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Tool |
Description |
Clipboard Synchronization Tool |
The Clipboard Synchronization Tool syncs the guest OS clipboard and the primary OS clipboard, allowing you to easily exchange texts and pictures between the primary OS and the guest OS. Currently you can exchange with only In you enable the Clipboard Synchronization Tool in all of your guest OSes, all of them will share the same clipboard with primary OS. In all the Windows guest OSes this tool is installed automatically when you perform Parallels Tools installation. In OS/2 and eComStation you must install it manually. |
Time Synchronization Tool |
The Time Synchronization Tool allows guest OS to keep the same system time as the primary OS. Without this tool the guest OS system time may differ from the primary OS system time. This tool also allows you to maintain a constant difference between the guest OS system time and the primary OS system time. You may configure this tool while guest OS is running. See the Time Synchronization Tool Options to learn how to do it. Note that before starting the Parallels Time Synchronization Tool any other time synchronization services must be stopped in order to avoid potential conflicts. |
Video Driver |
The best graphical mode available in Windows NT and 2000 guest operating systems without this driver is 16-color VGA with 640x480 resolution. The video driver allows Parallels Workstation to use SVGA graphical modes in guest OS monitors. In Windows XP/2003 the video driver is required for mouse tool and is chosen automatically when you select the mouse tool installation. Note that if you install video driver you would not be able to use VGA modes. To return to VGA you should uninstall the Parallels Tools. |
Mouse Synchronization Tool |
The Mouse Synchronization Tool enables the mouse to be captured and released without a special hot key combination defined in the Hot Key Combinations tab of the Preferences window. Using this tool makes mouse movements smoother and improves system reaction on mouse. This tool is especially effective when running Parallels Workstation on a remote terminal. |
Sound Driver |
Parallels Tools pack includes AC'97 sound driver for those guest operating systems that do not contain standard AC'97 driver. Sound drivers for Windows XP/2003 are not included into Parallels Tools pack since these operating systems contain sound drivers in their installations. |
Disk Compacting Tool |
Parallels Workstation uses virtual hard disks of the two types, plain and expanding. Expanding virtual disks grow in size as you work with them. The Disk Compacting Tool reduces the size of expanding virtual hard disks by cleaning up unused disk space. See Compacting Virtual Disk for guidelines on using this tool. This tool does not reduces the size of plain virtual disks. |
Network Adapters and Drivers: |
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This Ethernet driver for RTL8029 adapter is specially developed for Parallels Workstation to improve network performance. We recommend that you install this driver whenever it is possible. |
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CD with Parallels Tools includes native Realtek (all except for Solaris driver) drivers for RTL8029 network adapter for many different operating systems. They are located in the Some guest operating systems, for instance Windows 2000, contain an RTL8029 driver in their distributions, whereas others like Windows 2003 and OS/2 do not include this driver at all. Note. Unlike other guest OSes Solaris guest OS requires RTL8029-compatible driver to be installed to support networking. Otherwise networking will be impossible. RTL8029-compatible driver for Solaris has been created by an independent developer and is distributed under the terms of BSD license. Slightly modified version of this driver is included into Parallels Workstation 2.1 distribution. |
The table below shows which tools for which guest operating system have been developed.
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Clipboard |
Time |
Video |
Mouse |
Sound |
Disk Compacting |
Network Adapters and Drivers: |
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Parallels Network Adapter Driver |
RTL8029 |
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Win 95 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
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+ |
+ |
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+ |
Win 98 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
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+ |
+ |
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+ |
Win ME |
+ |
+ |
+ |
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+ |
+ |
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+ |
Win NT |
+ |
+ |
+ |
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+ |
+ |
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+ |
Win 2000 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Win XP |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
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+ |
+ |
+ |
Win 2003 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
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+ |
+ |
+ |
OS/2 & eCS |
+ |
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+ |
+ |
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+ |
Solaris |
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+ |
Other guest OSes |
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+ |
In Windows guest OSes you can control the tools during guest OS execution. See the Parallels Tools Center section to learn how to do this.