I'm using Parallels 7 on an imac with Windows 7.  Both OSX and Windows (and especially quicken on Windows) runs very slow.  Is there a good way to fix this?

Since installing Parallels 7 and Windows 7 (to use Quicken), my imac and the virtual computer run very slow.  Is there a good fix?

Start up while holding Command R and run Disk Utility, check the SMART status and repair your hard drive.

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