This will connect the prl-tools-mac.iso image to your virtual machine's CD/DVD-ROM.When the guest OS boots up, choose Install Parallels Tools from the Virtual Machine menu of Parallels Desktop.In Mac OS X guest operating systems, you should manually check for Parallels Tools updates from time to time. When the updating is complete, restart your virtual machine.When prompted to choose the action to perform, select Update and press Enter. Follow the Parallels Tools Installer instructions.See Installing Parallels Tools in a Linux Guest OS for detailed information how you can do it. To update Parallels Tools, you should mount the prl-tools-lin.iso image and launch Parallels Tools Installer.In Linux guest operating systems, you should manually check for Parallels Tools updates from time to time. Disable the 3D accelerated window manager if you use any.Close all applications in the guest operating system.If Parallels Tools are up-to-date but you want to reinstall them, select the Reinstall Parallels Tools option from the Virtual Machine menu.īefore updating Parallels Tools, you should perform the following actions: Note: If you revert to a snapshot that was made when you had an earlier version of Parallels Tools in your virtual machine, you will also be offered to update them. You will be able to update them later by using the Update Parallels Tools option from the Virtual Machine menu. If you do not want to update Parallels Tools or want to do it later, click No. Updating will start right after the download finishes and will prompt you to restart the virtual machine when it is complete. Click Yes to download Parallels Tools from the Parallels Update server and install them into your virtual machine. If a newer version of Parallels Tools is available, you will see the corresponding message offering you to download and update the tools. Parallels Desktop automatically checks for new Parallels Tools updates when you start your virtual machine. The procedure of updating Parallels Tools depends on the guest operating system they are installed in.

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