To install Windows in the easiest possible way, use the mostly self-explanatory New Virtual Machine Assistant, as described in the following steps. (If you instead want to use your Boot Camp partition, skip ahead to Create a Virtual Machine from a Boot Camp Volume in Parallels.)
Launch Parallels Desktop (in /Applications/Parallels).
Choose Help > Activate Product. Type or paste in your trial or permanent activation key, your name, and (optionally) your company name. Click Activate.
The New Virtual Machine Assistant window may appear automatically; if not, choose File > New.
When you see the Operating System Detection screen (Figure 7-1), insert your Windows CD or DVD. Give it a moment to spin up to speed, and ...
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