Reset Trial for Parallels 8 for Mac

If trial has expired on Parallels desktop 8 and it ask for activation code, there is hack to reset the activation period by issuing the following command in Terminal Windows

sudo rm /Library/Preferences/Parallels/licenses.xml

After this, your trial period expiration dialog will disappear. In the dialog bottom left, there is a “GET Trail” button. Click that and you are all set for another 14 days.

If the above script does not work

If you have already used the above script, it may not work again. In that case use the following script. This will remove all traces of Parallels, including the association of Parallels Software to the installed Windows.

rm -rfd ~/library/preferences/com.parallels*
rm -rfd ~/library/preferences/parallels/*
rm -rfd ~/library/preferences/parallels
sudo -s rm -rfd /private/var/db/parallels/stats/*
sudo -s rm -rfd /private/var/db/parallels/stats
sudo -s rm -rfd /private/var/db/parallels
sudo -s rm -rfd /library/logs/parallels.log
sudo -s rm -rfd /library/preferences/parallels/*
sudo -s rm -rfd /library/preferences/parallels
sudo -s rm -rfd /private/var/db/parallels
sudo -s rm -rfd /private/var/.parallels_swap
sudo -s rm -rfd /private/var/db/receipts/'com.parallels*'
sudo -s rm -rfd /private/tmp/qtsingleapp-*-lockfile
sudo -s rm -rfd /private/tmp/com.apple.installer*/*
sudo -s rm -rfd /private/tmp/com.apple.installer*
sudo -s rm -rfd /private/var/root/library/preferences/com.parallels.desktop.plist
sudo rm -fr ~/Library/Logs/parallels.log
sudo rm -fr /Library/Preferences/Parallels/
sudo rm -fr ~/Library/Preferences/Parallels
sudo rm -fr /private/var/.Parallels_swap
sudo rm -fr /private/var/db/Parallels/Stats
sudo rm -fr /private/tmp/qtsingleapp-Parall-c0ce-0-lockfile
sudo rm -fr ~/Library/Preferences/com.parallels

After running this, it will ask in a popup window weather you want a new virtual Windows or use existing one. Select Windows from Bootcamp and you should be all set.

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