Re: Parallels activation problems

Macs R We <[email protected]> Mon, 5 Sep 2022 19:47:07 -0700
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I'd look in the usual places:

~/Library/Application Support
/Libraries/Application Support
~/Library/Preferences
~/Library/Parallels or something with Parallels in it
Then do a Finder window search on ~Library for name:Parallels to catch =
any other area.

Or if you want to be thorough, bring up your old Parallels installer =
again. (This trick works only with packages that use the Apple =
Installer, not those that have "drag this app from the DMG to the =
Applications Folder" installation, but Parallels v 11 is probably that =
old.)

When the Installer comes up, within the first couple screens, well =
before you hit the "Install" button, you can find a menu entry under =
Window that shows you the installation log. Set it to show absolutely =
all activity, then re-perform the installation. Print the log, and you =
have a list of everything you need to destroy.

I think at some point before the installation begins, you can also find =
a menu entry that displays the whole BOM plan so you don't even have to =
do the installation, but I can't verify that because I can't find an =
installer old enough that it uses the old Apple methods anymore.


> On Sep 5, 2022, at 6:22 PM, Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [C] =
<[email protected]> wrote:
>=20
> Hi,
> =20
> Thanks for getting back to me.  I appreciate the help!
> =20
> Yes, I have an old pay-once, use-forever version of Parallels.  In =
fact, I did not even know they had gone to a subscription model until I =
tried to get the license from the old Mac Pro to work on the slightly =
newer Mac Pro.  By the way, I recently bought a Mac Studio, but I =
thought I=E2=80=99d run the Parallels and Windows stuff on the Mac Pro, =
both so they don=E2=80=99t mess up the Mac Studio and because I thought =
the old version of Parallels had a better chance of running on a 2013 =
mac than on a 2022 mac.
> =20
> On the older Mac Pro, where Parallels is running nicely, the URL that =
I found for licensing stuff is:
> =20
> http://www.parallels.com/support/pdfm11-en_US =
<http://www.parallels.com/support/pdfm11-en_US>
> =20
> On the newer Mac Pro, when I right click on the phrase =E2=80=9Cthis =
link=E2=80=9D in the error message, the URL is:
> =20
> http://www.parallels.com/account-en_US =
<http://www.parallels.com/account-en_US>
> =20
> The first one takes me to the general support web page that allows me =
to search the knowledge base.  The second one takes me to the login =
page, which allows me to login but does not allow me to activate the =
license.
> =20
> Maybe I will try your suggestion to run Migration Assistant and only =
copy the Applications.  I=E2=80=99m glad to hear that this should not =
overwrite any new versions of Apps with older versions.  I guess =
that=E2=80=99s why you said to remove every file installed by Parallels =
before running Migration Assistant.  How do I do that?  I can delete the =
main Parallels app, but how do I know what other files it might have =
installed (and where to find them)?
> =20
> Thanks,
> =20
> Gregg
> =20
> From: Macs R We <[email protected]>
> Date: Monday, September 5, 2022 at 6:55 PM
> To: "Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [C]" <[email protected]>, OSX Talk =
<[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: Parallels activation problems
> =20
> So to be clear (because I'm not entirely sure), this is one of the old =
versions where you buy it once and use it forever, not subscribe every =
year... right?
> =20
> I'll wager that your problem is that the version is so old (the =
current version is 18) that the server Parallels once had set up for =
handling registration duties has been retired from service, therefore =
your attempts will never work. I ran into a bunch of these this week =
upgrading my MBP from High Sierra to Monterey in one swoop. Note that =
the KB page you cite is from 2020, and a lot can happen in two years.
> =20
> It would be interesting (if possible) to right click the phrase "this =
link" and see if the URL matches the domain name of the server in use =
today; then see if the old domain name still goes anywhere at all, which =
I suspect is causing the error. It's possible that by editing /etc/hosts =
to redirect the old name to the current server, stuff might actually =
start working, but it's a long shot.
> =20
> Here's what I would recommend to solve your problem cleanly: run =
