Parallels Inc. has updated its virtualization application Parallels Desktop to a new version 3.0.5600. It now supports Windows Vista SP1 & Windows XP SP3.
“Run Windows, Linux, and more side-by-side with Mac OS X on any Intel-powered Mac, without rebooting.
With Parallels’ award-winning virtualization technology, you can run Mac OS X and Windows at the same time.
You can even drag-and-drop files between desktops!”
What’s New?
- Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 with the Boot Camp support - added
- Microsoft Windows XP SP3 with the Boot Camp support - added
- Kernel panic on Mac Book Air - fixed
- Accidental Mac OS X high CPU usage and bad responsiveness (”IPI stat: rescheduled X CPUs out of Y” issue) - fixed
- Kernel panic when switching on CPUs using CPUPalette - fixed
- SmartSelect: ability to use user-defined Shared Folders instead of using All Mac disks or Home folder - added
Shared Folders improvement:
- Improved transfer speed for SmartSelect
- Inability to copy folders with a custom icon - fixed
- Sharing support for removable drives - added
- Accidental inability to mount Windows disk on the Mac desktop - fixed
- Incorrect installation of MacFUSE - fixed
Requirements
Intel Mac running Mac OS X 10.4.4 or later