![]() ✓ Plug the target device into your Mac.To achieve this, you should accomplish the following steps: If you have any comments or questions please use the comments form below.Having chosen to run Windows as a full-fledged guest OS, Parallels Desktop users might be looking for a way to access locally-attached USB devices directly from their virtual machine. Welcome to your Windows computer on your Mac. ![]() Once configured, click OK to proceed with loading Windows. Remember that we yanked the operating system from a physical computer and dumped it in a virtual environment.Ģ. Since this is the first time you run the virtual machine you should see the message above indicating that the computer is being configured. To launch the virtual machine follow the instructions below.ġ. When you complete the migration process, Parallels will automatically open the Virtual PC window. Once the migration is complete, click Done. The migration process can take anywhere from 30 minutes to a couple of hours, it all depends on the size of the Windows installation you are transferring, the speed of the connection and your computer’s performance.ĩ. Check I want to continue and click Migrate to begin the migration process. When you transfer Windows to a virtual machine using this method you may need to reactivate the product. You can always change the selection later. You will have the option to select how you wish to integrate the virtual machine with Mac OS. To avoid typing the Windows password for the new virtual machine, check Enable Automatic Login. I tried resolving this issue, but could not get past this screen, so for the remainder of the guide I used another Windows 7 computer I had on the network.Ħ. NOTE: When I ran Transporter for the first time on my Windows laptop I received an error stating that the migration could not go through and that I had the option to migrate the hard drives instead. If you use credentials to access the computer you are trying to connect to you will be prompted to enter them, click OK when you are done. If the computer does not appear on the list or the list is very long, click the Use IP address button to locate the computer by its iP address. Parallels Transporter will automatically identify the computer on the network, click to select it. ![]() Make sure that both computers are on the same network.Ĥ. In this guide we will be using the Network migration method. Select the Migration Method you wish to use. Check Parallels Transporter Agent is open on the source PC and click Continue.ģ. On your Mac launch Parallels desktop from the Applications folder and click Migrate Windows from PC.Ģ. Migrate Your Windows Computer from PC to Macġ. IMPORTANT: Leave the window open so that you can initiate the transfer. Either way you will see the window below. When your computer reboots you can either launch the application from the desktop or if enabled access the application when it automatically starts with Windows. Run through the installation wizard and restart the computer when you are done installing the application. Install the agent with Windows, if you are running Windows 7 or Vista you may see a User Account Control warning. Prepare Your Windows Computer for Migrationĭownload Parallels Transporter Agent 6 for Windows. Software/Hardware used: In this guide I will show you how I migrated a Windows 7 Ultimate installation from a Lenovo laptop using Parallels 6 to a virtual machine on a MacBook Pro running Mac OS X over a network connection. ![]() If you have any comments or questions please use the comments form at the end of the guide. The guide below will show you how to use Transporter to bring a Windows 7 computer to a Mac as a virtual machine. This means you could essentially be running your exact Windows or Linux setup on your Mac like it was on your other computer. Parallels ships with Transporter, an application that allows you to transfer a physical computer running Windows or Linux to a virtual machine that can be accessed on your Mac. Did you recently switch from Windows to Mac and would like to access your Windows applications, settings, and documents without having to drag the PC around? If so, you may want to consider transferring your Windows PC to a virtual machine in Parallels. ![]()
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