Migration Assistant on your Mojave machine and use the High Sierra =
machine as the copysource. Copy ONLY the Applications, no user files, no =
"other system files."=20
> =20
> Migration Assistant usually does a bang-up job copying all the =
data/preference/App Support files needed by all the applications it's =
copying, so that they run right out of the box on the new machine, and =
it won't copy the old version of anything that's already newer on the =
new machine.=20
> =20
> I should add, make sure you scrub every possible vestige you can =
locate of the non-working Parallels off the Mojave machine before you =
start that process.
> =20
>> On Sep 5, 2022, at 12:30 PM, Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [C] =
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> =20
>> Hi,
>> =20
>> I have a license for Parallels Desktop 11.2.3, which is working fine =
on my 2012 Mac Pro "tower" (running High Sierra).  I would like to =
retire that computer and transfer the license to my 2013 Mac Pro =
"cylinder" (running Mojave).  I do not use Parallels very often, but =
once in a while I use it to run Windows 10 for something.
>> =20
>> I was able to install Parallels Desktop 11.2.3 on the newer Mac Pro.  =
However, when I try to start up Parallels, it asks me to sign in.  I had =
forgotten, but I have an online account with Parallels.  I am able to =
login online from Safari, but when trying to sign in through the =
Parallels app, I always get a message that says "Check your internet =
connection" and I cannot get past that point.  My internet connection is =
fine.  In fact, the only option offered to me is to click on a link that =
takes me to the Parallels web site.  Clicking on the link takes me to =
their web site, but I cannot find anything there which allows me to sign =
into the app.
>> =20
>> I googled the "Check your internet connection" message and found =
others with the same problem.  In some cases, they were able to follow =
some Knowledge Base instructions and get things to work.  I followed =
those steps, but it did not work for me.  I disabled the Firewall and =
rebooted.  All proxies are off.  There were no Parallels files in =
/etc/hosts.  I got the correct result when I scanned port 443.  Does =
anyone know how to get past the "Check your internet connection" =
message?
>> =20
>> Also, perhaps even more annoying, is that the Parallels web site does =
not seem to offer any support via telephone or email unless you bought =
the license recently.  The only options they list for me are Facebook, =
Twitter, and their Forum.  I may be in a small minority, but I do not =
use Facebook or Twitter, nor do I want to start.  I tried their Forum, =
which is where I found some others with similar problems, but when I try =
to reply to any of those threads, or start a new thread, I get a big =
panel across my screen that says I have been blocked!  I do not =
understand why that happens or how else to contact them.
>> =20
>> Does anyone have any suggestions for me to try?  I suppose one option =
is to ditch Parallels and use something else.  I=E2=80=99d rather stick =
with what I am familiar with, but if other software is the only choice, =
what do you recommend?  I have heard of VirtualBox and VMware, but I do =
not know anything about them.  Is one better than the other?  I think =
VirtualBox is free, which sounds nice.  Or is there other software that =
you can recommend for occasionally running Windows 10?
>> =20
>> Thank you very much for any assistance that you can provide.
>> =20
>> Gregg
>> =20
>> P.S. I just found something online that made it sound like my problem =
(or part of my problem) might be that the non-subscription version can =
only be installed on one computer at a time.  This makes sense, though I =
am worried about deactivating it on the old Mac Pro until I know it will =
activate successfully on the new Mac Pro.  It=E2=80=99s too bad that =
when I try to activate it on the new Mac Pro, I do not get a more =
informative message, such as =E2=80=9CThis license is already activated =
on a different computer. Please deactivate your license on that computer =
before trying to activate it on this computer.=E2=80=9D  With the =
problems and messages that I have seen, I am really worried that if I =
deactivate it on the old Mac Pro, I won=E2=80=99t be able to activate it =
on new Mac Pro, and then I also won=E2=80=99t be able to re-activate it =
on the old Mac Pro!  If I could actually talk to someone at Parallels, =
this could be resolved much more easily.


