The original windows computer is now switched off and not used, but is a windows 7 virtual machine in Parallels on this Mac. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. Mac OSX.1011.4 - I received the 'Windows cannot access Mac home desktop' message when trying to open Windows. I cannot click anywhere in the Windows 10 window. I can click the top horizontal menu at the top of the computer screen - but nothing in the Window itself The Window is also only showing the Recycle Bin - no files. Parallels Toolbox for Mac and Windows 30+ tools in a lightweight, powerful, all-in-one application for Mac ® and PC. Easy to use and economical—a whole suite of tools for a fraction of the cost of individual apps, packaged in one simple interface.

Quicken comes up as if it was the first time with I used it with'Get Started' and asking me for a file or start a new one. If I try to load a Quicken backup file I get a message ' Windows cannot access Mac home desktop. Did not do any upgrades or changes recently. The Mac side of things seems to work fine.

Leave the flash drive connected to the Mac for the rest of job. Make sure there are no other flash drives or external hard drives connected to the Mac. Run Boot Camp Assistant Screenshot by Dong Ngo/CNET Step 2: Run Boot Camp Assistant, then click on Continue. Boot Camp Assistant is located in Applications Utilities folder. You can also quickly search for it using Spotlight. Make sure all tasks are checked. Screenshot by Dong Ngo/CNET Step 3: Make sure all three tasks Create a Windows 7 or later version install disk, Download the latest Windows support software from Apple and Install windows 7 or later version are checked.

Dong Ngo Step 5: Choose a location to save the Windows ISO file. For this guide, I chose to save that file on the flash drive, but you can save it anywhere on the computer and then copy it onto the flash drive later. Depending on your Internet connection, this will take between a few minutes and several hours. Once the file has been saved on the flash drive, remove it from your Windows computer and insert it into your Mac. You will not need the Windows computer again for the rest of the process.

Yes, it can work—especially with older games—but you won’t get the best performance, even in an ideal situation. Many games, especially newer ones, will be unplayable. That’s where the next option comes into play. Boot Camp RELATED: Apple’s allows you to.

Only the version compatible with your system will actually run. Pick the option to create an installation media.

You’ll be prompted to Enroll your Mac: After enrolling, you’ll download a DMG file with an installer, which you should run. Next, you’ll be prompted to download the beta from the Mac App Store. Eventually, the Mojave installer will open. Do not run the installer. Instead, close it by pressing CMD+Q. If you go ahead and run the installer, it will replace High Sierra on your system, and you don’t want that. You just needed to download the installer so Parallels could use it to install Mojave into a virtual machine. Step Three: Install Mojave in Parallels Desktop Lite Fire up Parallels Desktop Lite and create a new virtual machine.

If an officially supported program doesn’t work, you can contact CodeWeavers and expect them to make it work for you. CodeWeavers contributes their improvements back to the open-source Wine project, so paying for CrossOver Mac also helps the Wine project itself. CrossOver offers a free trial it you want to try it out first.

You can now install Steam or other PC games, or just mess around with the new OS.

Grab that virtual box We’re going to use a free, open source bit of emulation software called VirtualBox, from Oracle. It’s pretty robust and works almost as well as the more costly solutions like Parallels or VMWare Fusion, so you can get a taste of things without having to bust out the credit card. Head on over to the, and click on the Download link over to the left. You’ll want to choose the latest VirtualBox version (4.3.20 as of this writing) for OS X hosts x86/amd64. Once downloaded, you can launch and install the app, which will get you ready to roll with Windows 10. Get Windows 10 for free To get a free, legal copy of Windows 10 Technical Preview, you’ll need to sign up with your Microsoft account (or create one in the process) for the. The process takes a couple of minutes, and it’s free as well.

Simply click on Create, then let it make a VirtualBox Disk Image, or VDI, on the next screen. I let it create a dynamically allocated hard drive, since that was the default option, as well. Give your new hard drive image a name (VirtualBox will choose the name you gave the environment in the first place – it’s ok to let this stand), and then find a size that fits well on your hard drive. I left it at the default 25 GB setting, and then clicked on Create. You’ll now have a virtual environment to install Windows onto. Click the green Start arrow, and then click on the little folder icon to choose the ISO you downloaded from Microsoft above.

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Parallels Tools are installed and all components are of the latest versions. Parallels Tools are main component when it comes to sharing just about anything, including applications.

The virtual assistant can search the web, find installed files and apps, monitor calendar appointments, access the weather, and more. Like with Siri, Cortana can be asked fact-finding questions like 'What are the latest NBA scores' or 'What's going on near me this weekend?'

Macs have become more common (though still a minority of PCs) and app makers have produced many more good Mac-native apps than existed in 2006. Even Microsoft has brought the native Mac version of Office with the Windows version. Perhaps even more important has been the rise of smartphones and tablets, where Apple maintains a strong position. Many PC use cases have moved to mobile apps, and Apple’s iOS mobile operating system gets excellent versions of these apps, and often gets them first.

I can click the top horizontal menu at the top of the computer screen - but nothing in the Window itself The Window is also only showing the Recycle Bin - no files. By hitting the enter button I could make the message disappear but now I can't seem to access anything in Windows 10. I tried - Action->Reinstall Parallels Tools - and restarted but still the same. Thanks for your time.

If you already own a copy of Windows 10, click Skip and then click New from the Parallels Desktop dropdown menu. You can then select your copy of Windows 10 from the available options. After Windows 10 has installed on your Mac, you'll be directed to sign into your Parallels Desktop account. If you don't already have one, you can create one right now. After signing in or signing up for a Parallels Desktop account, Windows 10 will pop up in a new window. It sort of looks like you're just using a new program or web browser, but you've got a virtual simulation of Windows 10, in its entirety right on your Mac! Any questions?

It will also install a legal disk image of Windows if you get one elsewhere. Bottom l ine I have a soft spot for breakthrough products like Parallels, even years after they appear. I remain impressed by its quality and performance. And I can recommend it for developers, or average Mac users who just need to use a few Windows apps. Correction: an earlier version of this column mistakenly omitted the fact that a basic version of Parallels Toolbox is bundled with the standard edition of Parallels Desktop.

So what to do? (see my answer below). What you can do is shut down your virtual machine (close out the installation first to make sure). Go to the settings of the parallels by clicking: -> Menubar: Virtual Machine -> Configure -> Hardware tab -> CD/DVD 1 (where your image is inserted) -> Location dropdown -> Select IDE 0:1 (instead of SATA 0:1) -> Restart VM Done! Installation will continue normally and you can start trying Windows 10 from Parallels 9 on your Mac. I'm not sure if this works for Parallels 10 (i think so) and i'm also not sure if this will work for other (older) Windows installations.