Parallels Workstation is a powerful and easy-to-use virtualization software for Windows and Linux designed to work with a wide range of operation systems. Review the software and hardware requirements necessary for installing Parallels Workstation below.
Software Requirements
| Primary OS | Parallels Workstation only supports 32-bit operating systems. Windows
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Hardware Requirements
| Processor | 400 MHz or faster processor which supports the Pentium II instruction set. 1.5 GHz or faster is recommended. |
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| Memory | Memory to run primary OS, plus memory required for each guest operating system and its applications. |
| Disk Space | Software Installation - 20 MB of available hard drive space for Parallels Workstation installation. (Does not include hard drive space for guest virtual machine) Virtual Machine Installation – Hard drive space allocation for virtual machines is dependent upon the guest operating system. |
| Networking | To access the Internet from your VM, the host computer and primary OS must have an Ethernet adapter Serial or parallel port (optional) |
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| Display | Any SVGA video card with an 8-bit display adaptor supported by the primary OS. 16-bit color depth or higher is recommended. |