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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">I'd =
look in the usual places:<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">~/Library/Application Support</div><div =
class=3D"">/Libraries/Application Support</div><div =
class=3D"">~/Library/Preferences</div><div class=3D"">~/Library/Parallels =
or something with Parallels in it</div><div class=3D"">Then do a Finder =
window search on ~Library for name:Parallels to catch any other =
area.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Or if =
you want to be thorough, bring up your old Parallels installer again. =
(This trick works only with packages that use the Apple Installer, not =
those that have "drag this app from the DMG to the Applications Folder" =
installation, but Parallels v 11 is probably that old.)</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">When the Installer comes =
up, within the first couple screens, well before you hit the "Install" =
button, you can find a menu entry under Window that shows you the =
installation log. Set it to show absolutely all activity, then =
re-perform the installation. Print the log, and you have a list of =
everything you need to destroy.</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">I think at some point before the =
installation begins, you can also find a menu entry that displays the =
whole BOM plan so you don't even have to do the installation, but I =
can't verify that because I can't find an installer old enough that it =
uses the old Apple methods anymore.</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><blockquote =
type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Sep 5, 2022, at 6:22 PM, =
Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [C] &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" =
class=3D"">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><meta =
charset=3D"UTF-8" class=3D""><div class=3D"WordSection1" style=3D"page: =
WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; =
font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; =
font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; =
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none;"><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif;" class=3D"">Hi,<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif;" class=3D"">Thanks for getting back to me.&nbsp; I =
appreciate the help!<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: =
0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">Yes, I have an old =
pay-once, use-forever version of Parallels.&nbsp; In fact, I did not =
even know they had gone to a subscription model until I tried to get the =
license from the old Mac Pro to work on the slightly newer Mac =
Pro.&nbsp; By the way, I recently bought a Mac Studio, but I thought =
I=E2=80=99d run the Parallels and Windows stuff on the Mac Pro, both so =
they don=E2=80=99t mess up the Mac Studio and because I thought the old =
version of Parallels had a better chance of running on a 2013 mac than =
on a 2022 mac.<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">On the older Mac Pro, =
where Parallels is running nicely, the URL that I found for licensing =
stuff is:<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><a =
href=3D"http://www.parallels.com/support/pdfm11-en_US" style=3D"color: =
blue; text-decoration: underline;" =
class=3D"">http://www.parallels.com/support/pdfm11-en_US</a><o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">On the newer Mac Pro, when =
I right click on the phrase =E2=80=9Cthis link=E2=80=9D in the error =
message, the URL is:<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: =
0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><a =
href=3D"http://www.parallels.com/account-en_US" style=3D"color: blue; =
text-decoration: underline;" =
class=3D"">http://www.parallels.com/account-en_US</a><o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">The first one takes me to =
the general support web page that allows me to search the knowledge =
base.&nbsp; The second one takes me to the login page, which allows me =
to login but does not allow me to activate the license.<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">Maybe I will try your =
suggestion to run Migration Assistant and only copy the =
Applications.&nbsp; I=E2=80=99m glad to hear that this should not =
overwrite any new versions of Apps with older versions.&nbsp; I guess =
that=E2=80=99s why you said to remove every file installed by Parallels =
before running Migration Assistant.&nbsp; How do I do that?&nbsp; I can =
delete the main Parallels app, but how do I know what other files it =
might have installed (and where to find them)?<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">Thanks,<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">Gregg<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style=3D"border-style: solid none =
none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); =
padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: =
11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><b class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">From:<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span></b><span =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">Macs R We &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" =
class=3D"">[email protected]</a>&gt;<br class=3D""><b =
class=3D"">Date:<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></b>Monday, September 5, =
2022 at 6:55 PM<br class=3D""><b class=3D"">To:<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></b>"Dinse, Gregg =
(NIH/NIEHS) [C]" &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" =
class=3D"">[email protected]</a>&gt;, OSX Talk &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" =
class=3D"">[email protected]</a>&gt;<br class=3D""><b =
class=3D"">Subject:<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></b>Re: Parallels =
activation problems<o:p class=3D""></o:p></span></div></div><div =
class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: =
0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">So =
to be clear (because I'm not entirely sure), this is one of the old =
versions where you buy it once and use it forever, not subscribe every =
year... right?<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div class=3D""><div =
style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div></div><div =
class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">I'll wager that your problem is that =
the version is so old (the current version is 18) that the server =
Parallels once had set up for handling registration duties has been =
retired from service, therefore your attempts will never work. I ran =
into a bunch of these this week upgrading my MBP from High Sierra to =
Monterey in one swoop. Note that the KB page you cite is from 2020, and =
a lot can happen in two years.<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div =
class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: =
0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">It =
would be interesting (if possible) to right click the phrase "this link" =
and see if the URL matches the domain name of the server in use today; =
then see if the old domain name still goes anywhere at all, which I =
