Here is the next installment of user questions for Ben Rudolph, Marketing Manager and Business Development for Parallels. These question and answer series have become quite popular by the Parallels user base.
Dear Ben:I have read a review on the Apple Website which says that Desktop for Mac isnot very good with graphics programmes only basic. I use CAD applications a lot. Will they run as quickly as they would on my PC?Regards,Andrew M.If you're using CAD to draft blueprints and other basic 2D tasks, you should be fine. If you're looking to do complex 3D rendering, you may have some problems, as Parallels does not yet support hardware accelerated 3D graphics. However, as I've mentioned before, we're in development for this feature now, and should have a working beta in a few months.
Will my iSight camera work in XP under Parallels?Thanks,Randy A.
Not yet. Getting the iSight working in Windows is related to USB 2.0 support, which we're working on for our next version. Hang tight for a few more weeks!
Hey Ben -I've got about 40 Macs in house, and I want to roll out Parallels to all of them. What's the easiest/fastest way to do this? Please keep in mind that we're not very techie over here - that's why we're on mostly on Mac, not Windows! :)Cheers,Jason K.We get this question a lot. Fortunately, we've made installing Windows really, really easy. Here's how to get started:
- Have each employee download install a copy of Parallels Desktop to their local machine
- Arm them with XP. Use our new Installation Assistant to install Windows with a single click, so they don't have to worry about messing up the install. All they'll need to do is enter their Windows Product Key, name, and company, and click "finish". In about 30 minutes they'll be ready to roll with XP.
- Install applications and get to work!
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