How to install Windows 8 on Mac computer using Parallels Desktop
Parallels Desktop is a paid virtualization software that helps to run Windows on a Mac Computer. With Parallels Desktop it is possible for you to run Windows as well as Mac OS X apps side by side. This article gives you the step by step instructions on how to install Windows 8 Developer Preview on Mac using Parallels Desktop virtualization software.
How to install Windows 8 on Mac computer using Parallels Desktop
We all know that Windows 8 Developer Preview was released in September,2011 for general public to test the new features of Windows 8. It is fine for all Windows users to install Windows 8 Developers Preview in their computers and see the new features of Windows 8. But what about Mac users who are interested to have a feel of new features of Windows 8? Earlier I have posted an article about how to install Windows 8 Developer Preview on Mac using Boot Camp Assistant Software which creates a separate Windows 8 partition on the Mac computer and installs Windows 8 Developer Preview in that partition. There was an article on how to install Windows 8 using VMWare virtualization software. But what about Mac users who also want to install Windows 8 on their Mac PC without actually installing Windows 8 on their Mac PC?
Good news for Mac users who are interested to have a taste of Windows 8 on their Mac computer without actually installing Windows 8 on Mac. It is now possible with a virtualization software called Parallels Desktop. Parallels Desktop is a paid virtualization software which helps you to run Windows on a Mac computer. You can run Windows as well as Mac OS X apps with Parallels Desktop. Earlier version of Parallels Desktop was not supporting Windows 8. Parallels has now released an update for Parallels Desktop 7 virtualization software which includes official support for the recently released Windows 8 Developer Preview. With the latest update, all Mac users can now easily install Windows 8 Developer Preview on their Mac computer without any issues.
The current Parallels Desktop users can update to the latest version by going to Parallels Desktop menu and selecting Check for updates option. The latest version of Parallels Desktop now support Windows 7, Windows 8 Developer Preview, Google Chrome, Fedora and Ubantu Operating Systems. let us now see how we can install Windows 8 Developer Preview on Mac computer using Parallels Desktop Virtualization software.