suspect is causing the error. It's possible that by editing /etc/hosts =
to redirect the old name to the current server, stuff might actually =
start working, but it's a long shot.<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div=
 class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: =
0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">Here's=
 what I would recommend to solve your problem cleanly: run Migration =
Assistant on your Mojave machine and use the High Sierra machine as the =
copysource. Copy ONLY the Applications, no user files, no "other system =
files."&nbsp;<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div =
style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div></div><div =
class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">Migration Assistant usually does a =
bang-up job copying all the data/preference/App Support files needed by =
all the applications it's copying, so that they run right out of the box =
on the new machine, and it won't copy the old version of anything that's =
already newer on the new machine.&nbsp;<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: =
0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">I =
should add, make sure you scrub every possible vestige you can locate of =
the non-working Parallels off the Mojave machine before you start that =
process.<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: =
0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div><blockquote style=3D"margin-top: 5pt; =
margin-bottom: 5pt;" class=3D"" type=3D"cite"><div class=3D""><div =
style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif;" class=3D"">On Sep 5, 2022, at 12:30 PM, Dinse, Gregg =
(NIH/NIEHS) [C] &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" style=3D"color:=
 blue; text-decoration: underline;" class=3D"">[email protected]</a>&gt;=
 wrote:<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div><div class=3D""><div class=3D""><div =
style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif;" class=3D"">Hi,<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div =
class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">&nbsp;<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">I have a =
license for Parallels Desktop 11.2.3, which is working fine on my 2012 =
Mac Pro "tower" (running High Sierra). &nbsp;I would like to retire that =
computer and transfer the license to my 2013 Mac Pro "cylinder" (running =
Mojave).&nbsp; I do not use Parallels very often, but once in a while I =
use it to run Windows 10 for something.<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">&nbsp;<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">I was =
able to install Parallels Desktop 11.2.3 on the newer Mac Pro.&nbsp; =
However, when I try to start up Parallels, it asks me to sign in.&nbsp; =
I had forgotten, but I have an online account with Parallels.&nbsp; I am =
able to login online from Safari, but when trying to sign in through the =
Parallels app, I always get a message that says "Check your internet =
connection" and I cannot get past that point.&nbsp; My internet =
connection is fine.&nbsp; In fact, the only option offered to me is to =
click on a link that takes me to the Parallels web site.&nbsp; Clicking =
on the link takes me to their web site, but I cannot find anything there =
which allows me to sign into the app.<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">&nbsp;<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">I googled =
the "Check your internet connection" message and found others with the =
same problem.&nbsp; In some cases, they were able to follow some =
Knowledge Base instructions and get things to work.&nbsp; I followed =
those steps, but it did not work for me. &nbsp;I disabled the Firewall =
and rebooted. &nbsp;All proxies are off. &nbsp;There were no Parallels =
files in /etc/hosts. &nbsp;I got the correct result when I scanned port =
443.&nbsp; Does anyone know how to get past the "Check your internet =
connection" message?<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div=
 style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif;" class=3D"">&nbsp;<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div =
class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">Also, perhaps even more annoying, is =
that the Parallels web site does not seem to offer any support via =
telephone or email unless you bought the license recently.&nbsp; The =
only options they list for me are Facebook, Twitter, and their =
Forum.&nbsp; I may be in a small minority, but I do not use Facebook or =
Twitter, nor do I want to start.&nbsp; I tried their Forum, which is =
where I found some others with similar problems, but when I try to reply =
to any of those threads, or start a new thread, I get a big panel across =
my screen that says I have been blocked!&nbsp; I do not understand why =
that happens or how else to contact them.<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">&nbsp;<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">Does =
anyone have any suggestions for me to try?&nbsp; I suppose one option is =
to ditch Parallels and use something else.&nbsp; I=E2=80=99d rather =
stick with what I am familiar with, but if other software is the only =
choice, what do you recommend?&nbsp; I have heard of VirtualBox and =
VMware, but I do not know anything about them.&nbsp; Is one better than =
the other? &nbsp;I think VirtualBox is free, which sounds nice.&nbsp; Or =
is there other software that you can recommend for occasionally running =
Windows 10?<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div =
style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif;" class=3D"">&nbsp;<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div =
class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">Thank you very much for any assistance =
that you can provide.<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div =
class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">&nbsp;<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">Gregg<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">&nbsp;<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">P.S. I =
just found something online that made it sound like my problem (or part =
of my problem) might be that the non-subscription version can only be =
installed on one computer at a time.&nbsp; This makes sense, though I am =
worried about deactivating it on the old Mac Pro until I know it will =
activate successfully on the new Mac Pro.&nbsp; It=E2=80=99s too bad =
that when I try to activate it on the new Mac Pro, I do not get a more =
informative message, such as =E2=80=9CThis license is already activated =
on a different computer. Please deactivate your license on that computer =
before trying to activate it on this computer.=E2=80=9D&nbsp; With the =
problems and messages that I have seen, I am really worried that if I =
deactivate it on the old Mac Pro, I won=E2=80=99t be able to activate it =
on new Mac Pro, and then I also won=E2=80=99t be able to re-activate it =
on the old Mac Pro!&nbsp; If I could actually talk to someone at =
Parallels, this could be resolved much more =
easily.</div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></bloc=
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