If notification does not appear, open Windows File Explorer and navigate to Computer > CD/DVD Drive > Launch the installation file (usually called setup.exe or install.exe). to choose an image file on Mac to connect to Windows.Ī pop-up notification should appear in Windows indicating that the disk or image was successfully connected to Windows. Go to Devices menu on Mac menu bar > CD/DVD > select the disk or click Connect Image. Otherwise you would need to create a disk image using these instructions. If your Mac is equipped with CD/DVD drive insert the disk. The rest would be the same as in real PC. If you want to use CD/DVD disk to install a software, you need to connect the disk or image to Windows virtual machine first. Some Windows programs may require to reboot Windows after installation.Open the installation file and follow the instructions until the installation is complete.NOTE: your Mac downloads are also available in Windows user's Downloads folder by default. Open a web browser and download an installation file. Start Parallels Desktop and Windows virtual machine.
If you want to install a program downloaded from the Internet, then the installation process would be the same as on real PC: Refer to your software manufacturer website or User's Guide/Manual. Make sure your Windows virtual machine meets the system requirements of the software you want to install (amount of RAM, DirectX version, specific graphic cards, etc).You cannot install any Windows program to non-Windows virtual machine (Ubuntu, Chrome OS, Android etc.)
You cannot install any Windows program to your Mac OS X directly Make sure you have Windows virtual machine installed.