Upgrade from Parallels Workstation 2.2
A new name and an even better solution!
Experience Speed, Power & Flexibility with the all new Parallels Desktop 4 for Windows & Linux
| Price for Upgrade: | $49.99 |
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Why Upgrade? Click here
Take advantage of our advancements on the desktop by upgrading to Parallels Desktop 4 for Windows and Linux today. You’ll still be able to run multiple operating systems and take advantage of your existing virtual machines. In addition, you will have broader environment support, improved integration and more transportability with Windows, Linux & Mac OS X virtual machines.
Here is what’s new with Parallels Desktop 4 for Windows & Linux compared to Parallels Workstation 2.2
- Updated virtualization engine & better performance
- 64 bit primary and guest os support
- Full ACPI support
- 8-way SMP
- 8GB RAM support per VM
- Intel Virtualization Technology’s Extended Page Tables (EPT) & FlexPriority support
- Improved memory management
- Adaptive hypervisor
- Up to 2TB virtual hard disks
- Improved USB speed and compatibility
- Improved sound
- Improved network capabilities up to 16 vNICs
- Port forwarding and PXE network boot
- Improved GUI
- System tray integration
- Customizable toolbar
- Coherence for Windows
- Runtime edit configuration
- Windows Express Installation
- Snapshots
- SmartGuard
- Undo disks
- Safe Mode
- USB Directory
- Quick suspend/resume
- VM Templates
- SDK/API/Scripting
- Command line management tool
- PowerSaver
- VM Autostart
- SmartMount
- Detect installation media type
- Dynamic Kernel Module Support for Linux
- Improved Parallels tools
- Improved clipboard synchronization
- Shared profile
- New Parallels Image tool
- Resize partition support
- Parallels Transporter
- FAT 32 destination support in Parallels Transporter
- Support for Virtual Box VMs
- Parallels Compressor
For more details on each of these enhancements, please download the Parallels Desktop 4 for Windows & Linux "Why Upgrade" (PDF — 221KB).
Note: Before you purchase or install the upgrade, please validate that your computer meets the minimum system requirements including the Intel VT-x or AMD-V pre-requisite.