Parallels Workstation lets you run multiple operating systems - including Windows 8 - simultaneously on your Windows or Linux PC with ease and flexibility. Run on a wide variety of OS versions and configurations on a single PC without sacrificing power or performance thanks to professional grade virtualization! Manage and interact with virtual machines the way you want: locally, remotely or even on iPad or iPhone via Parallels Mobile.

Test Drive Windows 8 - easily!

Want to test Windows 8 Release Preview without the risk? Just install Parallels Workstation, and install Windows 8 in a virtual machine and you can test it without worry! Experience Windows 8 problems? No problem, just delete the virtual machine and start over with just a few clicks—zero impact on your PC.

Hardware Requirements:

• Minimum 1.66 GHz x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) CPU.
• At least 2 GB of RAM (4 GB recommended to run Windows 7).
• At least 350 MB of space available on the boot volume for Parallels Workstation installation.
• 15 GB of available disk space for each virtual machine. Point and click migration of virtual machines between physical computers improves disaster recovery capabilities and improves capacity planning capabilities.
• DVD-ROM drive.
• Ethernet network adapter.

Note: To run 64-bit guest operating systems, you need a processor that supports the Intel VT-x or AMD-V hardware virtualization technology.

Supported Host OS Software:
32-bit:

• Windows 7
• Windows Vista SP1, SP2
• Windows XP Pro SP3
• Windows XP Home SP3
• Debian 6.0
• Fedora 14, 15
• RHEL 6, 6.1
• SLED 11 SP1
• Ubuntu 10.10, 11.04

64-bit:

• Windows 7
• Windows Vista SP1, SP2
• Windows XP Pro SP2
• Debian 6.0
• Fedora 14, 15
• RHEL 6, 6.1
• SLED 11 SP1
• Ubuntu 10.10, 11.04