Parallels Tip (for stuttering mouse problem)
If you are pulling your hair out with Parallels because the mouse is jerky, stuttering, or otherwise not smooth when you are inside Windows VM then you’ll want to install the Parallels Tools (go to VM -> Install Parallel Tools). You have to have the VM in question running. Once you click this and continue then it’ll automatically start up an installation process inside of Windows, an InstallShield Wizard process, where it will install the Tools for you in Windows. Among other things (like fixing the silly mouse issue) it also allows you to have a shared folder to push files back and forth between systems. It actually took a little bit of googling to figure out that this was the fix. I’m surprised that it’s not an issue that is more openly discussed because without it, your Windows VM can be a pita. (I thought previously it was just because the software was in beta, but once it went gold I knew there had to be something else afoot). Mystery solved and all is right with the world again. And btw, if you don’t have a copy yet and you are running an Intel Mac, then hop on over and buy it. It’s worth every penny.