to share with other users on the Mac. Then click "Continue" for the next steps. If the "Set before Installation" option is checked, we can adjust the parameters according to the hardware condition of our computer, and experience the Windows 8 system better. Of course, parallels Desktop can also automatically recommend more reasonable hardware settings according to the MAC hardware configuration.

7, after the virtual machine hardware set up, we continue the installation of Windows 8. Go to the familiar Windows installation interface and installation process. If you have various prompts during the installation process, follow the prompts to complete the installation of Windows 8.

8, after a few minutes of waiting, the virtual opportunity to automatically restart to complete the installation of Windows 8. Once the reboot is complete, we will see Windows 8 stunning Metro interface under the Mac OS interface. Install Windows 8 complete on this Mac.