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Vmware fusion parallels new york1/11/2024 ![]() So with that in mind, Fusion is not necessarily the answer to what's wrong with Parallels as well as Parallels is not necessarily the answer to what's wrong with Fusion. That said the point I'm trying to make is neither of these products are without issues and some issues are worse then others and not all issues affect all users. I also found Parallels 4 to offer some nice features that Fusion 2 doesn't offer however my use of Parallels 4 was in very limited testing not long term usage and basically I'm still using Fusion 1.x because of the issues I ran into with Fusion 2.0 and will wait a while for the next Fusion 2.x release and try upgrading again before giving Parallels another try. In other words for me I found that a clean install of Parallels Desktop 4 for Mac and a clean install of Microsoft XP Professional preformed better then in Fusion 2.0 under the same scenario. I have also found this to be true with just upgrading between an existing Virtual Machine between major versions of a Virtualization Product as well. To add to what has already been said I have to totally agree with Eric's comments on clean building vs converting/importing. One thing that trips up some people is that you need to select View > Use All Displays in Full Screen, not the Windows control panel to enable other displays (the latter may work, but I've also heard reports of problems when using that method). If you want to import, you need to use the Parallels 3 version. Parallels 4 has some changes to the file format, since it was released after Fusion 2, Fusion doesn't know about the new format. Either way, though, you will have to reactivate Windows and Office - we use different virtual hardware, which is what Windows looks for when determining activation. Parallels has also been known to mess with guest system files (which can make our job harder). ![]() Importing/converting can be more convenient - no need to reinstall all your apps or data - but it also pulls in cruft and leftover bits that may not function (or worse, get in the way). Welcome to Fusion! From a stability/performance/fewer headaches point of view, building a fresh virtual machine is better than importing or converting a virtual machine from another source. I understand that Fusion can handle this, where Parallels still cannot. I run the laptop with an external monitor set at a different resolution. VM runs Windows XP Professional Version 2002 SP 3 I have already upgraded my Parallels VM to the 4.0 version, but I have a backup of the Parallels 3.0 version of the VM if that's the one I should work with. I'm sure many of you have been through this, so I'm wondering: do you have any pointers for me? What do you wish you had known before you imported your Parallels VM into Fusion? If you are going to recommend that I start from scratch and build a new VM, is it true that doing so invalidates the Microsoft licenses so you have to get a new copy of Windows and Office? I have downloaded an evaluation copy of Fusion, and I want to import (a copy of) my Parallels VM into Fusion. I upgraded my Parallels Desktop to 4.0 last Friday, and the resultant problems have been so bad that I am ready to say goodbye to Parallels and switch to Fusion.
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