Set Optimization Options to whatever you’d like: Set Network Adapter to an adapter that will be used for booting (I use Default Adapter to ensure it’s working):
Set Networking Type to Bridged Networking (PXE boot will not work through Shared Networking): Set the New Virtual Disk to whatever you’d like (I use expanding disks): You shouldn’t have a pre-built image, so set Hard Disk Options to New image file: Set your CPU and Memory Options to whatever works for your image (you can change them later): Select Custom as your Virtual Machine Type: Next, select the Operating System Type you’ll eventually be booting: Leave the Installation CD/DVD set to the CD-ROM/DVD drive. So, what’s a Macintosh guy living in a Windows world to do? The Solutionįirst things first, let’s create a new Virtual Machine (VM) to use as our base: Unfortunately, Parallels doesn’t offer a “Network Boot” option by default. However, if you use Parallels Desktop on a Macintosh, you may want to have the same corporate image of Windows running in your Parallels VM. Here at the office, this is how we load the Windows OS on all of our desktops / laptops. Those servers probably use a protocol to boot machines without an OS called PXE ( Preboot Execution Environment). If you’re in a corporate environment you probably have Windows OS servers.
