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Nov 09, 2018 For anyone looking for the way to revert to a previous version of any Office (2016) application on Mac OS High Sierra (10.13.2) the following worked for me: Go into one of the office Apps and choose Help > Check for Updates at the top of the screen. Turn off automatic updates. On Mac menu bar find Parallels logo > choose Actions > Take snapshot. In the appeared window specify the name of the snapshot and click OK. Revert to a Snapshot. To revert to the snapshot: Start Parallels Desktop and the virtual machine in which you want to revert to the snapshot. On Mac menu bar find Parallels logo > choose Actions > Revert to Snapshot.

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How to restore Windows OS to the working state?

Description

System Restore helps you restore your computer's system files to an earlier point in time. It's a way to undo system changes to your computer without affecting your personal files, such as e‑mail, documents, or photos.

Sometimes, the installation of a program or a driver can cause an unexpected change to your computer or cause Windows to behave unpredictably. Usually, uninstalling the program or driver corrects the problem. If uninstalling doesn't fix the problem, you can try restoring your computer's system to an earlier date when everything worked correctly.

For the additional information, please refer to this article.

Resolution

Before proceeding with the System Restore, we recommend you to take a snapshot to have an ability to revert to the current VM state:

In virtual machine menu bar: Actions -> Take a snapshot

There are 3 different ways to run System Restore. You should choose one that works for you:

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The first case is for the situation, when you are able to boot Windows virtual machine and the issue happens after you login, e.g. virtual machine boots in the black screen with the mouse pointer or after booting there is only Desktop and nothing else, then you most likely will succeed in opening System Restore using the following instruction:
- In the virtual machine menu bar go to Devices > Keyboard > Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
- If after that you are able to see Windows option screen, then click on Start Task Manager. If nothing happens, then try case 2 or 3.
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- In the Task Manager menu bar: File > New Task (Run..).
- In the Create New Task window type rstrui.exe and click OK.
- For Windows XP use %systemroot%system32restorerstrui.exe command.
- Close Task Manager.
This case applies when virtual machine doesn't boot in the Normal mode. In this case you should try booting in the Safe mode following this article. If you are able to boot in the Safe mode, then refer to case 1 to open System Restore or do the following:
- Go to Start > Control Panel > Recovery > Open System Restore.
For Windows XP:
- Start >All Programs >Accessories >System Tools >System Restore.
When virtual machine does not boot in both: Normal and Safe modes, it's time to boot in the Recovery mode. Once you are in the Recovery mode, locate and run System Restore.
NOTE: there is not Recovery mode for Windows XP.

In the System Restore welcome screen hit Next button and choose the restore point, after it is selected, hit Next >Finish to start the process.

Once the system is restored, and the issue is resolved, remove the created snapshot:

In virtual machine menu bar: Actions -> Manage Snapshots > Select snapshot and click on Delete button.

Please note that if your system is effected by a virus, then in 90% cases, System Restore will not help, as bad guys are aware of this feature and integrate their viruses in the restore backups as well.

On the heels of Apple's launch of the Intel Mac, a company called Parallels captured the spotlight with an eponymous product that does for Mac OS X what VMware Workstation did for the Windows and Linux world -- full-blown hardware virtualization in a workstation package running natively on the Mac OS. Parallels allowed less-than-satisfied Windows users to jump to the Mac and to take their Windows applications with them. Windows-only applications and games were no longer a sticking point.

[ Video: Windows on Mac with Parallels 3.0 ]

The recent release of Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac brings OS X and Windows even closer together than before, and it adds several features that have become necessities in the virtualization world. The laundry list includes snapshots, hardware 3D graphics rendering on the guest OS, a security manager that acts as a firewall of sorts between the host and guest operating systems, a guest file system explorer, and support for Windows Vista partition booting, which lets users of Apple's Boot Camp dual-boot framework run their Windows partition within Parallels Desktop.

Snapshot support is almost a given in any virtualization platform now because the ability to freeze a virtual system at any given point in time and reset to that known-good point has become one of the major drivers of virtualization adoption. For instance, taking a snapshot right before installing a service pack or significant update permits nearly instant recovery when things go south. As a time-saving mechanism, this is nearly second to none.

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The new Parallels Explorer in Parallels Desktop 3.0 is also handy. Rather than booting a guest OS to retrieve a few files stored on the virtual disk, this utility opens the virtual disk's file system and allows drag and drop copying from OS X to the guest file system and vice versa. The security manager is also a nice new feature, permitting more granular control over which devices are visible to the guest OS and what level of file sharing is permitted.

For many users, the best new feature in Parallels Desktop 3.0 will be the hardware-accelerated 3D graphics support. This is the Holy Grail for Mac-longing gaming users held hostage by Windows boxes because the focus of their gaming addiction runs only on Windows. Dual-booting with Boot Camp is an option, but it's far more convenient to run a virtual system. Prior to this release, direct access to the graphics card within the host Mac wasn't possible, so frame rates on games and other graphics-intensive applications suffered greatly. Parallels Desktop 3.0 provides direct access to the GPU, meaning that OpenGL and DirectX software not only runs in a Windows VM, they run fast.

VMsof no return

I installed Parallels Desktop 3.0 on my trusty 17-inch MacBook Pro with 2GB of RAM and the 5400 RPM 160GB disk. Because I had a previous version of Parallels installed, I was warned that updating would require updating my VMs too and that the VMs would no longer be compatible with older versions of Parallels Desktop. Otherwise, the installation was extremely fast.

Following the required reboot, I launched the new version and opened an existing Windows XP VM. The conversion process took only a few seconds, and then the VM booted. Immediately after logging in, the Parallels Tools installation wizard launched and installed all the necessary drivers in the VM. After that, the VM rebooted, and all was well. The new driver set is undoubtedly due to the new direct access graphics features of Parallels Desktop 3.0 as well as updates to the other drivers for

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