Has anyone out there successfully played Myst V using parallels? I've seen it discussed as a possibility, but I haven't seen a post regarding it's feasibility. I received the Windows version as a gift right before I switched over to a Macbook and I use Parallels for my job, so I thought I'd give it a try and play it using parallels. I didn't have any problem installing it, I installed DirectX 9, and I've 'optimized' via the Parallels interface for graphically intensive work. That said the game is running really slowly even with everything down to the lowest settings in game. I thought perhaps I needed to load the latest windows drivers for my graphics chipset, but the Nvidia site stated that I should be going through Parallels for my drivers.

I've considered using bootcamp to just partition my drive and run it that way, but I've only got an SP1 Windows XP release, that I've updated to SP2 via Parallels, and I don't want to bother with slipstreaming it onto a CD if I can get Parallels to run it well. Any ideas?

Welcome to the Forums!

As a start, try visiting:
-- Apple Discussion Forums
-- Parallels Consumer Tech Blog
-- Parallels Knowledgebase

Search for keywords like Parallels MacBook, Parallels games, Parallels Myst, etc.

See also:
-- Another Mac Myst lover, especially Cougarcat's post of Jul 28, 2008, 10:27 PM (post #3) and brkirch's post of May 31, 2009, 06:39 PM (post #20)
-- Remove Parallels first before installing Boot Camp?
-- Tips and issues running Windows with Parallels on a Mac

Maybe you could just run Myst V directly under OS X. See Myst V: Installing on Mac OS X Intel.