Can I install windows 7 home premium with parallels 8

Getting confused here.  I read that Parallels 8 will not be supporting Windows 7 any longer. But will it allow me to install it on my MacBook Pro? I have machine embroidery software that uses 7 and is questionable if it will work on Windows 8.

Not sure where yo may of read that but it is totally false. Or Parallels would be losing tons of money because no one would ever buy it or upgrade the copy they now have.
Parallels is a Virtual Machine software program and should support many version of Windows along with Linux and even Mac OS X. All other VM software programs sure do. VMware Fusion and Oracle's Virtualbox.
gbsyl wrote:
Getting confused here.  I read that Parallels 8 will not be supporting Windows 7 any longer. But will it allow me to install it on my MacBook Pro? I have machine embroidery software that uses 7 and is questionable if it will work on Windows 8.

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