Install Windows on Your Mac Using Parallels

Step One
Purchase Parallels for Mac from here. 

Step Two
After purchasing Parallels you will be able to download the Parallels dmg file or you will receive a CD in the mail. Insert the CD or double click the downloaded dmg file to mount it.


Step Three
Double click the Install Parallels Desktop icon.


Click Continue to begin the installation.


Read the release notes then click the Continue button.


Read the software license agreement and click the Continue button.


You will then be asked to accept the agreement by clicking the Accept button.


Click the Install button to begin installation on your primary hard drive. If you would like to select a direct install location you can click the Change Install Location... button.


You may be asked to enter your administrative username and password. Do this then click the OK button.


Parallels will now install.


Once installation has finished click the Close button.


Step Four
The installation will have created and opened a Parallels folder in your applications folder. Double click theParallels Desktop icon.


The OS Installation Assistant will ask you to select your operating system installation mode. Select Windows Express then click the Next button.


You will now be asked to select the operating system you would like to install automatically. If you select Windows XP this process will be similar but not exactly the same. Click the Nextbutton to continue.


Enter your Windows Product Key, your name and your organization. Then click the Next button.


Specify a name for the virtual machine. You can leave the default name of "Microsoft Windows Vista". Check to enable file sharing if you want to share your Mac home folder to Windows. Check to enable user profile sharing if you would like to use your Mac Desktop and user folders in Windows. Click the Next button to continue.


Now you must choose whether to optimize for the running of Windows or Mac. If you want Windows to take priority when it is running then select Virtual Machine. Otherwise, select Mac OS X applications. Click theNext button to continue.


You will now have to insert the Windows installation CD and click the Finish button.


Step Five
Windows will now begin to load files...


The GUI will load and Windows will start expanding files


Parallels will then inform you that the OS Installation Assistant is ready to install Parallel Tools. Click the OKbutton.


Windows Security will now display about 5 or 6 alert messages. This messages will tell you that Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software. Click the Install this driver software anyway button.


Finally windows will ask your to select the location your computer. I selected Home.


At this point Windows automatically rebooted for me.


Step Six
Once Vista has rebooted it will inform you that its Shared Profile configuration was changed. You will be logged out of Windows and when you log back in your user folders will be redirected to those of your Mac profile. Click the OK button.


Vista will log you out and bring you to the login screen. Click the Administrator icon.


Step Seven
Congratulations you have now successfully installed Windows Vista on your Mac!

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New Mac Mini

Technical Specifications

Size and weight

Height:

1.4 inches (3.6 cm)

Width:

7.7 inches (19.7 cm)

Depth:

7.7 inches (19.7 cm)

Weight:

3.0 pounds (1.37 kg)¹

Processor and memory

• 2.4GHz or 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
• 3MB on-chip shared L2 cache
• 1066MHz frontside bus
• 2GB (two 1GB SO-DIMMs) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM; two SO-DIMM slots support up to 8GB

Environmental Status Report

Mac mini is designed with the following features to reduce its environmental impact:

• BFR-free
• PVC-free²
• Highly recyclable aluminum enclosure
• Meets ENERGY STAR 5.0 requirements
• Rated EPEAT Gold³

Audio

• Audio line in minijack (digital/analog)
• Audio line out/headphone minijack (digital/analog)
• HDMI port supports multichannel audio output
• Support for Apple iPhone headset with microphone

Storage

• 320GB or 500GB Serial ATA hard disk drive⁶
• 8x slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
  
  • Maximum read: 8x DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-ROM, DVD-ROM (double layer DVD-9), DVD-R DL (double layer), DVD+R DL (double layer), DVD-RW, and DVD+RW; 24x CD
  • Maximum write: 8x DVD-R, DVD+R; 6x DVD-R DL (double layer), DVD+R DL (double layer), DVD-RW; 8x DVD+RW; 24x CD-R; 24x CD-RW

Configure your Mac mini now, only at the Apple Online Store.

Configurable options

View Configuration Options Chart

Electrical and operating requirements

• Line voltage: 100-240V AC
• Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase
• Maximum continuous power: 85W
• Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
• Storage temperature: -40° to 116° F (-40° to 47° C)
• Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
• Maximum altitude: 10,000 feet
• Typical acoustical performance
  
  • Sound pressure level (operator position): 14 dBA at idle⁷

Peripheral connections

• One FireWire 800 port (up to 800 Mbps)
• Four USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps)
• SD card slot

Graphics and video support

• NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory⁴
• Mini DisplayPort with support for up to 2560-by-1600 resolution
• HDMI port with support for up to 1920-by-1200 resolution
• DVI output using HDMI to DVI Adapter (included)
• VGA output using Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter (sold separately)
• Support for extended desktop and video mirroring across both ports

Communications

• AirPort Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi wireless networking⁵; IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) wireless technology
• 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45) interface with support for jumbo frames        

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