Parallels Desktop Upgrade to Windows 7 review

OEM?

So how would this work with BIOS-locked OEM versions of Windows, as found on computers from all major manufacturers?

Isn't the virtualised copy of XP or Vista going to start giving warnings about activation then stop working once the grace period expires?

By davidbryant4 on 22 Jun 2010

Not just OEM...

The OEM version can't be virtualised (legally), neither can XP or Vista Home versions, only retail XP Pro or Vista Business or Ultimate (or the Microsoft Select corporate licence versions)...

By big_D on 23 Jun 2010

Nice idea but.......

The fact that you can Download Virtual Box from the Oracle web site for free seems to make this bought app. pointless !!I've used Virtual Box.Great bit of Software.

By Jaberwocky on 23 Jun 2010

Disaster!

Parallels Desktop Upgrade to Windows 7 was a disaster for me.
Many of my key applications were not transferred at all. Worse
still, many applications seemed half transferred. What a mess!
Once it scrambles your system, there's no going back!

Tech support was off-shore and was not any to help. Within
moments they were trying to convenience me that this was the
fault of the third party applications and I therefore needed
to pay them more money for support. I was on hold with tech
support for 60 minutes before I got the brush off. They
then sent me a message saying there is NO REFUND.

You are MUCH better off avoiding this product and just
installing what you need to under a clean Windows 7 installation.
For the experienced user, consider converting your Windows XP
installation into a virtual machine using Microsoft's free
Virtual PC. Then you can boot your virtual machine to get all
your documents & applications.

Shame on you Parallels!

Avoid this product!

By smorloc on 27 Jun 2010