Using SDL applications on Apple Macintosh systems is not officially supported and we may not always be able to assist in configuring your Mac to make SDL software work. If you are running an earlier version of Parallels or are using VMware Fusion please follow the user's guides supplied below by Parallels and VMware: This information was taken from the Parallels 5 User's Guide. Disable Shared Profile by removing the checkbox next to Enable.
It is located under Options > Shared Profile.
To do this in Parallels 5, follow these instructions: This removes the folder connection between your Mac and Windows operating systems, and disallows document sharing between the two. To address this issue, disable the Shared Folders and Shared Profile features in your virtual machine software.
