Parallels Workstation is an easy-to-use, easy-on-the-pocket solution that lets you run Windows, Linux and more side-by-side on a single PC without rebooting.

Truly revolutionary, Parallels Workstation empowers users of any skill level - including computer professionals, sales executives and home users - to easily run multiple operating systems on a single computer. Completely networked. Stable. Secure.



Supported OSes
Primary OS Support
Multiple Windows operating systems:
Windows Vista Home Basic
Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Enterprise
Windows Vista Ultimate
Windows 2003 Standard Edition SP0, SP1
Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition SP0, SP1
Windows 2003 Web Edition SP0, SP1
Windows XP Professional Edition SP2
Windows XP Home Edition SP2
Windows 2000 Professional Edition SP4
Windows 2000 Server SP4

Multiple Linux operating systems:
Ubuntu 7.10
Ubuntu 7.04
Ubuntu 6.06
Fedora 8
Fedora 7
Fedora Core Linux 4 stock 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 stock 2.6.9-5
Red Hat Linux 9 stock 2.4.20-8
SUSE 10.3
SUSE 10.2
SUSE Linux 10.0 stock 2.6.13-15
SUSE Linux 9.3 2.6.11.4-20a
SUSE Linux 9.2 stock 2.6.8-24.11
SUSE Linux 9.1 stock 2.6.4-52
Mandriva 2007.1
Mandriva Linux 10 stock 2.6.3-7
Debian Linux 3.1 stock 2.6.8-2-386 Guest OS Support
Multiple Windows operating systems:
Windows Vista Ultimate
Windows Vista Enterprise
Windows Vista Business
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP0, SP1
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP0, SP1
Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP0, SP1
Windows XP Professional SP0, SP1, SP2
Windows XP Home SP0, SP1, SP2
Windows 2000 Professional Edition SP4
Windows 2000 Server SP4
Windows 2000 Advanced Sever SP4
Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6
Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
Windows ME
Windows 98
Windows 95
Windows 3.11
Windows 3.1

Multiple Linux operating systems:
Ubuntu Linux 7.10, 7.04, 6.10, 6.06, 5.04
Fedora 8, 7; Fedora Core Linux 6, 5, 4, 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 4, 3
Red Hat Linux 9, 8, 7.3
SUSE Linux 10.2, 10.1, 10.0, 9.3, 9.2, 9.1, 9.0
Mandrake Linux 10.1, 10, 9.2
Mandriva 2007
CentOS 5, 4, 3, 2
Debian Linux 4.0, 3.1
Xandros Busines 4.0

FreeBSD:
FreeBSD 5.4, 5.3, 4.5, 4.1

Multiple operating systems from the OS/2 and eComStation family:
OS/2 Warp 4.5, 4
eComStation 1.2, 1.1

Sun Solaris:
Solaris 10, 9

MS-DOS:
MS-DOS 6.22

The updated version of the Parallels Workstation includes a number of great new features that make using multiple operating systems simultaneously even easier, such as:

* New! MS Windows from 3.1 up to Vista guest OS support
* New! Ubuntu guest OS support
* New! Linux guest OS tools: Smooth mouse transition between most popular Linux guest OSes and Windows and Linux primary OSes
* New! Multiple network adapters support - support up to 5 network adapters in VM simultaneously.
* Improved! Parallels Workstation 2.2 installation on new Linux kernels (2.6.20, 2.6.22, 2.6.23)
* Improved! Significantly improved AMD-V support
* Stronger support for Intel Virtualization Technology (VT)
* Improved overall performance and stability
* Support for primary OSes running on machines with up to 32 CPUs
* Shared Folders utility - easily share files and folders between operating systems
* Improved fullscreen mode that automatically resizes virtual machines to match your screen’s native resolution
* Support for dynamic primary OS video modes, custom video modes and 32 bpp video modes
* Full Unicode support lets users name files and directories in any language
* Support for multi interface USB devices
* Full support for Windows Mobile 2005 devices
* The default network adapter automatically bridges to the most readily available network
* Change network and bridge type on the fly
* Better sound recording and playback
* Smoother mouse synchronization for primary Linux OSes
* Improved performance for Sun Solaris running in virtual machines
* NetBSD and OpenBSD can now be run in a virtual machine as a guest OS
* A more powerful, easier to use Image Tool
* Easier installation on Linux primary OSes
* Better networking - use WiFi connections in Linux primary OSes, and switch bridge connections between a LAN cable and WiFi connection on the fly in any guest OS
* A redesigned, more user-friendly interface