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February 15, 2007

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Parallels RC3 released

Posted Feb. 15, ’07, 4:30 PM PT by Aaron Freedman
Category | Software » Updates

Rc3 Today, Parallels released the RC3 of their virtualization software. While sporting all of the additions of RC2, RC3 also has two new features. The first is the ability to seamlessly upgrade a Windows XP VM to a Vista one, which will come in handy for existing Parallels users. The second is a more secure drag-and-drop. This means that when you first drag-and-drop a file to/from your VM, you will have the option to choose either Global (shares you Mac’s entire hard drive) or Local (just share your home folder).

While I always like it when Parallels updates their software, I’m still holding out for 3D acceleration. Come on Parallels, if VMware can do it why can’t you?

UPDATE: Oh, and how could I forget what may be the most important feature of this update. Parallels RC3 is Leopard-ready, so if you plan on getting Leopard the day it’s released, don’t worry about not being able to virtualize.


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