By. 9:00 am, August 20, 2012. PC games: they can be the bane of a Mac gamer’s existence. The Mac may be a better computer than a windows box, but even so, most games don’t support OS X. Even on Steam, the leader in cross-platform computer game support, most games run only on Windows.
The reasons for this are manifold, including mid-level integrated graphics chips and less customizable hardware, but it shouldn’t be this disparate. There are a few options for running those PC games on Macs, of course. There’s Boot Camp, which allows you to run a full copy of Windows right on your Intel-based Mac, but it requires a reboot to switch between OS X and Windows environments, which can be tedious. There are emulators you can buy, like Parallels and VMWare Fusion, but these never quite pan out, in my experience, as they always seem to be fraught with issues when connecting peripherals, mice, etc. They also cost a bit, and require a full copy of Windows, which will run you some money, too.
I just want a way to play a game that is created for the Windows operating system on my Mac, without a reboot, without buying a new program or new copy of an operating system I really don’t want to use. Luckily, there’s a way to do just that. What Is Wine? Seriously, that’s the self-referencing recursive acronym for Wine. So clever, those open source folks. Wine actually runs as more of a translator between the instructions in the PC program and the Mac operating system.
It basically fools Windows into thinking they are running in a Windows environment, without actually emulating that environment (and taking the same performance hit) like Parallels does. Wine has the benefit of a large, open-source community for support as well, which means it will continue to get better and improve compatibility for a lot of games along the way. Speaking of compatibility, not all PC games are going to work with Wine. To find out if the game you want to try to install on your Mac via Wine will work, head over to the, where they have an entire database full of the games and applications that will work with Wine. They even have levels of how well these work with Wine, including Platinum, Gold, and Silver levels of compatibility.
How to install recent versions of Mac OS X such as Sierra or El Capitan in Parallels without creating an extra file on the host Mac? Installing Mac OS X as a guest OS in Parallels is easy.
I chose Guild Wars: it’s a game that has gone free to play lately, is Windows-only for now, and it is listed in the Platinum compatibility list on the Wine HQ site. All the examples from here on out will be from my own experience installing Wine to play Guild Wars on my Mac Mini 2011. Once you and pick a game, you’ll be ready to make sure you have what you need to run Wine.
What You’ll Need First up, you’re gonna need an Intel Mac. If you’re still running a Power-PC Mac, a) it’s time to upgrade and b) this isn’t going to work. To find out what kind of Mac you have, click on the Apple menu in the upper left corner of your screen, choose About This Mac, and it will tell you.
Honestly, though, if you don’t know what kind of Mac you’re running, you might have a bit of trouble with the following instructions, which assume you have access to your admin account and password, can install XCode, and have the latest Java Development package (it comes as default with Mac OS X 10.7 and up). You’ll also need the X11 app, which used to be a standard install app starting in OS X 10.5, but which has recently been removed from OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.
If you’re running 10.8, head over to the to download an open source version of X11 for Mountain Lion. Install it as you would any other package file. You’ll also need to be comfortable using the command line via the Terminal app, an internet connection, and a couple of hours to work through all the steps involved. It’s not rocket science, but there is a certain level of patience that will be needed.
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(Last Updated On: February 5, 2018) In numerous organizations, making use of a mix of both; Windows and Mac systems, the IT team can employ (its Business Edition) (its Business Edition) for providing their employees with complete access to MS Windows OS on any system. The users who use Mac systems still need an access to some Windows applications. It can be achieved by using Parallels Desktop (Business Edition) for Mac that gives IT users a way for providing those applications, with the help of virtualization.
In the Parallels Desktop, users are allowed to run MS Windows as guest OS on Mac machine with Mac Operating system. It is operable with very smooth interoperability that employees seek.
Advantages of Parellels Desktop. The Parallels Desktop helps in making file management across multiple OS environments as flawless as it is practically feasible.
You can easily drag the files from Windows Explorer to Finder and vice versa too. You can even open the Windows files from within the Mac applications and even vice versa. Moreover, you can easily navigate the folder hierarchy in Mac from within Windows and the folder hierarchy of Windows from within Mac. To run a virtualized MS Windows application on Mac machine by using Parallels Desktop is very awesome for end-users as it is easy of use and flexible with integrated features. You can select from the multiple modes to work with the MS Windows applications.
Coherence mode: If you wish MS Windows applications to combine with the Mac applications then, you can make usage of Coherence mode that provides a sense like you are working in a single Operating system. Window mode: If you wish to run the applications in their own OS environment, then you can make use of this mode for creating a different workspace altogether.
Full Screen mode: This gives you a total MS Windows experience. Modality mode: This is used for easily monitoring an already running MS Windows application. You can also enjoy multiple options to launch an MS Windows program. Besides the usual conventional methods inside Windows like the Start menu etc., the Parallels Desktop also helps the end-users to launch the MS Windows applications from within the Mac operating system environment, which includes from the Dock, Finder, Launchpad, or even through the Spotlight search.
Parallels desktop also helps in adding resilience to the disaster recovery. You can even enjoy the privilege to copy and paste text between the two OS environments, including special characters and applied formatting like italic, underline and bold. In some of the more advanced applications, it is even possible that you use the cut and paste operation and formatting like font type, font size and font color is preserved. Parallels Desktop also makes the process of working with the hardware (external) devices in the virtual machine easy, straightforward and more often than now, automatic. For example, you can easily print the files to the same printer that has been set up for Mac without the need of modifying the print settings.
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How to Use Parellels Desktop For getting started, the IT administrators can install the Parallels Desktop on a Mac locally. Then with virtual environment, wherein, they can easily deploy several MS Windows-based VMs. However, the actual advantage to use a product like the “Parallels Desktop for Mac” is not the method of separating the two different OS environments; rather, it is how it helps them in working together. Wrapping Up Parellels Desktop is a part of an advanced technology. As it makes easy for users to manage of two OS over the one by working parallel on Mac and Windows OS on the same machine. We have discussed about the same in the above-discussion to understand properly to use it in your workplace to manage your data accordingly.