Although Parallels Tools are no longer supported for these legacy operating systems (see KB124223), you may, at your own risk, try installing them to potentially get some integration features enabled.
- OS/2
- eComStation
- Solaris
- Windows NT 4.0
- Windows 9x
- Windows 2000 - Windows 8.1
Note: Parallels Desktop version newer than Parallels Desktop 18.1.0 doesn't have the updated version of Parallels Tools for virtual machines with legacy Windows (Windows 8.1 and earlier). Parallels Desktop 20 and newer versions no longer support Solaris as a guest operating system.
Instructions
If you want to install Parallels Tools for legacy Windows, check the instructions available in KB 129252.
For other unsupported operating systems, you can download the drivers here.
Mount the image to the virtual machine's CD/DVD drive to install drivers: click on Parallels menu > Devices > CD/DVD > Connect image...
Note: every driver applies to a different set of operating systems:
Video driver
- Windows NT 4.0
- Windows 9x
Network driver
This is Realtek 8029 driver. See the list of supported OSes in the driver directory.
Sound driver
- OS/2
Mouse driver
- OS/2
- eComStation
Clipboard synchronization
- OS/2
To install the driver, follow installation instructions for your type of operating system available on the Internet.
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