I use - occasionally - Win XP  running on a "virtual machine"  on my iMac  OSX6 by using "Parallels" application.

Two problems:  When working  in the iMac OSX, and the Win XP is running, the iMac runs very slowly so I only want the Win XP to boot when I choose.  However, from cold boot both Parallels app and Win XP automatically boot. 

I would like to boot them, only when needed, from icon in the dock - but can't figure how. 

What I've tried:

At icon in dock / right click / options / "Open at Log in" is UN checked - apps still boot

At icon in dock / right click / "Configure" / "Options" /  "Start Automatically" box: "Never" is chosen - apps still boot.

And, problem number 2: on that same config menu:  "Start-up View" box: "Window" is chosen - which I want - but it always starts in "Coherence" mode, which I don't want.

All "padlocks" show un-locked.

And I can't find  where on the iMac I can delete (or add) items  that start up at iMac boot.  Must be somewhere!

In iMac "Finder" / Library / in "Start up items" is one folder: "Parallels Desktop Transporter" with 3 files:  
	
	llipc						Executable File
	ParallelsTransporter		Executable File
	Startupparameters.plist		Document

Clicking on each of these  shows  small window with gibberage (to me).

The apps do not start up automatically when I awake the iMac from "Sleep"

Thanks for any help

		Jim in Phila.  

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