User guide

Managing Virtual Machines 104
Browsing Hard Disk for a Configuration
To select a virtual machine that is not represented in the recently used list, you should perform
the following operations:
1 Click the
icon on the Command Button panel at the bottom of the
Parallel Workstation window or select
Open in the File menu.
2 Browse for a desired configuration file and click
OK. After the configuration file is opened,
its file name appears in the Parallels Workstation title bar, virtual machine name and full
configuration file name with path are displayed on the
property page (page 51).
Opening Virtual Machine in a New Window
You may open an additional instance of the Parallels Workstation using the menu. To do this:
 Select the
New Window command in the File menu.
Since last used virtual machine is blocked by the Parallels Workstation instance where you issue
this command, a new window is opened either with the
Startup Options (page 104) dialog (if the
Show startup dialog option is selected on in the Common tab of the Preferences window), or
with a blank virtual machine.
Startup Options Dialog
Startup Options dialog is sometimes displayed upon Parallels Workstation startup in order to
assist in easily opening a virtual machine or proceeding to creation of a new one. The first time
you launch Parallels Workstation this dialog is opened automatically.