Parallels Desktop 6.0 f/ Mac, 100-249u, EDU, FR PDFM6XL-A03-FR User Manual

To upgrade Parallels Desktop 3, 4 or 5 to version 6, you will need to purchase an upgrade from 
the Parallels Online Store (http://www.parallels.com/buyonline). The upgrade activation key 
will be sent immediately to the e-mail address you provided. 

Note: Parallels Desktop 2 cannot be upgraded to Parallels Desktop 6. 

You can upgrade Parallels Desktop 3, 4 or 5 to any language version of Parallels Desktop 6. 
This means, if you have an English version of Parallels Desktop 4 and want to upgrade it to a 
German version of Parallels Desktop 6, you can simply purchase the German upgrade, install it 
on your Mac, and activate it with the upgrade activation key. 

Before the upgrade, you must shut down any virtual machines running on your Mac and quit 
Parallels Desktop. 

The upgrade takes three steps: 1) installing Parallels Desktop 6, 2) activating it using the 
upgrade key, 3) and upgrading your virtual machines. 

Generally, the upgrading procedure for Parallels Desktop is the same as for its installation. See 
Installing Parallels Desktop (p. 10). 

You don't have to remove the previous version of Parallels Desktop before installing the 
upgrade: it will be removed automatically during the installation. 

When you open Parallels Desktop 6 for the first time, you will be prompted to activate your 
copy. 

If your previous version was activated using a full key, not a trial one, you will need to provide 
the upgrade key only. Otherwise you may be prompted to confirm that you have a valid full key 
for the previous version: 

ƒ  If you activated Parallels Desktop with a trial activation key, you will be prompted to enter 

two keys: the upgrade activation key for Parallels Desktop 6 and a full or upgrade key for 
the previous version. 

ƒ  If you purchased the previous version of Parallels Desktop but haven't installed it on your 

Mac, you will need two keys to activate Parallels Desktop 6: the upgrade activation key for 
Parallels Desktop 6 and a full or upgrade key for the previous version. 

When you start a virtual machine created in the previous version, the upgrading procedure starts 
and runs automatically. During the upgrade, the virtual machine configuration and Parallels 
Tools are processed. The virtual machine can be used in Parallels Desktop 6 only after it is 
upgraded.