Does Parallels 5 work with Lion?

[3587]

Does anyone know if Parallels 5 works with Lion? I have a 2011 MacBook Pro that I would like to upgrade to Lion, just don't want/need to spend more money on Parallels 6 if I don't have to...

Or would it be better to upgrade to Parallels 6?

Thanks.

 

[steve-p]

No it doesn't, according to an email sent out by Parallels when Lion was released. It's version 6 only.

 

[SnoFlo]

No, it doesn't work. Lion rendered my copy useless.

 

[Ropie]

I remember when upgrading to SL, Parallels 4 was supposed to no longer work. However, after a few weeks some bright spark found a way to launch Parallels 4 in SL by opening the Parallels folder (with the 'Show Folder Contents' option) and launching it from within there. Unfortunately this doesn't seem to work with Parallels 5 in Lion, at least not on my system, so for the time being I am stuck. I'm not upgrading Parallels again - it's a bit ridiculous that they can't release a patch for 5 to work in Lion.

 

[3587]

I'm not near my Mac... Is Parallels 6 available for download from the Mac App Store? If so, can you download an upgrade? Or is it only available from their website.

I need Parallels, so it looks like I'll be updating to Parallels 6 along with Lion... Sounds like the kinks will be worked out of Lion here soon... Worth upgrading as I've been using it on my MBA with no issues.

 

[JamieapB]

Does anyone know if Parallels 5 works with Lion? I have a 2011 MacBook Pro that I would like to upgrade to Lion, just don't want/need to spend more money on Parallels 6 if I don't have to...

Or would it be better to upgrade to Parallels 6?

Thanks.

Hi there,

I was part of the Seed Testing for Lion and Parallels did release a work around for Version 6 which worked fine (and continues to work fine) for my version 5. I am pretty annoyed that Parallels are using this as another way to force us to upgrade their software but for the simple work around I have in place, I for one am not going to upgrade to their version 6!

 

[JamieapB]

Hi there,

I was part of the Seed Testing for Lion and Parallels did release a work around for Version 6 which worked fine (and continues to work fine) for my version 5. I am pretty annoyed that Parallels are using this as another way to force us to upgrade their software but for the simple work around I have in place, I for one am not going to upgrade to their version 6!

Sorry, new to this, but if any one would like the work around for continued use of version 5 of Parallels, let me know on this thread and I will post it.

 

[harzo]

Sorry, new to this, but if any one would like the work around for continued use of version 5 of Parallels, let me know on this thread and I will post it.

I would be interested in this.

 

[spyderx]

Does anyone know if Parallels 5 works with Lion? I have a 2011 MacBook Pro that I would like to upgrade to Lion, just don't want/need to spend more money on Parallels 6 if I don't have to...

Or would it be better to upgrade to Parallels 6?

Thanks.

I did a check and Parallels 4 & 5 don't work with Lion... and I couldn't see a way around it. I had been using 4 for quite some time. I only use it for running Quicken for PC so I just went to Fusion (which I also have but never used on my home machine, and latest version is supported), virtual disk ported over fine. Vanilla XP Pro install.

 

[stillmatic]

No, Parallels 5 doesn't work with Lion. But, the latest version of 6 does.

Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac build 6.0.12094 contains bug fixes and enhancements that improve the overall performance of Parallels Desktop 6 and its compatibility with Mac OS X Lion. This update is highly recommended for all users of Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac.

Source

 

[JaZzMaN251]

Sorry, new to this, but if any one would like the work around for continued use of version 5 of Parallels, let me know on this thread and I will post it.

I'm also interested. This 40$ upgrade for something I already purchased is crazy...

 

[Patrick J]

No, it doesn't work. Lion rendered my copy useless.

You rendered your copy useless.

 

[JaZzMaN251]

You rendered your copy useless.

Actually, Parallels did...

If there is a fix (see some comments above) and they just tell you to upgrade, then it's in Parallels hands.

Or do you agree we should have to buy another version of Office/Logic/iWorks/iLife/... too each time the operating system is updated?

(I mean, it's not that it's a PPC -> Intel change)

 

[a.jfred]

I broke down and upgraded to Parallels 6, even though I'm sticking with SL for now - and I will say, it's considerably faster than Parallels 5 ever was. That said, I'm also annoyed about having to basically pay full purchase price for an "upgrade", but that's more Nova Development than Apple's fault.